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 About Us

Belfast Hospital School provides education for children aged 4 -18 in the hospital and home tuition setting.  Our staff of 20 full time teachers and classroom assistant provide expert teaching in a range of subjects from pre-school to post 16, including A level.  We are an examination centre offering a full range of accredited courses.

 

We are based in the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, the City Hospital and Musgrave Park Hospital and we provide a home tuition service for children who live within the Belfast City Boundary.

 

Our aims as a school are to:-

  • Minimise disruption to education
  • Maintain educational continuity
  • Provide a broad and balanced curriculum for long-term pupils
  • Promote effective teaching and learning skills
  • Minimise the negative effects of isolation
  • Encourage good peer relationships
  • Work within a multi-disciplinary team to challenge the low expectations of sick children
  • Establish and maintain effective links with mainstream schools
  • Facilitate a successful return to mainstream school
  • Liaise with medical and nursing staff to optimise child’s stay in hospital

 
  



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