Gibside School - Learning Through Play
Education & Skills
We want our children exploring the outside as much as possible by providing a sheltered area and improving outdoor play equipment.
About this cause
Gibside is an outstanding Special Needs School where pupils, parents, governors and staff are all working in partnership to ensure pupils reach their full potential. The school works with children across the whole borough of Gateshead. The children have a wide range of disabilities including autistic spectrum condition (ASC), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and severe learning difficulties (SLD). The school partner’s with a multi-disciplinary team (Physio’s, Occupational therapists, Speech & Language therapists and Nursing) to work to encourage each child to grow in confidence and achieve their personal best.
How this cause brings people in the community together
Our children will gain enormous benefits from learning outdoors and ideally should have access to outdoor space on a daily basis in all weather. By investing in a canopy/shelter and improving our play equipment, we will be able to offer our pupils quality outdoor learning experiences on a daily basis. Playground equipment will positively impact our pupils as it will offer them a range of outdoor physical activity. That type of activity can aid concentration, improve behaviour and encourage team work. The outside play equipment will also encourage social interaction and improve communication.