Leader Valley School for children with special needs officially open

SBC Councillor Graham Garvie and Lord-Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE Credit: Scottish Borders Council

A school for children with special needs has officially been opened in the Scottish Borders today.

Leader Valley School was opened in a ceremony attended by the Lord-Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE Richard Scott.

The school, which costs £1.7million, is equipped with a sensory space for specialised therapy, as well as classrooms and break-out areas for activities.