Morrison Construction has delivered 24 new class spaces for the start of the 2015/16 school session in Edinburgh.

The educational facilities were developed in partnership with hub South East Scotland for the City of Edinburgh Council.

The primary schools where the new class spaces have been provided are: James Gillespie's (4 classes), Clermiston (4), Flora Stevenson (3), Gilmerton (4), Pentland (3), Ratho (4) and Wardie (2).

In addition, South Morningside Primary School has a significant new temporary annexe which has been created for P1 and P2 pupils at the former Deanbank Resource Centre.

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Extra internal space has been provided at both Brunstfield and Liberston Primary School.

Since 2013, he council has provided 70 new class spaces to accommodate the city's increasing primary school population.

Allan Lyttle, Construction Manager, Morrison Construction, said: "Through working collaboratively with the City of Edinburgh Council, Hub South East Scotland Ltd and our wider supply chain, we have successfully together, for the third consecutive year, completed the construction of extensions to existing classroom space across the city.

"Completion of the third phase of this programme highlights the exemplary success of the Rising Rolls programme, and we are delighted to have once again delivered facilities for the pupils and staff to operate in which are now fit for purpose."

(LM)