Fairview School
Background
Fairview School, currently under construction, is a new school for pupils with additional support needs (ASN), located on a site between Perth Academy and Viewlands Primary School.
The new school will provide a high quality service to support children and young people with complex, multiple and enduring needs in Perth and Kinross. It will replace the Council's present dedicated ASN provision at Glebe and Cherrybank Schools and cater for pupils from 3 to 18.
Facilities at Fairview will include a nursery, 4 primary classrooms, 7 secondary classrooms, dedicated music and art rooms, lifeskills room, learning resource centre and ICT suite, dedicated quiet rooms and tutorial rooms, gym hall and warm water pool. Integrated support will be provided to enable pupils to have every opportunity to fulfil their individual potential, both academically and personally.
Fairview School, while being delivered through funding from the Council's capital programme, remains an important part of the overall Investment in Learning Programme.
Pupil Capacity
65 pupils from 3-18 years of age.
Consultation
Substantial consultation on the development of the new ASN school has taken place over the past few years. This has included statutory public consultation regarding the amalgamation of Glebe and Cherrybank Schools between April and June 2004. A User Group for the new school was established in February 2004 and met regularly until January 2007 to monitor and discuss progress on the project.
A range of Council and community representatives have been involved in the User Group:
Education & Children's Services
- Projects Manager
- School Improvement Service Manager
- Operations Manager
- Support Services Service Manager
- Support For Young People Service Manager
Property Construction Division
- Architecture & Design Manager
Cherrybank Primary School
- Head Teacher
- Teaching Staff Representative
- Non Teaching Staff Representative
- School Board Chairperson
Glebe Secondary School
- Head Teacher
- Teaching Staff Representative
- Non Teaching Staff Representative
- School Board Chairperson
- Residence Representative
Other Group Members
- Local Elected Members
- Viewlands Primary Head Teacher
- Viewlands School Board Chairperson
- Perth Academy Head Teacher
- Perth Academy School Board Chairperson
- Therapy Services (NHS)
- Scouts Group Representative
- SHIP (Support Help & Integration In Perth) Group Representative
It is anticipated that Fairview will be ready for occupation by pupils and staff following the 2008 Easter holidays, however the official opening date will be confirmed in due course.
