'It's about helping people change their mindsets.' A Belfast teenager who became a father at 14 and lost his brother to suicide has won two PrincesTrust education awards and is inspiring pupils at his old school
By Julie McCulloughA teenager from north Belfast who became a father at 14 and lost his brother to suicide has won two Prince's Trust education awards.It is the only school in the city that works specifically with children who have social, behavioural, emotional and wellbeing difficulties.He hopes to one day go to university.
His former Prince's Trust tutor Brenda McMenamin says it is important for the children to have a role model like Pearse.For them to see somebody like Pearse, "who is essentially one of them", succeed in life makes them realise that success can be theirs as well. While 12-year-old Connall has only been at St Vincent's for a year, he says "it's the best school I've ever been in".
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