Sensory room at Queensbury Learning Centre

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Ask Faye Jefferies how the Queensbury Learning Centre has helped her son Edward and her reply is simply “they have given him the chance for full time education”. 

The centre, which is set within Georgetown Primary School in Dumfries, provides excellent educational opportunities for nursery and primary aged children with severe and complex physical disabilities and learning difficulties. 

Wooden Spoon Scotland was delighted to fund a new sensory room which helps reduce agitation and anxiety and can also engage and delight, stimulate reactions and encourage communication. 

Faye said: “On behalf of all the parents, we would like to thank everyone who has helped fund the sensory room – it will be an amazing resource for the children now and in the future.” 

Faye’s nine-year-old son, Edward, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and she praised the staff and facilities at the centre. 

She explained: “They are doing everything they can to help him progress with his learning. 

“He doesn’t have much control of his limbs so they do a lot of sensory and stimulation work with him and the other children. 

“Every child has their own personal programme as they know their work can benefit children in different ways. For Edward, visual stimulation is a huge thing as he doesn’t have great vision.  

“The Queensbury Learning Centre is a very positive place and we, as parents, always feel very involved.” 

The children attending the centre have a huge variety of additional support needs including sensory processing disorders, visual impairments, communication difficulties, physical disabilities and medical conditions which requires a very individual and personalised curriculum.  

The curriculum not only meets their very individual needs by facilitating appropriate access to educational opportunities to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of the world, but also enables as much independence over their environment as possible.  

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