Downs Syndrome Association visits St Paul’s

December 20, 2011

Year 13 Health & Social Care students with Katy Royle from Downs Syndrome Association and class teacher, Miss Marion McNamee

Year 13 Health and Social Care students invited Katy Royle of the Downs Syndrome Association (DSA) to speak to them about the effects of having a child with Downs Syndrome.

Kay has been working with Downs Syndrome families for twelve years and shared her expert knowledge of the condition. The students will be investigating this condition as part of the AS course, and identifying the barriers to the care of those with additional needs.

St Paul’s High School is a thriving, innovative educational community of almost 1500 students of all abilities, from children with learning difficulties in our Learning Support Centre to high calibre academic achievers in our AS, A2 and Applied Post-16 courses. All classrooms are equipped as standard with interactive whiteboards, and students and staff are encouraged to make the fullest use of technology for learning and teaching.

The school, which was established in 1966 with the aim of providing its pupils with a Christian education within the Catholic ethos, is situated on a modern campus in pleasant rural surrounding in the townland of Carrickbracken, County Armagh. St Paul’s High School was designated by the Department of Education as a Specialist College for Science in 2008, and the school was awarded the BECTA ICT Mark in 2009.