PUPILS and staff at a Lanarkshire school are celebrating their “official” opening following a move to new premises.

Clydeview Primary, which supports primary age pupils who have a wide range of additional support needs, has relocated to the former Daisy Park Centre in Motherwell.

The new facilities are part of North Lanarkshire Council’s drive to improve the Additional Support Needs (ASN) sector in the area.

Councillor Angela Campbell, convener of education, families and children, said: “This development at Clydeview school is an important part of our overall ambition to drive up standards within our Additional Support Needs schools and nurseries.

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“The redevelopment of the Daisy Park Centre is a great example of our ambition.  It provides the space and facilities to accommodate Clydeview Primary pupils but also brings together pupils from Firpark and Cathedral schools within a joint campus.”

Glasgow Times: A teacher and pupil at Clydeview Primary celebrate the move to new premises.A teacher and pupil at Clydeview Primary celebrate the move to new premises. (Image: North Lanarkshire Council)

In late 2020, the council’s ASN Review Group agreed to a fundamental overhaul of the sector in a bid to improve the quality of education and future life opportunities of young people with additional support needs.

 

Among the recommendations was that Clydeview school be relocated to facilities adjacent to Firpark School.

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Marie Clare Webster, Clydeview’s headteacher, said: “Our new home provides us with first-class teaching areas, and it will make such a positive impact on the entire school community.

Glasgow Times: Pupils at Clydeview try out the new equipment.Pupils at Clydeview try out the new equipment. (Image: North Lanarkshire Council)

“The reaction of staff and pupils has been so enthusiastic and positive.”

The ASN review aims to ensure pupils are educated in higher quality facilities, to increase collaboration between schools and services, to provide an improved leadership structure and to strengthen career opportunities for all staff working in the sector.