Education for a child or young adult who is deafblind can be very different from educating a child or young adult who is hearing and sighted.

• Choosing a school or other setting - offers information to help you to decide which school or other education facility is suitable for your child
• Supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) - information on the SEN system, including parent-partnership services, SEN statements and assessments and targets and reviews
• Key approaches to support learning - information about six key approaches to help a child learn
• Provision for school-aged children (3-19 years) - information about what you can expect for your child during their education
• Learning environment- information about adapting the environment to suit development and learning
• Types of education provision - the different types of education establishments available for deafblind children, including brief descriptions
• Working with teaching professionals - information on how you can work with teaching professionals to get the best possible provision for your child
• MSI curriculum - download a copy of the curriculum document for multi-sensory-impaired children, created in 2009 by Heather Murdoch and the MSI unit at Victoria School, Birmingham, and published by Sense

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