Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothian Region, visited the Saltersgate School in Dalkeith today, which caters for children with many diverse additional learning and support needs. The school is on Dalkeith Schools Community campus, along with St. David’s High School and Dalkeith High School. These schools share many facilities which allows Saltersgate pupils to integrate into the wider student community.
Jeremy enjoyed watching the secondary school sports day and met with the head teacher Stephen Buggy, who outlined the history and success of the school and their continued dedication to providing support and education for primary and secondary aged children and help in transitioning into adult life after school.
Jeremy commenting saying,
“It’s fantastic to see the children out in the sunshine enjoying sports day and benefiting from such a high quality of support and education. There are reforms needed in terms of qualifications for special needs teaching, but Saltersgate School has been extremely resourceful in utilising its funding and facilities to greatest effect. I wish the school every success in their future ventures and thank them for letting me join in with their sports day today.”