Work on Aberdeen’s largest school extension has suffered minor delays due to the recent poor weather.
Contractors at Greenbrae School, which is undergoing extensive refurbishment work, have said the site is now expected to be completed in mid-September – a number of weeks after its initial completion date at the start of August.
The work to the existing building, in the areas currently used as teaching space, will now not begin over the school summer holidays as planned.
This will allow most of the pupils to remain in their current classrooms until the extension is ready.
As per previous arrangements discussed and planned with parents, the Nursery will be moved temporarily to the nearby Glashieburn School from August until after the October school holidays while the new nursery is being constructed.
Director of Aberdeen City Council's Education and Children's Services Gayle Gorman said: “We have experienced minor setbacks on the Greenbrae School site due to the recent wet weather.
“We would like to take this opportunity to highlight that the education of the children at this school is our main priority and we can assure parents that these small disturbances will not affect the teaching ability of our staff or the learning received by the pupils.”
Parents have been informed of the changes and will be kept up-to-date of any developments and expected completion dates.
The £5million development will lead to 330 more places for primary pupils as well as offering an additional 80 nursery places and a host of new state-of-the-art facilities for pupils.
The ground floor of the extension will include classrooms, a games hall, a medical room and dining facilities. A library and new toilets for both pupils and staff will also be created.
The first floor will consist of classrooms as well as another medical room.