
Twenty students from Uplands school attended the County Ground on Wednesday
23rd July
2014, and were given a comprehensive ground tour by Football in the Community Officer, Andy Ealey. Uplands is a school for students with severe (
SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (
PMLD) aged
11 –
19 years and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition (
ASC) and the Trust have worked with them for many years, with the school participating in special schools coaching and festival during September and October. The tour took in home and away changing rooms, the match officials room, the medical room and home and away dugouts, with many photographs being taken pitchside. Andy Ealey said
“The group attended the day as part of an end of year special visit and they all had a great experience with us. For some of the students it was their first visit to a stadium. Thanks to Jon Palmer from Uplands school for bringing the students over.”