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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Christine Challand

Britain's biggest special education school to feature in heartwarming BBC documentary

On Barry Island beach, a group of excited school kids tuck into ice cream and get ready to paddle in the sea as their teachers look on with pride.

They’ve already stormed the turrets of Cardiff Castle and donned knights’ helmets with cardboard shields and swords to fight a mythical dragon in the keep.

It may sound like your typical school trip, but what sets this one apart is that Ysgol Y Deri in Penarth is on a mission to use the outings to challenge misconceptions about disability.

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