Great Yorkshire Build Appeal for Hilltop School

This work will transform the life of around 135 pupils and will see a complete reconfiguration of the school, a specialist rebound therapy space, three new classrooms and provisions for key learning equipment.

Hilltop is a SLD (Severe Learning Disability) school which caters for some of the most vulnerable children in the district and beyond.

Would you like to help?

`This is a chance for everyone in the community, regardless of the size or type of your business, to contribute to making the lives of the children at Hilltop happier and brighter.

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There’s still time to get involved. We are calling on businesses in the local area for help

The more people, the greater difference we can make.

Whatever your business is and however big or small, this is an opportunity for everybody within the community to play a part in making the lives of children at Hilltop all the happier. The project still requires a roofing contractor, many more materials and there is also an opportunity to help make donations for things like classroom packs and sensory equipment.

The specialist school for pupils aged two to 19 with severe learning difficulties was highlighted as lacking basic provisions on the BBC’s ‘SEND help’ programme which aired last year. Teachers explained they had been forced to provide care and education in small ‘cupboard-like’ classrooms and portable cabins not fit for purpose.

Warren Carratt, Chief Executive of Nexus Multi Academy Trust said: “The magic that happens inside our Hilltop school is often in stark contrast with the fabric, design, and layout of its 1970s CLASP build, so we’re incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Yorkshire Children’s Charity to name our school as the receipt of the Great Yorkshire Build. The early designs we have seen will transform our site and enhance our learning environment significantly, meaning some of our society’s most vulnerable learners will feel the benefit directly.

“The magic that happens inside our Hilltop school is often in stark contrast with the fabric, design, and layout of its 1970s CLASP build, so we’re incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Yorkshire Children’s Charity