£13,000 Grant Funds Playground for Killard House Pupils

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This project, designed to provide pupils with a safe, inclusive, and engaging space for play and physical development, is set to have a significant impact on the local community. Killard House School works collaboratively and creatively to enable a meaningful, purposeful, and personalised learning journey that fosters curiosity, independence, and achievement in each learner.

The new playground, which is set to open on the 30th of September 2025, provides a stimulating environment designed to help pupils build confidence, develop social skills, and enjoy the benefits of active outdoor play.

This Playground & Outdoor Activities project was generously funded by a Wooden Spoon Charity grant. Wooden Spoon supports Killard House School’s dedication to creating inclusive, supportive environments that foster wellbeing and growth.

The special needs school caters for children with a range of learning difficulties, many severe and profound. Wooden Spoon funded an outdoor play space to create a fully inclusive play and sensory environment area which caters to the needs of all pupils and includes free-standing play sheds, a sensory pathway, a traverse cube and clatter bridge.

Victoria Sparkes, Trustee of Wooden Spoon, on the change the additional funds make:

“At Killard House, a special needs school, the outdoor play area now gives children with severe learning disabilities a chance to move, explore and interact with peers, things that weren’t possible before. This truly can be transformative.”

Wooden Spoon is a charitable organisation dedicated to transforming lives through the power of the rugby community. Known for its commitment to supporting children and young people with disabilities or facing disadvantage across the UK and Ireland, the charity has funded numerous projects that create opportunities for children and young people. With a track record of impactful, community-driven projects, Wooden Spoon aims to improve lives through physical, educational, and social initiatives. Through collaborations like this, Wooden Spoon continues its mission to make positive, lasting change in communities.

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