The new £4 million Invergarven School has been officially opened in Girvan.

The facility will help support education in Girvan and South Carrick, and is targeted at primary and secondary children and young people with additional support needs.

CBC built the school in the grounds of Girvan Academy, replacing the 1870 building on Henrietta Street.

The school provides spaces for learning and teaching including a sensory room, life skills kitchen, multi-use hall, a rebound therapy trampoline room, hydrotherapy pool and external areas that support outdoor learning. The new school also increases capacity by around a third with 20 children and young people able to be taught at any one time.

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Councillor William Grant, Portfolio Holder for Lifelong learning said: "We're committed to delivering the best possible education to children and young people, with this project a great example of investing in our rural communities.

"With a history dating back almost 150 years, the new Invergarven can now build on its enviable reputation for excellence and provide children and young people with the opportunity to learn in a modern, fit-for-purpose environment that continues the warm and welcoming atmosphere of Invergarven.

"Built in the grounds of Girvan Academy, both schools will build on the close ties that already exist between the two schools, something that will have great benefits for young people in both schools."

Kimberley Keenan, Headteacher at Invergarven, added: "After months of planning and visits to the site it's great to finally get settled in to this fantastic building, with the children and young people absolutely loving their new school.

"The new school is chalk and cheese to what we had before and the difference this spacious open campus will have on the way our young people can learn will be significant.

"I'd like to thank everyone who worked so hard for the school to be completed on time, for the support of our families, and I'm looking forward to starting to write the next chapter in Invergarven's history."

(CM/LM)