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A ROYAL OPENING AT THE ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL

Royal Blind Press Release – For Immediate Release Thursday 27 November 2014In a historic day for the Royal Blind School, the re-developed school building in Morningside is today officially opened by the charity’s Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. Guests attending the event include Scottish Government Minister Dr Alasdair Allan MSP and Rt Hon Donald Wilson, Lord Provost for the City of Edinburgh. The guests will watch performances by pupils of the Royal Blind School, introduced by Head Teacher Elaine Brackenridge. A plaque commemorating the school’s re-developed

New term rings in state-of-the-art facilities for Royal Blind School

Royal Blind Press Release For immediate release: 20 August 2014Autumn school term begins today (Wednesday 20 August) at the Royal Blind School, with all pupils located together for the first time at state-of-the-art new facilities in Morningside. For many years the school has been based at two sites, the original school at Craigmillar Park, Newington and at Morningside. Now, following a year of re-development the Morningside campus is opening its doors to all the school’s pupils. The thoroughly refurbished facilities will ensure the school is well equipped to cater for children

Royal Blind School Pupils to test Edinburgh’s Trams

Press Release For immediate release - 13 March 2014Visually impaired pupils from Edinburgh’s iconic Royal Blind School will be some of the first passengers to test Edinburgh’s tram service and the new tram stop at Murrayfield Stadium today. The five pupils - Matthew, Callum, Isra, Andrew and Anusha - are from the Royal Blind School’s Canaan Lane campus in Morningside.   They will be taking part in a number of exercises, helping to test the accessibility of the trams, as well as experiencing a ride on a tram. Sally Mair, Depute Head Teacher at the Royal Blind School said: “We are

ROYAL BLIND PUPILS CELEBRATE SENSES AT THE QUEEN’S HALL

15 June 2013 For immediate releasePupils at the Royal Blind School will perform for the first time at the Queen’s Hall next week. ‘Come to Your Senses,’ the performance at the Queen’s Hall on 20 June, is a celebration of the pupils’ achievements through their senses, movement and music. The pupils performing are blind or visually impaired, and some have additional disabilities and learning support needs. The show will include a range of performances by pupils of all ages. Music includes a choir signing Abba, ‘The Boy and the Bunnet’ musical drama and a samba band. There will also

ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL PUPILS ENCOURAGE LOCAL MP TO SUPPORT GLOBAL CAMPIGN FOR EDUCATION

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Pupils at Royal Blind School hand Ian Murray MP cardboard ‘ideal teacher cut-outs’ in support of Global Campaign for Education Friday 14 June 2013, 1pm Royal Blind School, Craigmillar Park Campus, 2b Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh EH16 5NAPupils at the Royal Blind School will tomorrow (Friday 14 June 2013) present local MP Ian Murray with cardboard cut outs of their ideal teachers to encourage him to support the Global Campaign for Education. The four pupils are boys between the ages of 11 and 13 who are blind or visually impaired with additional support needs. They

NEW HEAD TEACHER APPOINTED AT ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL

A new Head Teacher has been appointed at one of Scotland’s most renowned special schools. Elaine Brackenridge will take on the position of Head Teacher at the Royal Blind School at the start of the Autumn term. She will lead the school during a period of re-development as the Royal Blind School will be developing a new resource centre, growing its outreach services, and in Autumn 2014 will be merging its two campuses into one. Elaine Brackenridge, who has been a Depute Head Teacher at the Royal Blind School for the last four and a half years, will replace Julie Fardell, who is moving

ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL HOSTS EUROPEAN EDUCATION PROJECT

Education specialists in visual impairment from across Europe arrive in Edinburgh today to continue developing a project on mobility and independence for young visually impaired learners. The Royal Blind School is hosting 30 people from seven EU countries this week as part of a Comenius STEP UP project. The European visitors will work with mobility and habilitation staff at the Royal Blind School to develop resources for parents, carers and professionals working with children and young people with a visual impairment. The resources will support the development of core skills in

RE-DEVELOPMENT OF ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL BEGINS

One of Scotland’s oldest specialist schools begins a year-long re-development project this month to merge its two campuses into one. The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh, which has supported blind and visually impaired students for 178 years, begins work this month to adapt its campus at Canaan Lane in Morningside. The re-development of the school will see its excellent facilities at Canaan Lane enhanced to take pupils across the whole curriculum and range of needs. The building at Craigmillar Park, which has housed pupils since 1835, will be marketed for sale by Summer 2014. By this time

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