Tim Grocott: Shirley Boys' High School Headmaster on the move to scrap open plan classrooms

Many principals are welcoming the Government's decision to scrap open plan classrooms as a no-brainer. 

Education Minister Erica Stanford says all new builds will have more traditional layouts, reversing the decision from John Key's government. 

Christchurch's Shirley Boys' High School's paid $800 thousand to transform its open plan classrooms to single cells. 

Headmaster Tim Grocott told Heather du Plessis Allan they noticed an immediate improvement. 

He says they're a secondary school teaching individual subjects, so individual classes for teachers is crucial. 

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