Mar 11,2o21, Scottish Daily Record: Nearly £30million will be spent on special needs schools in West Lothian https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/nearly-30million-spent-special-needs-23681354 Over £29 million [$40M US] is being spent by West Lothian Council on schools supporting pupils with additional support needs…. Executive councillor for education David Dodds, pictured with headteacher Kristyna MacSween at Ogilvie Campus last year said: “It’s fantastic to see a major investment programme in our schools for pupils with additional support needs underway.“With Ogilvie almost completed and work starting on Cedarbank recently, we have already started to deliver fantastic new facilities that will hugely benefit the whole school communities…. Plans are continuing to progress towards delivering a £13.5 [$s19M US] million new build school to replace Beatlie School Campus in Livingston, which provides specialist education for pupils aged three to 18 with severe and complex medical needs. … Construction work started earlier this month on a £7 million [$9.7M US] state-of-the-art replacement for Cedarbank School in Livingston. This significant new stand-alone facility will bring up to 130 Cedarbank pupils from S1 to S6 together under one roof when it opens in 2022, within the campus of The James Young High School in Livingston. Plans are also in motion to deliver a £5.8 million [$8M US]redevelopment of Pinewood School in Blackburn. …
