Referral details
The College can meet the needs of a broad range of students: -Students with profound and multiple learning difficulties including sensory difficulties/ sensory processing difficulties. -Students with severe/complex learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities and communication disorders. -Students with multi-sensory impairment and severe learning difficulties. -Students who are deaf and have severe learning difficulties. -Students on the Autistic Spectrum with limited or no verbal communication. §Students with severe learning difficulties and complex medical conditions. The college has expertise in working with young people with low-incidence special needs including Autistic Spectrum Condition, Deafblindness/Multi-Sensory Impairment, Hearing or Visual Impairment with additional complex needs and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. The initial stages of the referral process include a visit to the site by the family, a review of their Statement or Education, Health and Care Plan and may also include a visit by Seashell to the young person in their current placement. A multi-disciplinary assessment is undertaken on-site at Seashell and this forms the basis for our placement offer.Contact phone
0161 610 0100Contact email
info@seashelltrust.org.ukOfsted rating
OutstandingOfsted report
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/106166Age
From 16 to 25 years oldOpening times
Open 24/7Description
An independent specialist day and residential college for students aged 16-25 with a broad range of complex low-incidence needs including learning, physical, sensory and behavioural disabilities. All of the young people at Royal College Manchester experience significant and complex communication difficulties. We offer specialist three-year courses designed to support young people with: Autistic spectrum condition (ASC), Multi-sensory impairment (MSI) and Severe/profound and multiple learning difficulties (S/PM LD).
Placement types available
Day
Residential - Weekly boarder (Mon-Thur)
Residential - Termly boarder (38 Weeks)
Residential - Yearly boarder (52 Weeks)
Royal College Manchester is a national specialist provision and is Autism Accredited
The college has a fully accessible site with an extensive range of facilities including specialist teaching and personal care environments, IT suite and life skills room, sensory room and media suite, hydrotherapy pool, swimming pool, inclusive fitness suite and sports hall.
Courses are delivered on site and within the community; there is also an off-site internship programme in operation