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Seashell Trust, Royal College Manchester

Services/focus of the Karten Centre

Royal College Manchester is a non-maintained further special educational needs college providing education and care for young adults aged 16 to 25 years with the most complex disabilities and health needs in the country. We prioritise person-centred learning whilst offering specialist support to each and every student. Our team works to prepare our students for life as an adult, preparing for employment, self-advocacy and skills for life. Our dedicated and skilled staff team provide highly specialised education to ensure each student’s needs are understood and met.

Centre specialisms:

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Centre Address

Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6RQ

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Karten Centre Manager

Ted Wilkinson

Contact Details

Phone:

0161 610 0131


E-mail:

ted.wilkinson@seashelltrust.org.uk


Host Organisation

Seashell Trust

Host Organisation Address

Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6RQ

Centre setting

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Karten Centre Website

https://www.seashelltrust.org.uk/our-college/

Centre Established

January 2008

Clients

The College provides education and care for young adults aged 16 to 25 years with the most complex disabilities and health needs in the country.
Our values revolve around our commitment to provide the very best education and support to students with complex learning disabilities and autism.

Typical ages of clients

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Disabilities

The Seashell Trust works to support some of the most severely challenged young people in the UK. Each one of our students has multiple and profound disabilities, with a combination of conditions including:

• Visual impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Autism
• Down’s syndrome
• Charge syndrome
• Cerebral palsy
• Diabetes
• Drug resistant Epilepsy
• PMLD & SLD

Type/s of disabilties

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Technology used in the Karten Centre

The College endeavours to provide technological spaces and kit to meet the educational and care needs of a wide array of learners.

Assistive Technology

Hardware: iPads - standard, Mini's and Pro's. Windows PC's, Adapted Keyboards and Mouse's, Eye-Gaze controlled/ Accessible kit: TDi12+, GridPad 15, HeadMouse Nano, a library of Switches and Switch interfaces and Switch Activated Technology, 3D Printer, Swell Form-Tactile Symbol machine.

Software: Microsoft 365, Clicker 8, Symwriter, Widgit Online, Boardmaker, HelpKidzLearn, Read-and-Write, Grid 3, TD Snap, Proloquo2Go AAC, GoTalk,

Providing

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Karten Centre Hours

The centre is open from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm Monday to Friday. There are 6 structured classes in the Centre per week. Those in the morning run from 9:30am – 12:00pm with a half hour break during this time (2 hours total). Afternoon sessions run from 1:30pm – 3:00pm (1.5 hours total). 61.5 student hours per week are spent in structured sessions.

In addition, the CTEC centre is available every weekday lunch-time for students to use for leisure activities. Students predominantly choose to listen to music, watch video footage (hobby related, e.g. sports) and play mouse skills games. Around 6 students use it this way each lunchtime. 20 student hours per week are spent in ‘unstructured’ leisure sessions.

Services offered to the Network

We have our own 3D printer and experience in designing and producing 3D models that can be used to adapt or repair specialist equipment. We can offer a 3D printing service or advise on how another centre may setup their own 3D printing facilities