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SEPTEMBER 2010 - IMPROVING ON BOG STANDARD.....
Toileting in school is a growing issue, affecting children's health and their educational performance. Latest research by the Bog Standard* campaign reveals that over 60% of school pupils had complained to their school about toilets, 30% of secondary schools had insufficient or no toilet paper, and almost half have no disabled toilets despite one in five pupils in mainstream education being special needs.
Less than half the schools surveyed had plans to renovate the facilities: refurbishment that can be- and is- undertaken under devolved funding. Total Hygiene, the UK's leading supplier of disabled toileting solutions, has developed an innovative package aimed at helping schools further improve toileting facilities, inclusively and cost-effectively.
Under the scheme, Total Hygiene can survey, design, install and service inclusive toileting that meets the needs of both the school's special pupils, and- if appropriate- the larger, local community, in compliance with relevant Codes of Practice and Regulations in accessible building design, from a basic 'Document M' compliant washroom to an all-encompassing 'Changing places' facility, including a Clos-o-Mat 'wash and dry' toilet.
Robin Tuffley, Total Hygiene marketing manager, elaborates, "In an ideal world, all schools would have Clos-o-Mats throughout, as they eliminate the whole issue of loo paper and hand washing! Living in the real world, the aim has to be optimization of available funds to create as hygienic a toilet facility as possible, that meets the needs of as many users as possible.
"To achieve that, we have devised a package ranging from medium-term rental of a Clos-o-Mat to meet the needs of a specific pupil while at the school, through provision of a basic disability compliant WC, to a comprehensive ' Changing places' facility for pupils- and school visitors- who need at least one carer when going to the toilet. To our knowledge, we are the only company in the UK with such a level of expertise and support, enabling school managers to make effective decisions on how to improve their school toilets- and thus contribute to an improved environment for their pupils."
Forward-thinking schools across the country are already seeing the benefits of Total Hygiene's services, including Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen, Bournside School in Cheltenham and King James College in Bishop Auckland. The latter's SENCO (Special education needs co-ordinator) observes, "Because of the physical difficulties some of our students have, we needed to undertake some adaptations to conventional toilet facilities, hence the creation of the new room, with a height adjustable Clos-o-Mat, height adjustable basin and height adjustable changing table. The students love it! We worked closely with a whole range of professionals the get the best advice, and provide the most flexible facilities that would meet the needs, and increase independence, of not only our current students, but those of the future."
Full details of Total Hygiene's range of toileting solutions are available on the this website, email info@clos-o-mat.com, or telephone 0161 969 1199.
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SEPTEMBER 2010 - IMPROVING ON BOG STANDARD.....
Toileting in school is a growing issue, affecting children's health and their educational performance. Latest research by the Bog Standard* campaign reveals that over 60% of school pupils had complained to their school about toilets, 30% of secondary schools had insufficient or no toilet paper, and almost half have no disabled toilets despite one in five pupils in mainstream education being special needs.Less than half the schools surveyed had plans to renovate the facilities: refurbishment that can be- and is- undertaken under devolved funding. Total Hygiene, the UK's leading supplier of disabled toileting solutions, has developed an innovative package aimed at helping schools further improve toileting facilities, inclusively and cost-effectively.
Under the scheme, Total Hygiene can survey, design, install and service inclusive toileting that meets the needs of both the school's special pupils, and- if appropriate- the larger, local community, in compliance with relevant Codes of Practice and Regulations in accessible building design, from a basic 'Document M' compliant washroom to an all-encompassing 'Changing places' facility, including a Clos-o-Mat 'wash and dry' toilet.
Robin Tuffley, Total Hygiene marketing manager, elaborates, "In an ideal world, all schools would have Clos-o-Mats throughout, as they eliminate the whole issue of loo paper and hand washing! Living in the real world, the aim has to be optimization of available funds to create as hygienic a toilet facility as possible, that meets the needs of as many users as possible.
"To achieve that, we have devised a package ranging from medium-term rental of a Clos-o-Mat to meet the needs of a specific pupil while at the school, through provision of a basic disability compliant WC, to a comprehensive ' Changing places' facility for pupils- and school visitors- who need at least one carer when going to the toilet. To our knowledge, we are the only company in the UK with such a level of expertise and support, enabling school managers to make effective decisions on how to improve their school toilets- and thus contribute to an improved environment for their pupils."
Forward-thinking schools across the country are already seeing the benefits of Total Hygiene's services, including Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen, Bournside School in Cheltenham and King James College in Bishop Auckland. The latter's SENCO (Special education needs co-ordinator) observes, "Because of the physical difficulties some of our students have, we needed to undertake some adaptations to conventional toilet facilities, hence the creation of the new room, with a height adjustable Clos-o-Mat, height adjustable basin and height adjustable changing table. The students love it! We worked closely with a whole range of professionals the get the best advice, and provide the most flexible facilities that would meet the needs, and increase independence, of not only our current students, but those of the future."
Full details of Total Hygiene's range of toileting solutions are available on the this website, email info@clos-o-mat.com, or telephone 0161 969 1199.
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