• severe/profound and multiple learning disabilities; sensory impairment; physical disabilities
• Residential and day places
• Courses start September
• 38 weeks per year
• Maximum 65 students
• Ages 19-25

General Description of College:
Nash College, part of Livability, has pleasant, wooded grounds and is situated near the outskirts of Bromley, Kent.  Day and residential provision is available for 65 learners from 19 – 25. Residential learners live in single rooms on the college campus or in specially adapted flats. Our specialist multi-disciplinary team provides individually planned and supported learning programmes for learners who have severe, complex or profound learning needs and/or disabilities, a high proportion of whom have communication difficulties.

The Curriculum:
The curriculum is designed to provide meaningful learning opportunities for every learner in the college and residential areas. The individualised timetable/programme offer is based on the identified needs of the learner and their own wishes and interests.

Specialist Facilities:
We aim to provide programmes to improve the quality of life and build on the strengths of individual learners with complex learning difficulties, communication disorders, sensory impairment and/or physical disabilities within the college, community and work related learning opportunities.
Young people develop social communication through specialist approaches and multi-sensory experiences, minimise their dependence and build on their interests and abilities to become active members of the community. A multi-disciplinary holistic approach to learning through living is promoted throughout learners' programmes.

Statements:

1. expertise in meeting the needs of students with profound and multiple learning difficulties
2. expertise in meeting the needs of students with severe learning difficulties
3. expertise in supporting learners with a wide range of physical disabilities
4. expertise in working with learners with multi-sensory impairment
5. expertise in working with learners with communication difficulties
6. expertise in working with learners with epilepsy and/or associated neurological conditions
7. opportunities to improve and develop communication skills through the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids
8. opportunities to improve communication skills such as the use of Makaton, Bliss, symbols or objects of reference
9. a programme to enable students to learn more about themselves and how to form relationships
10. opportunities for learners participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
11. a programme to help learners to look after themselves more independently
12. opportunities to attend local mainstream colleges with support
13. a work placement scheme with local employers
14. opportunities to develop strategies to minimise incidence of inappropriate behaviour
15. in-house speech and language therapy
16. a range of therapeutic services
17. in-house psychology services
18. waking night residential staff
19. registered care home status
20. nursing services available 24 hours a day

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