Respite care for SEND

At Seashell Trust, our community of 17 newly-built homes have some of the best facilities and equipment in the country. We take great pride in the homes we provide for the children and young people at our school and college who need this support.

As part of our educational and residential care for learning disabilities at Seashell, there is a lot to think about. Seashell Trust has a fully trained professional care team to provide day-to-day support within our fantastic homes. school and college. The wellbeing of the children and young adults is our number one priority, and all of our professionals are highly qualified and well-equipped to offer SEND support and deal with varying types of care.

Below are some of the benefits we deliver as part of our educational and residential care, supporting people with learning disabilities. Learn more about our educational and residential care and how we can support you.

Flexible respite care

Seashell provides weekly and termly boarding as well as 52-week placements. Our educational and residential care provision for students with SEND is highly flexible, and we offer bespoke packages tailored to each child or young person. 24-hour waking care is provided where needed.

Thoughtfully designed

All of the houses accommodate a maximum of four children or young people per house and have been thoughtfully designed to offer a highly personalised and specialised environment. Our properties are fully adapted to provide the best independent living opportunities for children and young adults with SEND.

Some of our houses offer a sensory room, providing a calming and relaxing environment and offering stimulation and enhanced learning through play.

Our young people live as part of a community, and we take care to ensure that each child or young person is placed with an appropriate peer group, so social and emotional skills build and friendships develop.

Personalised independent living services

Bespoke respite care packages are tailored to each individual child or young person and outlined within a personalised care plan. Each child and young person has their own ensuite bedroom, which we work together to decorate and personalise. Residents share their communal living with others of their own age and interests.

Maximising learning and development

Our respite care for young people ensures they can enjoy a safe, supportive and caring living space, enabling personal growth and development. Providing wrap-around respite care for disabled adults helps to maximise learning and development potential, as the same specialist teams work with each child in their home, taking a consistent, cohesive approach to achieving their personal goals.

Promoting independence

As part of our respite care packages, we encourage all children and young people to be as independent as possible. We support the development of independent or semi-independent living skills wherever possible. Children and young people are encouraged to exercise choice and control by, for example, choosing what they would like to eat for their evening meal or deciding which recreational activities they wish to take part in.

Recreational activities

All children and young people placed with us have the opportunity to access a full range of recreational activities, including arts and crafts, music and cooking. We even have a range of fitness equipment for disabled people and accessible cycling, as well as a pool perfect for disability swimming in Manchester. From our fitness suite to the play area and trampoline, we have plenty to keep children and young people entertained.

Our highly trained staff will also be on hand at all times and also accompany children and young people off-site to visit local shops, the cinema, restaurants and other cultural and recreational venues. There is no better choice than  Seashell when it comes to educational and residential care.