St Vincent's School for Blind and Partially Sighted Children
Special needs catered for
Special Needs Provision: Sensory impairment and other needs
- Academic, vocational, personal and social education
- Access to the National Curriculum, tailored to individual need, leading to GCSE, Entry Level
Certificate, Unit Awards, B.tech Entry Level 1&2
- High staff to pupil ratio
- Specialist staff supported by a qualified team of mobility instructors and learning support assistants
- Independence training by fully qualified care staff
- Modern living accommodation with en-suite facilities
- Access to Physiotherapist, Speech Therapist, Dentist, Doctor and Educational Psychologist
- College and local mainstream school links to support integration
- An environment that is inclusive of mutual respect for all the religious faiths
- Work Experience Placements
Specialist facilities
- Well-equipped classrooms with appropriate lighting, internally networked PC’s, incorporated speech
synthesis and screen magnification
- Fully functional Learning Resource Centre stocked with materials in Braille, large print and audio
format providing an environment conductive to independent study and research – closely linked to
national organisations
- Internet access
- Therapy Suite - including Music Therapy
- Specialist rooms for Information, Design and Food Technologies
- Science Laboratories
- Professional Music Studio
- Fully equipped gym and access to a wide range of sporting facilities - multi-gym, indoor swimming
pool, all weather pitch, adventure playground and soft play environment
- Youth Club
Support services provided
- Home school links / Family Liaison Officer
- Outreach Support
- Range of assessments
- Links with local community groups
- Educational visits and field trips and a wide range of sporting activities
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Address
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St Vincent's School for Blind and Partially Sighted Children
Yew Tree Lane,
West Derby,
Liverpool,
L12 9HN
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Telephone
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0151 228 9968
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Fax
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0151 230 5070
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Email
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[email protected]
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Website
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www.stvin.com/
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Established
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1841 (as part of Catholic Blind Institute)
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Headteacher
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Dr John Patterson
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DFEE Registered number
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Length of school year
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Age range
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4 - 19
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Number on roll
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up to 50
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Type of school
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Co-educational - weekly, boarding, day & extended evening placement (term time only)
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Fees
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Range of Fees: Day £32,574-£45,600Residential £45,549-£63,726
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