Once a year, our whole school community comes together for our Family Fun Day, a chance to get together and celebrate the end of another wonderful year ahead of the summer holidays.

The Royal Blind School grounds were flooded with sunshine, the smells of the barbecue, a fire engine for people to explore, blind football games held by former pupil and acclaimed athlete Sam Gough MBE, face painting, stalls, and dozens of animals to pet and befriend.

In this video, our Head of Education, Lucy, shares exactly why this event is so special and important in celebrating the school year and the achievements of all our pupils.

“They’ve loved it today. They love it every year… we all build up and look forward to it coming, so it’s really fabulous. We’re already busy planning what our next year is going to look like, where our young people are going to be, which classes they’re in, and our fabulous, fun events that we plan throughout the year.”

You can also take a look below at some of the brilliant photos that were captured throughout the day.

Pupils and their families gather outside in the garden of the school grounds and pet and stroke the many animals.
One of the pupils chases a ball across the football pitch
Former pupil and athlete, Sam Gough MBE, shows some of the students how to play blind football.
A young bot sits in a chair and looks up at a small black goat being held in another person's arms
A young girl gets her face painted
A small child and woman crouch down in the grass behind a metal fence to stroke a duck
A pupil seated in a wheelchair outside in the school gardens makes a face as a woman crouched beside him offers him ice cream
Head of Education Lucy Chetty and a woman dressed as a clown smile and laugh as they pose with an alpaca
A woman and young child kneel beside an alpaca and gently stroke it
A queue forms in front of the barbeque station in the school's garden

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The Royal Blind School

The Royal Blind School is Scotland’s leading provider of specialist learning to children and young people with visual impairment, including those with additional complex needs. 

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