• Learning Difficulties, Physical Disabilities & Visual Impairment
• Residential and day places
• Courses start September, January, April
• 37 weeks per year
• Maximum: 65 residential students; 12 day students
• Age 16-25

General Description of College:
Henshaws College campus is purpose-built and occupies a 12 acre greenfield site on the outskirts of Harrogate, with good road, rail and air links. Students access local shops and facilities within the local community.

The Curriculum:
Each student follows a structured, personalised programme with individual goals, and an emphasis on Independence and Employability Skills, together with literacy, numeracy, Communication and ICT, Mobility and Travel Training. Vocational Pathways include Art & Craft, Retail & Administration, Media, Horticulture and Hospitality and provide opportunities for work experience both on and off campus. Students explore options for their future adult life through our Transitions Programme.
Our multi-disciplinary team of staff, including Speech & Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Low Vision and Rehabilitation services, provides full support where needed. All staff have relevant and specialist qualifications and experience, ensuring that effective learning takes place throughout the extended curriculum.

Specialist Facilities:
The College is well resourced with specialist teaching areas and equipment which are fully accessible for all students. Residential provision includes en suite bedrooms, self-contained flats and a small, independent house, which provide opportunities to experience a variety of living options as independence skills develop. The Health, Fitness and Leisure Centre on campus comprises Hydrotherapy and Swimming Pools, Sports Hall, Sauna, Steam Room and Multi Gym.

Statements:

1. expertise in working with learners who are blind or partially sighted
2. expertise in meeting the needs of students with moderate learning difficulties
3. expertise in meeting the needs of students with severe learning difficulties
4. expertise in supporting learners with a wide range of physical disabilities
5. opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and communication skills
6. comprehensive support in the learning and use of Braille and/or Moon
7. opportunities to improve communication skills such as the use of Makaton, Bliss, symbols or objects of reference
8. specialist mobility training to enable independent travel
9. extensive use of specialist resources to access information technology
10. opportunities to follow a specific vocational course
11. opportunities to experience real work situations
12. a work placement scheme with local employers
13. opportunities to work towards awards in the Foundation Learning Tier
14. opportunities for learners participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
15. a supported transition programme into independent or supported living
16. a supported transition programme into supported or open employment
17. a personal development programme
18. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities
19. a range of therapeutic services
20. specialist staff to meet personal care requirements

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