Inclusive school celebrates new learning opportunities for pupils

A specialist school in Leeds is celebrating the opening of a newly-renovated outdoor space designed to revolutionise play and learning for pupils.

- by Harriet Sutton

John Jamieson School in Roundhay - part of East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) - now has an extensive array of new play equipment after students and teachers organised an impressive playground makeover to help pupils to flourish in the great outdoors.

The new additions include an outside café and shop, gardening patch, messy play table, mud kitchen, flower wall, sensory area and sports and gym equipment - including light-up scooters.

New play resources have also been added inside the school, including trampolines in break-out spaces for each classroom.

The school supports pupils aged from four to 19 with a wide range of learning needs, including moderate to severe learning difficulties, complex medical needs, physical difficulties, hearing or visual impairments, and autism.