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St Vincent's School to
receive Freedom of Liverpool
ONE of the country's leading schools
for the visually impaired is being awarded the Freedom of Liverpool on Wednesday,
20 April 2016.
St Vincent's School opened on its present site in West Derby in 1901, and is run
by the Catholic Blind Institute which was founded in 1841 to provide care,
relief and education for the visually impaired and poor of the City.
Today, the school; rated 'outstanding' by the independent inspection body Ofsted; caters for 43 pupils with a range of visual, sensory and physical needs who
come to it on a residential basis from Local Authorities across the Country.
The Institute also operates the neighbouring residential and nursing home
Christopher Grange, which supports adults with visual impairment and also offers
rehabilitation to those who lose their sight later in life, as well as literacy,
numeracy and computer studies courses.
Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Tony Concepcion, said:- "This award is
in recognition of St Vincent's long history of being one of the most important
in the country for the visually impaired. The school does amazing work
encouraging its young people to have a sense of achievement, responsibility,
mutual respect and independence, and strives to fully integrate its pupils into
society. It achieves exceptional standards and is a life changing institution,
which is why its admission to the Freedom Roll of Associations and Institutions
is richly deserved."
Work is currently underway progressing an education and enterprise village on
the St Vincent's School campus, providing space for business start ups and
entrepreneurs in return for giving business experience to older school pupils.
Dr John Patterson, Principal of St Vincent's School, said:- "It is an
honour to receive the Freedom of the City and something that everyone associated
with the school is rightly proud of. This award gives us a platform to share how
we are helping visually impaired young people achieve their potential and give
them the skills they need to go on to secure good jobs. Through our new
education and enterprise village, we aim to become a global centre of excellence
for visual impairment research and innovation, teaching and learning."
More information about St Vincent's School can be found at
online.
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