Easter came early at Osborne School in Winchester, after Bluebird Care arranged for the Easter Bunny to make a surprise visit and hand-deliver chocolate eggs to all their pupils.
Osborne School is a maintained special school for children with learning disabilities, and Bluebird Care supports pupils with personal care, moving and positioning, and nutrition and hydration.
Bluebird Care is one of Winchester’s leading at home care providers, and the innovative collaboration has transformed the landscape of care provision at the school. Bluebird Care has a dedicated team to manage any care needs, meaning Osborne’s teaching staff are afforded more time to focus on the children’s education.
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The festive initiative comes off the back of an ongoing partnership between the two providers.
Bluebird Care wanted to celebrate the success of the partnership by surprising all pupils with a special visit from the Easter bunny and an early Easter egg.
In return, Osborne pupils had a surprise of their own. More than 220 pupils had personally crafted hundreds of Easter greetings cards, which were then hand-delivered to Bluebird Care’s customers.
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Headteacher of Osborne School, Sonia White, said: “The support that Bluebird Care provide to our pupils is first class, and their team has fitted into the school seamlessly. The partnership has allowed us to enhance our learning programmes, and we are delighted that Bluebird Care have been so engaged with us.
"It really is wonderful that they did something special like this for our pupils.”
Managing Director of Bluebird Care Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey, Norman Murphy, said: “It’s been a pleasure to bring our care services into an educational setting, and our partnership with Osborne School has shown what a wonderful difference dedicated care assistants can make to pupils’ lives.
"We have loved every minute of working with the school, and we were delighted to provide some early Easter cheer before the holidays.”
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