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Important features to include in sixth form design

By Samantha Langridge
15th Mar 2022

While there are many things to weigh up in terms of course content, the reputation of the school or college, who among their peer group will be attending and so on. However, a key consideration among students is the school or college interior design.

Important features to include in sixth form design

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