Carley Knowles, Head of Early Years and KS1 at Pioneer Special School, asked for help to redesign their outside space to make it more user friendly and exciting. Having been installed when the school was built a few years earlier the garden just wasn’t practical or enjoyable for the children. We were given a budget of £45,000 and set to work on a design to include a colourful soft wheel chair friendly surface, a scooter track and areas of shade for all weather play. Our ideas were developed with SEN in mind, trying to incorporate activities for children who were maybe less independent or mobile whilst keeping the area fun and engaging. The sensory pergola was a big hit, projecting coloured patterns onto the ground or providing a colourful window to look at the sky. The colourful surfacing added some much needed vibrancy and with the contrasting texture of wet pour and artificial grass provided another sensory element. The children and teaching staff were thrilled with their new playground when they returned from summer holidays, it is still a much loved and well used play space.
“We are very pleased with the quality, service and aftercare we received from your company regarding our play area rebuild. Stuart and the guys were extremely helpful and professional and the children and staff love the new play area.” – Steve Turner
