Seashell

• What they offer / teach

  Seashell is a national learning disability charity running a non-maintained special school (Royal School Manchester) and an independent specialist college (Royal College Manchester) on its Cheadle Hulme, Stockport campus, alongside residential homes and short breaks (respite care). On-site therapists, nursing staff and behaviour support specialists work with education and residential teams, and the charity also provides family services, inclusive sports and physical activities (Seashell Active), and external services including disability training, MSI qualifications for professionals, and autism and FASD support.

• Ages served

  The website states it supports children and young adults with complex disabilities, but does not give specific ages.

• Approach

  Seashell describes delivering holistic educational and residential services, with specialisms in deafblindness (MSI), severe or profound hearing and vision loss, and autism with severe to profound learning disabilities. Assessment and education are provided for CHARGE and Deafblind (MSI) children and young adults, and collaborative working between therapists, nurses, behaviour support specialists, education and residential care staff is emphasised, drawing on 200+ years of expertise in education and care.

• Admissions

  Students must have an EHCP and meet the primary criterion of severe to profound learning disability and complex needs (SLD/PMLD), plus at least one secondary criterion: sensory impairment; Autism Spectrum Condition with accompanying sensory and behavioural challenges; or complex physical health needs including gastrostomy and tracheostomy. Students with complex physical health needs can only be supported during school and college hours, as residential places are not registered for nursing support and cannot accommodate non-delegatable health needs. Prospective families are invited to arrange a visit or get in touch.

• Cost

  The page does not state fees for placements; it only notes that as a charity Seashell needs to raise £2m every year through fundraising.

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