TG Escapes Blog
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco-building for education and business.
2018 Conferences and Events
The TG Escapes team will be attending and exhibiting at a number of conferences this coming year. If you happen to be attending please be sure to come along and say hi. Matt always has some chocolate delights waiting. If you would like to make an appointment with one...
Eight Reasons To Take Learning Outside
As children increasingly spend their free time inside indulging in ever more screen-based, sedentary pastimes, their physical and mental well-being has fallen into decline. Fitness levels are falling, obesity is on the rise and mental health is suffering, to name just...
Jane Whartonâs Art Studio
Recently, one of our Garden Escape customers got in touch with us just to say how much she loved her art studio. Having heard from several customers of garden gyms, annexes and offices, we havenât spoken to an art studio owner before, so we thought weâd give her a...
LGA Warning of Looming Secondary School Place Shortage
The Local Government Association (LGA) has recently reiterated its warning that there is a potential shortage of secondary school places âloomingâ in England, as an increased population moves up from the primary sector. The LGA claims that 12 councils will be over...
Willen Lake Splash Park
Whilst TG Escapes is better known for its classrooms and garden buildings, one of the distinguishing features of our architectural design template is its versatility and adaptability, allowing our buildings to be used for a myriad of purposes. Hence, we were delighted...
The Boomerang Generation
Definitions: Millennial - âa person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century.â Boomerang - âto come back or return, as a boomerang.â  There is no doubt that life is tough for young adults in the current economic climate. High house prices, soaring rents,...
Eco friendly tips in the classroom
School buildings are one of the biggest collective consumers of energy and, conversely, one of the largest generators of waste and pollution in our economy. In addition, largely due to the age of many of our school buildings, internal environmental conditions are...
Mindful Solitude in the Garden
âSpend some time alone every day.â Dalai Lama Modern society has a tendency to measure success by the accumulation of wealth, power and belongings and to gauge a personâs usefulness by their busyness. If we are not furiously multi-tasking and chasing the next marker...
Have you considered spreading your modular school build over multiple stages? Take a look at this three phase project at Woolwich Polytechnic.
Woolwich Polytechnic Is a school that has been on the up for some years now. Situated in one of Londonâs less gentrified locations, it has long enjoyed a good reputation for the quality of its pastoral care and, in more recent times, the impact of clever,...
Why mental healthcare in school matters
The Mental Health Foundation has hosted Mental Health Awareness Week in the second week of May since 2000, and so the 8th to 14th May marked 2017âs event. The stated aim this year was to look at mental health from a new angle. Rather than ask why so many people are...
Get up with the birds in your garden room
As winter retreats and spring makes its welcome appearance, our days lengthen and temperatures begin to rise, both of which send a clear signal to the birds that breeding season has arrived. From March until July, the male songbirds compete to secure a mate and defend...
Five Financial Advantages of a Standalone Eco-classroom.
The budget screws keep tightening and the pupil numbers keep rising. Wouldnât it be nice to be able to create extra classroom space that is not only a fantastic environment in which to learn and teach, but which also adds a boost to your schoolâs finances? A Learning...