Spades in the ground at Le Murier
The Village at Le Murier will see four liveable log cabins built behind the school, with three able to accommodate up to eight students and one staff member. The other cabin will be fully accessible to disabled users and will be able to house four students and two staff members.
In addition to accommodation, the cabins will feature dining areas, wet rooms, staff areas and porches, while the wider village will have a campsite, woodland, wetland and farm as part of a range of hands-on learning opportunities.
Gary Dovey, warden for The Village at Le Murier, said the project had been 20 years in the making.
‘Many young people with additional needs struggle to prepare for life after school and college, especially when it comes to independent living and employability,' he said. ‘The Village aims to change that by equipping students with practical life skills and employability training, fostering independence, and creating contributors to the local economy instead of dependence on benefits.’