Education
There are nineteen primary schools in the town and three nursery schools. The three secondary schools are Saints Peter & Paul Catholic College, the Bankfield School and Wade Deacon High School. As part of the Building Schools for the Future programme, Fairfield High School has closed down and merged with Wade Deacon High School. The former colleges, Halton College and Widnes and Runcorn Sixth Form College, merged in 2006 to form Riverside College. There are three special schools. Also in Widnes is the Woodview Child Development Centre in Crow Wood Lane. Kingsway Learning Centre offers opportunities for Adult Learning, Basic Skills and Skills for Success.
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“There must be a profound recognition that parents are the first teachers and that education begins before formal schooling and is deeply rooted in the values, traditions, and norms of family and culture.”
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