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The College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded almost £40,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with young, blind and visually impaired (VI) students. Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, will help cover some of the costs incurred in implementing tight infection… Read More »
Posted On
9 November 2020
Potential students and their parents/carers are invited to take a personalised, one-to-one tour of our amazing College during half-term week, 26 – 31 October 2020. Due to Covid restrictions and for your safety (and ours), we can only invite parents/carers with one child (i.e. 2 adults max, plus 1 child). There will be two tours… Read More »
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6 October 2020
Will Writing Fortnight 2-13 November 2020 Over half of the adults in the UK don’t have a Will* but Wills aren’t just for older people, those who are sick or parents – they’re important for all of us because life, as we all now know, can be very unpredictable! Thinking about how to look after… Read More »
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2 October 2020
A FREE virtual open morning (for parents/carers) followed by an activity afternoon for young people aged 13 to 17 with a visual impairment. Parents/carers are invited to join us for an informative morning talking to College staff, covering everything you need to know about RNC and the funding process. In the afternoon we invite young… Read More »
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1 October 2020
As with most schools and colleges across the country, it will be difficult to plan tours, visits and open days at the College this year, with the ever changing Covid-19 regulations. With that in mind, RNC has commissioned a short film entitled ‘Come and see RNC’ to give prospective students and their families a brief… Read More »
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22 September 2020
Strongman competitor Chris Colbert, a student with The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) claimed second place at the weekend at ‘West Yorkshire’s Strongest Man and Woman’ competition. Chris, who was registered blind at the age of four, is studying a Personal Training course at the College and credits his tutor Aaron Rees, for… Read More »
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8 September 2020