Education

Children with complex needs

Summary: RNIB services for children with complex needs (MDVI) - information for professionals and parents.

• Emotional support
• Children and family events
• RNIB support
• Services at RNIB schools
• Music and therapy
• RNIB projects and initiatives
• Supporting education and learning
• RNIB specialist magazine - Insight
• External links - Complex needs
• Training courses

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Emotional support

Read our Coming to terms with your child's sight problem to find sources of information and support.

Children and family events

• Regional family events, support and activities

RNIB support

• Family Services Officers - get in touch with the Family Services Officer in your region in the first instance to be referred to someone who can help.
• Parents' Place for online information, community and support.

Services at RNIB schools

• RNIB Sunshine House School Northwood - for day and flexible residential education for children with sight loss and complex needs 2 - 11 years. The school also has family services on an outreach basis for children with complex needs.
• RNIB Rushton School and Children's Home, - provides flexible 52 week residence and education near Coventry for children and young people with visual impairment and complex needs 5 - 19 years.
• Brookfields School - RNIB's partnership special school, near Reading and provides day education provision for pupils aged 2 - 19 years with sight loss and additional needs.

Music and therapy

• Specialist music and therapy in schools and other settings.
• Supporting children who have sight problems in therapy sessions (Word, 33KB)
• Infant massage for you and your child (Word, 35KB)

RNIB projects and initiatives

• Consultancy and advice for establishments and services making provision for children and young people with sight loss and complex needs.
• Court expert witness service - support for schools and settings undertaking self-evaluation of their provision for children and young people having sight problems and complex needs.

Supporting education and learning

• Visit our curriculum pages
• Mainstream education options
• RNIB Books for professionals essential guides - children under 16
• Special schools for children with sight loss

RNIB specialist magazine - Insight

• Insight magazine - the RNIB magazine providing inspirational and practical information on the education of children and young people, including those with additional or complex needs.

External links - Complex needs

• Priory Woods School resources section - worksheets, curriculum documents, lesson plans and simple programs, free to adapt and use in your school, college or home.
• MENCAP - a charity working for children with learning disabilities

Training courses

Children's Services courses, seminars and workshops - for staff working in special schools, services or other settings.

For more information please email: judy.bell@rnib.org.uk, RNIB National Development Officer, Multiple Disability.

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Content author: judy.bell@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 08/04/2008 18:38