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Southport based specialist
school receives ₤450 grant in Police Mutual's national community sponsorship
programme
SOUTHPORT based
Presfield High School and Specialist College receives ₤450 grant
in Police Mutual's national community sponsorship programme, Force for Good.
Merseyside Police Force where Presfield School is based had nine winning
initiatives, which together received over ₤2,000 in charitable donations from
Police Mutual. Retired Police Officer, Stephen Swinnerton nominated Presfield
School, where his son, Daniel, is in his final year. Daniel says:- "Presfield
School is a specialist school for children on the Autistic Spectrum. After
previously hosting a successful trip to London, the school is planning a trip to
Ireland this year, to allow pupils to challenge themselves further by travelling
to a location where they had not been previously." Teacher Jenna
McKenna, who is leading the initiative, says:- "Police Mutual's Force for
Good grant will help us to plan a fun-filled educational trip for a group of
young people that may not get the chance to do this again in the future. Pupils
will have the opportunity to gain confidence in being more independent and to
develop their social skill and friendships, something that pupils on the
Autistic Spectrum can find difficult at times. They will has have the
opportunity to create life long lasting memories that will help to improve their
self esteem."
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