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Chailey Heritage School, in Sussex, is a charitable special school for young people, aged between 3 and 19, with physical disabilities. All of our young people have access to a very high level of clinical and therapeutic input from our NHS colleagues on site. All of our teachers and hands-on staff are highly trained to work with young people with complex needs.

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The RLSB's Dorton House School is located in Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent. Our approach to learning includes adapted teaching technologies, mobility training and therapies.
We specialise in teaching children whose Statement of Special Educational Needs indicates that a placement in a specialist school for children who are visually impaired is appropriate.

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New College Worcester is a national residential school and college for young people aged 11 to 19 who are blind or partially sighted.

Every student receives an individual programme of education, mobility and Independent Living Skills to support them in reaching their full potential both in and outside the classroom.

Our students can access the full range of National Curriculum subjects, plus a variety of leisure activities. The result is young people who flourish, both as students and individuals.

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Established in 1957, RNIB Rushton School and Children's Home has a strong heritage for providing specialist education, 52 week residential care, therapies and healthcare for young people with sight loss, multiple disabilities and complex health needs up to the age of 19. Our on-site school also offers education to a small number of pupils who attend on a daily basis.
Our current facilities accommodate 19 young people with six additional day places.
Re-development
RNIB has embarked upon one of our most ambitious projects to date. We are replacing the existing Rushton site with state-of-the-art facilities. Due for completion in 2011, the new facility will provide a home to 60 young people. The school will provide education to all living on-site, as well as an additional 10 day students.
RNIB Rushton is open now and there will be a phased transition to our new facilities over the next two years.

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VI Resource Base
At St Stephen’s we are very proud to have on site provision for pupils with visual impairment. The Resource Base is an integral part of the school and pupils are fully included in the life of the school. Pupils are encouraged to actively participate in all areas including after school clubs and have responsibilities in school. Two pupils run a weekly lunchtime club teaching sighted pupils Braille, Year 6 pupils have responsibilities such as librarians and equipment monitors.
‘It’s really good being part of the VI unit because you get all the help you need and get to do really fun things.’ (Year 5 pupil)

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Sunnyside School is a mainsteam primary school with up to 70 "statemented" SEN pupils - (Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired or with moderate learning difficulties)

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As the leading regional centre for young people with little or no sight, we pride ourselves on our specialist provision delivered by experienced professionals who work collaboratively to provide education, health, care, therapy and mobility to ensure that learners receive the highest quality services and provision which includes:

The school for children from 4-16 years of age
The college for learners from 16-24
Outreach and advisory services for visual impairment
Training in visual impairment and special needs
Training for learning disabilities and sensory impairment
Workforce development and research

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Wishtrac is an innovative company dedicated to improving education standards in schools throughout the UK amongst children of all abilities.

Formed in 2005 by former Deputy Head Teacher Paul Strongman, Wishtrac's unique educational software programs are borne out of Paul's 15 years experience of teaching in the classroom.

With more and more emphasis placed on teaching children using modern ICT methods, never before have teachers needed more help in using software that provides lesson support and has genuine educational content. What sets Wishtrac apart is our passion for teaching which means that in everything we do we aim to:

1. Help children of all abilities improve their skills
2. Support teachers in the classroom and adapt to the latest teaching methods
3. Deliver to national curriculum standards