A NEW centre for children with special educational needs was officially opened in Woolston last month.
The Woolston Learning Village brings together Fox Wood Special School and Green Lane Special School, catering for children aged 4-18 with special educational needs, onto one site sharing its state of the art specialist resources.
Facilities have been constructed to meet both the education and health needs of the children and students including a purpose built hydrotherapy pool and students have exclusive access to tailor-made learning environments to enable them to reach their fullest potential.
There is also a college for young people aged 16 and above on the site which opened earlier this year and this is first facility of its kind in the borough.
The £8million development will act as a flagship facility for Warrington’s Local Offer.
The Local Offer is an online tool that parents and carers can access to find information about services available to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Paul King, head teacher at Green Lane Special School, said: “We were over the moon to officially open our superb new educational facility that meets the needs of some of our most vulnerable young people.
“Thanks must go to the team from the council who have steered the project through to the end, the architects for providing an excellent design and the building contractors who have delivered us a wonderful learning village.
“We are particularly excited that this is a joint project with Fox Wood School and together we will make our sixth form college the best in the country.”
Cllr Jean Carter, executive board member for children and young people’s services, said: “We’re extremely proud to be able to unveil Warrington’s first learning village. Now many services can all be accessed in one place including education and learning, health professionals, social care teams, and more.
“This has been a huge financial commitment for the council and the idea has been a long time coming. The centre is a more advanced, modern learning environment for students, where they will have access to better equipment, and purpose-built buildings tailored to their needs.”
Pictured (from left to right): Headteacher, Paul King, Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Ted Finnegan, Executive Director, Steve Reddy, Mayoress, Mavis Finnegan, Val Howorth
Woolston Learning Village opens
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