Beatlie School Campus in Livingston moved to a new bespoke state-of-the-art campus in August 2023. This fantastic new building has enabled them to improve the care and education they provide for the West Lothian young people aged from 3 to 18 with severe and complex needs who attend.
The impact of this superb new building was recognised at the recent Learning Places Scotland (LPS) Awards, who awarded the school the much-coveted LPS Project of the Year (Inclusive Design) Award, as well as winning for Pupil/Student Experience trophy.
West Lothian Council's Depute Chief Executive Elaine Cook also collected a Recognition Award from LPS due to her impressive work with Beatlie and other school projects such as the Winchburgh Campus and West Calder High School.
The Beatlie School Campus project was also awarded a commendation in the education category at the Glasgow Institute of Architecture (GIA) Awards, and was named as Small Public Development of the Year accolade at the Scottish Property Awards earlier this year.
Leader of West Lothian Council Lawrence Fitzpatrick and Executive councillor for education Andrew McGuire visited the school recently to congratulate them on their awards.
Councillor McGuire said: "It's always fantastic to visit Beatlie School Campus, and see the positive benefits of their superb new building.
"It's great that Learning Places Scotland and other award bodies have recognised what a special project Beatlie is, and the huge difference it makes to the lives of vulnerable young people.
"We have invested heavily in our dedicated facilities for children with additional support needs, with a new Cedarbank School recently completed, along with improvements to Pinewood and Ogilvie."
The school serves a centre of excellence for children and young people, with purpose-built facilities including a sensory garden, hydrotherapy pool and NHS Child Development Centre.
Beatlie Headteacher Debbie Green added: "We are very proud of our new Beatlie School Campus, which is a fabulous environment for our children.
"It has enabled us to improve the standard of care and learning we can provided for our young people."
The new Beatlie School campus was developed with council investment and funding from the Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP), a joint initiative between Scottish and Local Government. It was delivered for West Lothian Council by Hub South East, with Morrison Construction the main contractor and architects NORR.
