The un-tippable chair
A former teacher turned designer who was driven to despair by children rocking on the real legs of their chair has developed an untippable one.Tom Wakes, who used to teach maths and PE in London hit upon the idea after being “driven mad" by pupils rocking their chairs, sometimes falling off and injuring themselves.
The Max chair, created with design company Sedley Place, has curved legs which prevent it from rocking and mean that no child can lift it more than 5cm off the ground.
4,900 pupils are admitted to hospital a year as a result as a result of rocking back dangerously, according to UK government statistics.
“For me, this started out as a way of combating the irritation of the children rocking. But at nearly every school I’ve been to teachers relate a story about an injury. It is a danger issue," said Tom.
18 school have already ordered the chairs which Julia Neal, president of the Association for Teachers and Lecturers, said should be considered for health--and-safety reasons.
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“For me, this started out as a way of combating the irritation of the children rocking. But at nearly every school I’ve been to teachers relate a story about an injury. It is a danger issue," said Tom.
18 school have already ordered the chairs which Julia Neal, president of the Association for Teachers and Lecturers, said should be considered for health--and-safety reasons.
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