Work to double the capacity of a state-of-the-art learning facility for Stirling’s young people with additional support needs is progressing on schedule following completion of its timber frame in January. The expansion at Bluebell House will allow the specialist hub to grow from serving 24 pupils to 48 when it reopens in August 2026.
Bluebell House, located on the grounds of Bannockburn High School, originally opened in August 2025 with bespoke facilities including classrooms, nurture nooks, a sensory room and a general practitioner room, designed to support learners with additional support needs as well as staff members.
The extension’s timber frame completion signals that construction remains on schedule ahead of the planned August deadline. The second phase of the project, which began in September 2025, represents an estimated £4.3 million of investment funded through Stirling Council’s Education core capital programme, bringing the total cost of the Bluebell House project to roughly £9.4 million.
Stirling Council’s Social Work and Education convener, councillor Bob Buchanan, said in a January press release that the expanded facility underscores the council’s commitment to enhancing education infrastructure and better meeting the needs of pupils and families across the region.
“Doubling the capacity of this learning hub will help respond to the needs of pupils and their families,” Buchanan said in the press release, adding that Bluebell House has already proven to be “an excellent facility for young people with additional support needs.”
The project is being overseen by hub East Central Scotland Ltd., the development partner managing procurement and design on behalf of Stirling Council. Ogilvie Construction is serving as the main contractor responsible for building the extension.
Grier Edmead, operations director at Ogilvie, said the site team has made “excellent progress” and will now move into the external envelope and interior fit-out phases.
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