TEACHING SPACES

A3 Signage at the classroom entry points notes the following:
That all chairs are available for use
A reminder to individuals to sanitise their workspace before use

• To take note of the number on the chair used for contact tracing purposes
• That windows should remain open for ventilation
• That face coverings are mandatory for all teaching and learning events
• That at the conclusion of the class, students should exit in sequence beginning at the nearest point to the exit door
• A request to refrain from moving flexible furniture from its set position. As chairs are numbered, moving chairs would disrupt the numbering sequence and compromise contract tracing

A4 signage at the teaching lectern provides additional information and guidance to faculty and staff who are facilitating the class. This signage notes the following:

• That faculty and staff should maintain two metres distance from the first row of occupied seats. The floor is marked to indicate this distance
• That a face covering is required if teaching at less two metres from the first row of occupied seats
• As with the entrance signage, that windows remain open and flexible furniture is left in its set position
• A series of quick behavioural reminders that the facilitator of the class is asked to read out at the beginning and end of the class, if they have the time to do so

Where natural ventilation is in use, there are stickers placed on windows to remind users that they must be kept open for ventilation purposes. A sticker is present on every window. Windows will be opened in the morning and closed in the evening by Estates Services as part of the management of the shared teaching spaces. Windows should be opened (if found closed) when entering the room.

Further information on ventilation in teaching spaces is available in the Return to Campus Guide ventilation section.

Where a teaching space has multiple doors, doors have been designated as either an entrance or exit door. This will be clearly indicated to building users via the use of large green/go and red/stop signs on the doors.

The left-hand side of the teaching space, from the perspective of the user approaching the space, will generally be the first entrance door. This facilitates a clockwise movement in and through a teaching space and is in keeping with the ‘keep left’ approach in building circulation spaces where a one-way system cannot be implemented.

In rooms with greater than two doors, each pair of doors is treated as a set with one being an entrance door and the other being an exit door, again facilitating the clockwise flow through the space.

When users exit a space, they are requested to refrain from congregating around the exit area as it may create congestion or impede others from entering the room. Students should exit the teaching space in sequence beginning with those nearest to the exit door(s) as this will facilitate a smooth flow of movement with reduced congestion.

In some instances, exit doors must be used for wheelchair access. For those situations, the signage below will be present on the door.

When approaching a teaching space where there is only a single door that serves as both an entry and exit door, please be mindful that it may be necessary to wait outside the space to allow other students vacate. When waiting outside the teaching space form a queue, maintain physical distancing, and try to not infringe on others in the area.

All chairs within teaching spaces are available for use. Every chair will be marked with a numbered sticker and users are asked to record the number of their chair in their contact tracing diary and on their lecture notes to facilitate contact tracing if required. In classrooms the number will be present on the table or chair writing tablet, in lecture theatres the number may be underneath the chair but will be visible when the chair seat is in the upright position.

Users of room are asked to please refrain from moving flexible furniture from its set position as the sequencing of numbers is important for facilitating contract tracing.