Oct 7, 2019, (UK) Oldham Evening Chronicle: New school for pupils with autism built in Greenfield https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/139/main-news/130587/new-school-for-pupils-with-autism-built-in-greenfield An independent school which will provide specialist one-to-one learning for children with autism is being built in Oldham…. The single-storey steel frame construction will be wrapped in cedar and stone cladding and will feature 15 classrooms, a sensory room, workshop, kitchen and dining rooms, office, staff areas and a medical room. … Bright Futures School was founded in 2010 by Zoe Thompson and her late husband Dixon Milburn. It is dedicated to helping children with autism aged from five to 16. The school is currently in temporary premises in Greenacres, Oldham, pending the move to the new site. Bright Futures began with one pupil – the couple’s elder son Philip – and currently has 12 children on its roll and 18 staff. While the building is already funded, Bright Futures is looking to raise £50,000 [$61K US] for the latest teaching technology and sensory equipment to aid the development of its pupils. … Zoe said: “We are all so excited about the new build, and seeing it take shape makes it feel much more real….
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