A Preston secondary school wants to build a new playground - so that its pupils do not not have to spend their breaks in a car park.
Currently, the youngest students at Sir Tom Finney Community High School in Ribbleton let off steam where its minibuses are parked up - a place which also acts as a drop-off point. The Ribbleton Hall Drive school - which caters for 11-19-year-olds with special educational needs and disabilities - has asked Preston City Council for permission to create the new play space on an area of grassland at the rear of the site.
The area proposed for the new playground is not deemed usable in its current grassed form because of drainage problems - but also as a result of the specific needs of the school's more than 200 pupils, many of whom require mobility aids. The application’s design and access statement stresses that outdoor spaces help youngsters with learning difficulties to learn via “sensory and physical experiences to support brain development”.
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