IT was just great to see that the excellent Birtenshaw School at Bromley Cross now has a new multi-million pound campus.
The new school, run by the Birtenshaw charity and paid for by the Government and the Royal Bank of Scotland, means that the school can increase its leaving age from 19 to 25 by providing a college as well.
It has a hydrotherapy pool, specialist classrooms and interactive learning space alongside a range of sensory and therapeutic facilities, offering state-of-the-art education to the most profoundly disabled children.
Birtenshaw School is an ongoing success story which owes much to dedicated staff like headteacher Paul Carolan, supportive parents - and students who refuse to acknowledge any boundaries in their potential.
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