Canaan Lane Campus
School Provision
The Canaan Lane Campus of the Royal Blind School is a purpose built educational and residential facility for children and young adults with Multiple Disabilities in addition to their Visual Impairments – MDVI.
The facilities include:
• a purpose built school for MDVI up to 19 years of age
• 54 places for MDVI young people
• residential facilities in 6 purpose built houses
• an early years play group based in the ‘Barrie Space’
• two hydrotherapy pools
• an assessment suite with a video studio and editing facility
• access to our local community with established links and access to - St Peter’s Primary school, cafes, supermarket, specialist shops, community groups, library, Astley Ainslie Hospital grounds and facilities and many other informal community links.
Key Characteristics of the School:
• small classes - maximum six pupils
• excellent staff pupil ratio
• elaborated and adapted curriculum for MDVI
• development of innovative teaching methods
• - early communication for pupils with a Visual Impairment
• - adapted tactile signing system – Canaan/Barrie
• - active learning
• therapists as an integral part of teaching team -
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech and Language Therapy
• access to specialist teaching for all pupils in:
- Mobility
- Music / music therapy
- Physical Education/ rebound therapy
• integrated school nursing support
• teaching staff deliver courses on MDVI education both 'in house', locally, nationally and internationally
• a comprehensive baseline assessment for all new pupils with their first year following admission to the school
• the opportunity to be part of the Leavers' programme based upon a purpose built Leavers' Unit with an adapted Leavers' curriculum to facilitate transition to adult placements in addition to a Curriculum for Excellence Senior Phase.
