Seashell - A Charity Transforming the Young Lives of those with the most Complex Disabilities
Seashell is a national learning disability charity supporting children and young adults with complex learning difficulties, disabilities, and additional communication needs across the UK.
What We DoOur Admissions Criteria
Seashell educates and supports children and young adults with the most complex disabilities from across the UK. We deliver holistic educational and residential* services from our campus in Cheadle Hulme. We also deliver expert education and support beyond our school and college to individuals, organisations and families from across the country.
Students we welcome to Seashell need to meet our primary admissions criteria and at least one of our secondary criteria.
Our primary admissions criteria for all new students are:
Severe to profound learning disability and complex needs (SLD / PMLD).
Our secondary criteria apply to complex needs relating to at least one of the following:
- Sensory impairment
- Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and accompanying sensory and behavioural challenges
- Complex physical health needs, including requirement for gastrostomy and tracheostomy*
We specialise in:
- Deafblindness (MSI)
- Severe or profound hearing loss
- Severe or profound vision loss
- Autism and severe to profound learning disabilities
We provide assessment and education for CHARGE and Deafblind (MSI) children and young adults. We give specialist training to the staff teams who support them.
*Students with complex physical health needs (including gastrostomy and tracheostomy) can only be supported at Seashell during school and college hours. Our residential places are not registered to provide nursing support and we cannot offer residential placements to children and young adults with non-delegatable health needs.
Severe learning disability support
Based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, we operate a non-maintained special school, an independent specialist college, together with residential facilities and respite for children and young adults with the most complex disabilities. We also deliver expert education and support beyond our school and college to individuals, organisations and families from across the country as part of our External Services.
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As a charity, we rely on fundraising to provide vital specialist equipment and experiences to enhance the development, growth and potential of the young people we support.
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Here at Seashell, our aim as a learning disability charity is to provide the very best care and support to children and young adults, no matter their disability. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today if you want to hear more about the educational and residential services we provide.
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