Friday afternoons in most schools can feel thrilling, with a buzz about the teachers and pupils for the weekend - but the Friday feeling at a school in West Belfast exceeds most.
St Gerard's School and Support Services is a special school catering for children aged three to 19 with a range of additional needs. All students at the school are referred by the Education Authority and have a Statement of Special Educational Need.
Behind the walls of the Black's Road school, is a dedicated team of teaching and learning assistant support staff, as well as children who bring joy to each corridor they walk down, or classroom they enter.
