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062 - Dorton College, Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB),
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ONTACT
Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB)
Ms. Mandy Douglas
United Kingdom
www.rlsb.org.uk+44 207 808 6176
mandy.douglas@rlsb.org.ukO
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MISSION
Dorton College establishes robust relationships with mainstream colleges but is a specialist college in its own right for
blind and partially sighted young people. Our mission is to support students to achieve academically, socially and
emotionally to ensure they are ready for the wider world and can live their lives independently which increases their
opportunities to fulfil their ambitions. Local colleges deliver academic and vocational learning and students living in
Dorton’s community houses learn practical life skills that increases their emotional well-being, raises levels of resilience
and creates independence through individually tailored interventions.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
Dorton College students study academic and vocational qualifications at mainstream colleges. Dorton provides
specialist support to enable them to fully access the curriculum and the extra curricula activities. The students live in
community houses generally based near the college where they learn and develop the skills they will need for the future
– should they choose to move onto higher education or into employment. Independence of choice and the resilience,
knowledge and skills to live fulfilling lives is the primary outcome for Dorton College students. They have developed
their own modular Jig Saw curriculum.
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OUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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United Kingdom
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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United Kingdom
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
The provision has been planned to grow carefully and slowly from 6 students in year 1, 9 in year 2 and 10 for the
academic year 2015/16.
All students achieve 95% and above of their learning goals
For the past 2 years al leavers have gone on to varying levels of independent living, further and higher education
and training. No students have reverted back to being dependent on family members.