A new £15 million campus has opened in Clackmannanshire, bringing Abercromby Primary, St Bernadette's RC Primary and Tulach Nursery together in one space.

The Tullibody South Campus was built on the grounds of the existing Abercromby Primary and delivered by hub East Central Scotland in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council and with Robertson Construction as the main contractor. The project was funded by the Council and by the Scottish Government's Schools for the Future and Early Years programme.

Flexible and open learning spaces within the campus have been carefully designed to provide exciting and innovative experiences for children, with the latest digital technology, use of outdoor space and soft furnishings available throughout to encourage collaborative or individual learning and teaching. 
The campus also incorporates two gym halls, meeting spaces and an Immersive room. Externally there is a new artificial pitch for football, external play areas and a hard play space marked out for netball. The relocated Tullibody CAP which provides community library services also operates from the campus.

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A new pitch, paths and playground will also be built on site when the old building is demolished.

Keith Brown MSP, who officially opened the facility on Friday 11 October, said: "Tullibody South Campus is an impressive, state of the art learning space, the result of an excellent partnership between Clackmannanshire Council, the Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust.

"The campus received over £5 and a half million of Scottish Government funding, adding to over £10 million of Council allocated funds, reflecting the importance of education as the number one priority here in Clackmannanshire. 

"The pupils of Abercromby, St Bernadette's and Tulach will benefit from an innovative, learner central campus that will inspire and support them throughout their learning journey, equipping them with the skills they need to take on the challenges of the 21st century. 

"I wish the pupils and teachers at Tullibody South Campus every future success."

Cllr Graham Lindsay, Education Spokesperson at Clackmannanshire Council added: "This is an exciting day for the community of Tullibody, as we celebrate the official opening of this fabulous new campus. Tullibody South is providing a new and exciting education experience for pupils at the two schools and new nursery, as well as a modern library for the people of Tullibody.  


"This facility is among the best in the country, with state of the art teaching facilities which are providing many exciting new learning experiences for our young people. I'm delighted that the Council and the Scottish Government have invested to deliver these new schools and nursery, which is helping us to offer the extended 1140 hours of childcare to three year olds."

(CM)