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Progress made on new £5million school project for students with additional support needs

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Proposals for a new ASN school for the Stirling area are taking shape.Earlier this year Stirling councillors set the ball rolling on creating a new £5million secondary school for young people with additional support needs.The facility - earmarked for a site next to Bannockburn High School - is part of a wider £10million investment, which will also see two new ASN facilities created within Stirling’s rural areas.While concept design is ongoing for the rural facilities, a target of summer 2023 was set for completion of the Bannockburn provision, through a modular build.The facilities are being built due to insufficient capacity in the current education estate to support the growing number of secondary aged pupils with ASN who require access to specialist provision.A review found that additional capacity would be needed in the city centre for 48 pupils over the short to medium term.A full planning application has now been lodged with the council’s planners for the classroom facility, be located on the front lawn of Bannockburn High’s grounds.In documents submitted with the application, agents said there had been extensive work on inclusive design and engagement with end-users.Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.They added: “The creation of a shared civic spaces allows for greater visual interaction to Bannockburn High School.

It is an overall building form manipulates the scale into a series of smaller elements more appropriate to an environment for young people.“The main entrance faces the existing Bannockburn High School, enjoying a visibly prominent location within the main elevation.

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