Dec 1, 2022, Lincolnshire.gov: New £16m ($19.5M) special school taking shape https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/article/1306/new-16m-special-school-taking-shape
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The new school will be able to cater to all needs and will offer spaces to both primary and secondary-aged pupils. It will provide 17 classrooms, including three specifically designed for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficultie
s, featuring hoists and sensory corners.
…These will be complemented by areas for life skills and social recreation and calm and group spaces. …
Cllr Mrs Patricia Bradwell OBE, executive member for children’s services, said: “One of the council's top priorities is ensuring all local children get a great start in life, and a good education is vital to that. That's why the authority is investing around £100m ($122M) in improving and expanding special school across Lincolnshire.
“Despite the challenges we’ve faced over the last few years, we’ve continued to make steady progress, with a wide range of improvements already completed, most recently in Boston, Bourne, Louth and Spilsby. I’m delighted that pupils in Horncastle will soon be able to benefit from this programme as well….
Lea Mason, executive headteacher, added: “As a whole school community, we are extremely excited, as we watch the progress around the new build developing. This development is essential in providing an improved learning environment for all our students, across the whole school, through access to appropriate spaces, inside and out. …
“This is a long awaited, exciting development for the school, to create the much-needed provision and specialist spaces, to enable us to build on the opportunities to support our students, in all areas of need, within all need provision.”…
The new school is expected to be completed in spring 2024, with the construction work being carried out by Willmott Dixon.