Fairview School
Background
Fairview School is a new school for pupils with additional
support needs (ASN) which provides a high quality service to
support children and young people within the age range of 3 to 18
with complex, multiple and enduring needs in Perth and
Kinross. Fairview School replaced the Council’s
dedicated ASN provision at Glebe and Cherrybank Schools.
School Facilities
The facilities at Fairview include a nursery, 4 primary classrooms
and 7 secondary classrooms. There is also a dedicated music and art
room, lifeskills room, learning resource centre and ICT
suite. Quiet rooms and tutorial rooms along with a gym hall
and warm water pool have also been provided. The integrated
support will enable pupils to have every opportunity to fulfil
their individual potential, both academically and personally.
Consultation
Substantial consultation on the development of Fairview School took
place during the period of the project. This included
statutory public consultation regarding the amalgamation of Glebe
and Cherrybank Schools. A user group, which included Council
and Community representatives, for the new school was established
in February 2004 and met regularly until January 2007 to monitor
and discuss progress on the project.
Design
The design of Fairview School was developed in-house by the
Councils Construction team. The use of natural light,
creative use of space and sensitive choice of internal finishes
have created an internal environment that complements the ethos and
philosophy of the School function i.e. that the facility will
provide a ‘rich and stimulating learning experience’
– the building provides a place that should be equally
enjoyable to learn in and teach in. Staff are enthused on the
space, setting and appearance of the building – some have
talked of the ‘tardis’ effect moving from outside to
inside. As with all new build Schools the building and
grounds allow for level access throughout with no barriers to less
physically abled pupils, parents or staff – the substantial
grounds available on the Academy/Viewlands campus have allowed for
the development of external learning experiences as well and
maximum use of this space has been made.
Project Team
The inclusive partnered approach to the project delivery as
described is now the accepted method of delivery for the Education
capital delivery programme – Fairview has provided the
testing ground for this and has proven how effective this vehicle
can be. The partnering team included the Head Teacher, ECS
Project Support Team representatives, Design team representatives,
Construction team representatives, CDMC Co-Ordinator and the
Project Facilitator.
Key Project Data
| Name of school |
Fairview school |
| Sector |
Additional support needs nursery, primary and
secondary |
| Location |
Oakbank Crescent, Perth, PH1 1RU |
| School capacity |
65 |
| Gross internal floor area |
2680 sqm |
| On site start date |
December 2006 |
| Occupation date |
27 March 2008 |
