• People with a range of disabilities and associated learning difficulties
• Residential and day places
• Course start dates flexible to suit placement
• 38 weeks per year
• Maximum 130 residential learners; plus day learners
• Age 16+

General Description of College:
Portland College is a vibrant national college (135 residential places plus day learners) for people with a wide range of disabilities and associated learning difficulties. Set in a beautiful 40 acre woodland campus in the heart of Sherwood Forest we have excellent public transport links and support learners to access community facilities in addition to a stimulating enrichment and sport programme on campus. 25 places are available in shared independence training flats.

The Curriculum:
We strive to develop every learner’s unimagined potential with a personalised programme that can include work experience and volunteering. The personal curriculum is underpinned by a broad range of accredited qualifications in independence, literacy, numeracy, sport, arts, business studies, computing, small animal care and horticulture. We deliver a specialised sensory curriculum for learners with more complex needs.

Specialist Facilities:
We integrate learning and physical care with specialist physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, speech and language, health, occupational therapy and guidance teams. We are nationally recognised for our work on alternative and augmentative communication. The College is fully equipped to support physical care needs (graded excellent by the Commission for Social Care Inspection).

Statements:

1. expertise in supporting learners with a wide range of physical disabilities
2. expertise in meeting the needs of students with profound and multiple learning difficulties
3. expertise in working with learners with epilepsy and/or associated neurological conditions
4. expertise in working with learners with acquired brain injury
5. in-house speech and language therapy
6. in-house physiotherapy
7. opportunities to improve and develop communication skills through the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids
8. registered care home status
9. specialist staff to meet personal care requirements
10. residential provision linked to the academic year
11. day provision
12. specialist community access training to enable independent travel
13. an occupational therapy programme
14. a range of vocational courses with opportunities for accreditation.
15. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities
16. opportunities for learners participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
17. opportunities to explore a range of living options after college
18. opportunities to attend local mainstream colleges with support
19. opportunities to experience real work situations
20. a supported transition programme into independent or supported living

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