Positive Looking Best Practice Day – Phenomenal Day!
There is no other day like a Positive Looking Best Practice Day. You have to be there to see it, understand it, feel it and take away the buzz and make others buzz and move vision up the agenda!!! A resounding success!
KEY MESSAGES
All day-everyday-everyone!
See it-find it-use it!
Simple-possible-doable!
THANK YOU PRESENTERS
With huge thanks to all the presenters, each and everyone of you were a hit!
I would like to thank…..
Professor Rachel Pilling: Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Professor of Special Needs & Learning Disability Eye Care, University of Bradford and Daniel Downes, Team Leader for VI, Salford
For presenting: See It Find It Use It – a new approach to the child with CVI
Sally Barowik: Assistant Headteacher for Curriculum and Assessment. Hollybank School
For presenting: Progress through parties: empowering staff, addressing misconceptions, and having fun
Sara Akhtar: Qualified Teacher of VI, Oldham Sensory and Physical Support Service (SAPSS)
For presenting: Supporting children with CVI, in settings and at home
Lindsey Lintern: Qualified Teacher for Learners with Vision Needs (QTVI), Lead for MSI and MDVI Learners.
Daniel Stroker: Qualified Teacher for Learners with Vision Needs (QTVI),
Manchester Sensory Support Service
Alex Cruz: PMLD Teacher in Lancasterian Primary School, Manchester
Melanie Tanswell, Class Teacher, Ashgate School, Manchester
For presenting: A city wide approach to Positive Looking
Positive Looking Takeaways
“Thank you so much for today. My colleagues and I appreciated how much work it took you to put on the event and discussed it all the way home. We were inspired by you and all of the presenters. As you know I have been using Positive Looking for many years and I am an advocate for your work.
Thank you for everything, particularly your support and your enthusiasm. Today was another great success!! The rippling affect will hopefully change to great waves to push vision further up the agenda. I wish you success with everything that you have planned ahead.”
“As always a fantastic opportunity to network and learn/share new ideas and initiatives. Consolidates and solidifies ideas regarding developing personal VI passports.
Love the idea of a VI party – great idea to develop confidence of support staff as well as great use of very limited VI input from Sensory Support Service Team.
The really great thing as always with anything you produce Gwyn is I always leave enthused, inspired and armed not only with great ideas but physical resources to support staff and impact on pupil’s visual development. Thank you!”
Download the full feedback from the day
LINKS FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS AT THE BEST PRACTICE DAY
1.Download the recording of Marvin’s Halloween Story Time Show wth Gwynnie-Gwyn-Gwyn. Price £2.70
2. Read more about the outcomes from the Story Time Show
3. Download the Positive Looking to Go App
4. Visit Professor Rachel Pilling’s Website
5. Positive Looking Conf-Shop: Iceland
Positive Looking Conf-Shop Iceland
6. Next Positive Looking Online Training Course
7. Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme
If your school/service doesn’t already have the programme here is the link to purchase
Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme
8. Positive Looking Everyday by Everyone Ideas (Toolkit)
PL_Everyday-Everyone-Toolkit_Ideas
9. And now the photo gallery – click on each image to enlarge.
Remember Positive Looking Rocks for children around the world. Keep pushing vision up the agenda through your work in schools and in your Services.
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- Gwynnie-Gwyn-Gwyn with the car packed ready for the Positive Looking Best Practice Day
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- Gwynnie-Gwyn-Gwyn arriving for the Positive Looking Best Practice Day
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- Martin, Gwynnie-Gwyn-Gwyn’s husband came to help before he went to work . He works in the opposite direction but still came to help and came back at the end of the day too.
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- Positive Positive Looking check everyone with the Positive Looking app!
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- Amazing presentation by Professor Rachel Pilling and Daniel Downes on their new work for children with CVI; See it, Find it, Use it
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- Daniel Downes and Professor Rachel Pilling with the Positive Looking owl
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- Amazing presentation from Sally about her VI party idea to build capacity at her school. Pictured here with the Positive Looking ow
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- Informative and insightful presentation from Sara about her work in Oldham regarding children with CVI. Pictured here with the Positive Looking owl
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- Talking and exchnage of ideas whilst making the takeaway caterpillar! Made from an IKEA hanger
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- Intense discussions – meaningful and so much to take away, New friends made
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- Intense discussions – meaningful and so much to take away, New friends made
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- Smiley happy educators talking as they make their caterpillar to take away and use with children
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- Everyone listening, no phones and no one on their laptops
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- Creating their Positive Looking Everyday by Everyone Toolkit
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- Caterpillar fun all around the room, smiling and relaxed, the first activity of the day
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- A chance to learn from like minded professionals
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- Making the Positive Looking Everyday by Everyone toolkit
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- Making the Positive Looking Everyday by Everyone toolkit
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- A stunning homemade resource shared
