You can help us provide specialist services for children and young people with complex needs and sight loss at RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning (formerly RNIB Rushton School and Children's Home).
Our specialist activities and excursions give blind and partially sighted children and young people with complex needs the support they need to enhance their communication skills, access the curriculum, and develop their self esteem. These include trips out, rock climbing, horse riding, equipment for the sensory room, concert tickets and music lessons.
Make a donation
You can make an online donation to RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning.
Other ways you can support us
As well as vital donations, you can support us through getting involved in fundraising and volunteering. Businesses can join in too. Find out how you can help RNIB Pears Centre.
Venue hire
Why not host your meeting or event at RNIB Pears Centre? All income generated by room hire and hospitality helps us continue to provide our specialist services to children and young people with complex needs who are blind or partially sighted. Contact us to discuss your needs and arrange a tour.
What our supporters say
"The work that RNIB Pears Centre does is incredible, just going to the centre you can see for yourself the impact it has on the young people. Getting involved with the new fundraising group will help ensure that vital funds are raised."
Doug Squires, Managing Director, Squires Gear and Engineering
"I first visited the home and school in 2008 looking for and finding inspiration. RNIB had started a project that would need £30 million to complete. Thanks to the work of thousands of people RNIB Pears Centre was opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on Thursday 13 September 2012. Amongst the celebrations, two students, Ashleigh and Fabian, sang 'Let it Be' tremendously and beautifully to a joyously tearful audience that included Sir George Martin who, with friends, had provided the music room.
The interiors are wonderful. Space. Soft rolling walls. Pools of light. Covered 'escape' areas leading from classrooms. Storage. A great Great Hall. State-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Students and staff are very, very proud. It's world-class. Very well done."
Eric Westbrook, Registered Blind RNIB Member and Volunteer
Our partnership with Pears Foundation
We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to the redevelopment project to modernise and extend our facilities. We would particularly like to acknowledge Pears Foundation who have shown enormous support by investing over £1million in the development of the new facilities. Read more about our partnership with Pears Foundation.
Visit us!
We welcome visits from parents, carers, children, other family members and professionals. Contact us to arrange your visit.