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
• a purpose built nursery for visually impaired children 3 - 5 years of age with places for 12 children with a visual impairment
• an early years play group based at the Barrie nursery
• two hydrotherapy pools
• an assessment suite with a video studio and editing facility
• acces to our neighbours - St Peter’s Primary school

Key Characteristics of the School:

• small classes – maximum six pupils
• excellent staff pupil ratio
• elaborated and adapted curriculum for MDVI
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• 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
• integrated nursing team 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.