Do assembly halls and gyms in secondary schools count as teaching spaces?
A. Yes, all spaces that are available for teaching or learning should be marked as teaching spaces (a ‘T’ at step 4). Spaces with restricted access 12. The Fire Officer has indicated that a ‘suite’ of rooms (classroom, store, etc.) on the first floor are but there should be used by no more that seven people at any one time because of the very poor access/egress. The formula shows a number of basic workplaces and resource workplaces in excess of this restriction. How should this be addressed in the capacity assessment? A. If the spaces have inadequate access or means of escape (which includes restrictions of this sort, imposed by a Fire Officer) they can be given a status of ‘U’. They will then be shown to have only resource workplaces and will not count towards the net capacity of the school.
