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Kitted out for school

50 special sweatshirt­s

- Rachel Clark

Children at a Perth primary school will be stepping out in style with a new school kit, following a cash boost.

Pupils at Tulloch Primary School have received 50 speciallyd­esigned sweatshirt­s and t-shirts ahead of moving into a brand new state-ofthe-art £11m building in the New Year.

The comes following a donation to the school of £250 from Robertson Group, who are currently tasked with constructi­ng Tulloch’s new school building.

The new kits will now be worn with pride by pupils at Tulloch Primary School when they are representi­ng the school at sports games and interschoo­l challenges.

Jill Burton, acting deputy headteache­r at Tulloch, said: “The delivery of the kit has been met with

Morgan Connaghan (11), Jill Burton, acting deputy headteache­r, Ben Bunde (11), Joe Hill (11), Gerry Hampton, project manager for Robertson Group, and Colin Donaldson, senior site manager for the new Tulloch school building. Pic: Alan Richardson into the new school, it’s fantastic to have the brand new kit to match.”

The new two-storey building for Tulloch Primary School will have 14 open plan ‘teaching zones’ with a capacity for 434 pupils, a nursery and a purpose-built additional support needs base.

It will also have a grass pitch, a game area, outdoor teaching facilities, and eco-friendly features. excitement from the pupils, and has already been proudly debuted by our gymnastics team at a recent competitio­n.

“Primary seven pupils also enjoyed a valuable lesson in the procuremen­t process as they assisted the school in choosing the design of the kit as well as evaluation samples and making the final selection.

“As we make the final preparatio­ns to move

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