Bring your school together.
Create a kind, clever masterplan which meets the needs and aspirations of your students, teachers and parents.
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Co-design inspires creative possibilities for your school by going right to the source.
The people who make up its community.
The process isn’t for everyone. You need energy, focus and commitment.
But if you're ready to join us on the journey, together we will design a better future for your school.
Is Co-design right for you?
Book a half-hour conversation to find out
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WE’RE READY TO HELP YOU
Uncover and learn what really matters most to your school.
By inviting everyone to be part of the conversation, we help you to make the right strategic decisions.
Spark innovative,
breakthrough design ideas
The best answers to sticky questions lie with the people you’re designing for.
Co-design gives us the insights and understanding we need to imagine the best future for your school.
Galvanise your community around a common cause.
Co-design fosters a sense of ownership and engagement with your school's needs and aspirations.
It offers the chance for every voice to be heard.
Make designers
of the future
Everyone should feel a career in design could be for them.
Our process gives your students hands-on experience of design, with the excitement and satisfaction of problem-solving in the real world.
We’ve run design workshops with …
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CASE STUDY
To coincide with the school’s 150th anniversary, St Christopher’s commissioned Kennedy Woods to help Co-design a visionary 10-year masterplan for their site, defining the long-term strategy for the school.
Over an eight-week programme, a series of workshops were planned and delivered on the school site, intended to discover and define the DNA of the school.
Meet your Co-design team
We are architects, designers, technicians and storytellers. We work hand-in-hand with clients and their school communities.
Tom Woods
Director and Co-Design Lead
Chris Kennedy
Director and Architecture Lead
Nicola Morland
Communication Design Lead
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TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Creative discussions with a cross-section of your education team
EXPERT INTERVIEWS
Deep-dive discussions with sector specialists.
THE LINE
Group activity to foster debate
DAY IN THE LIFE
Designers working alonside teachers, to see the school in action.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
Clarify and connect to the wider strategic goals of your school.
BEHAVIOUR TRACKING
Recording and tracking user behaviour.
COMMUNITY CO-DESIGN
Sessions with parents and other stakeholders in the school community.
CARD SORT
Simple exercises to reach a shared sense of priority.
DESIGN AND BUILD
Challenges that foster teamwork.
DATA MINING
Using qualitative data to uncover and validate deeper insight.
SURVEYS
For a broader view of user needs.
ANALOGOUS
Looking outside the education sector for further inspiration
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OUR VISION
A world where the design of every school sparks courage, compassion and curiosity in children, teachers and parents.
OUR MISSION
To design kind, clever places to help people learn and grow.
Is Co-design right for you?
Book a half-hour conversation to find out.
I would recommend them to other clients looking for a practice who can apply fresh thinking and dedication to a project.
Neil Kirby
Head of Regeneration, Southwark
We found the team to be full of ideas, keep well to the brief, respond to critique constructively and importantly to fit well with our way of thinking and doing things.
Vicky Garner
Living Villages Cook School
For a group of franchise CEO’s who rarely have the opportunity to come together, we were a hard group to please. Tom and the team exceeded all expectations.
Emily Vermont
School of Social Entrepreneurs