A new library for River Mead School
Donation protected
River Mead School cares for its children deeply, and wants to give each of them the very best start in life. There are 262 children attending the school currently. Of those:
- 42% have Special Educational Needs / Disabilities (compared to a national average of 13%) and 20% have an Educational Health Care Plan – a document for children who need more support than is available through special educational needs support. The national average of children with an EHCP is 4%
- 49% qualify for free school meals. Of those, 95% have qualified for free school meals for the entirety of their time at the school
- 41% have had social care involvement in their life / with their families
For many of the children, and for many reasons, their lives outside school are chaotic, with limited opportunities to read – either out loud, or to themselves.
Children need to feel rooted, calm, and loved. When they do, they achieve great things.
We want to take a large, but sorrowful space and create an oasis of calm for learners within, and beyond, our school community. A place where children can just be. A place where they can find themselves, and dream fantastic dreams. It will be a welcoming space for children in our school, but also for local groups – such as baby weigh ins, Rhyme Time, and Lego club.
The room has beautiful large windows, and we want to ‘bring the outside in’. We want to create a forest-themed room, that is peaceful and inspiring.
Organizer
Kyra Ings
Organizer
England