St Catherine's School, Ventnor
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St Catherine's School, in Ventnor
, on the Isle of Wight
, UK, is a non-maintained residential special school for children and young people suffering from primary speech and language disorders between the ages of 7 and 19. Each class teacher is assisted by a speech and language therapist.
The school was built in the 1870s and for much of its life was the children's adjunct of the nearby Royal National Hospital. Children came to the school with TB, asthma and cystic fibrosis as the Ventnor air often helped their conditions. It was previously run by an Anglican sisterhood but is now in the hands of a charitable trust, with a board of trustees. It is one of only four schools operating as non-maintained and as such relies on the fees paid by local authorities for sending children and local fundraising efforts.
Ventnor
Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies underneath St Boniface Down , and is built on steep slopes and cliffs leading down to the sea...
, on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, UK, is a non-maintained residential special school for children and young people suffering from primary speech and language disorders between the ages of 7 and 19. Each class teacher is assisted by a speech and language therapist.
The school was built in the 1870s and for much of its life was the children's adjunct of the nearby Royal National Hospital. Children came to the school with TB, asthma and cystic fibrosis as the Ventnor air often helped their conditions. It was previously run by an Anglican sisterhood but is now in the hands of a charitable trust, with a board of trustees. It is one of only four schools operating as non-maintained and as such relies on the fees paid by local authorities for sending children and local fundraising efforts.