Social Facilities and the Student-Staff Council

We are pleased to be regarded as a student-friendly School, and to have a pleasant environment in which to work. The main concourse provides an area where students can discuss their last lecture or what has happened the previous evening.

There is a good team spirit amongst the students, and staff and students can meet happily at work  and at social occasions.  People often comment on the feeling of community at St Andrews, and this certainly extends to interactions within the School.  The small class sizes mean that those students who wish to discuss things with their lecturers can readily do so.   The staff likewise have strong commitment to the students.  The traditional Christmas dinner-dances organised by the final year class have been a great success, as shown in this series of photographs.

The student-staff council helps communication between staff and students, and also contributes to the running of social facilities and events. The cafe and vending machines provide snacks for all. Art is hung on the walls for us, vacation awards are given to students doing relevant work, and the Hands on Physics display is supported.

The School runs various science events for school children and the general public, and our students can help out with these.  The portable planetarium shown at the right tours local schools, and is guaranteed to get a "wow" sound from the visitors when the lights go down and the inside of the dome is covered with millions of "stars".

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