Course objective for teaching SEND students:

To equip the practitioner with the basic skills when teaching SEND students. To appropriately support a child with vision impairment in their class.

The course covers:

This one day course provides a basic understanding of the implications of learning and development and how to enable the child’s access.

The educational implications for a child/young person with vision impairment

Impact of vision impairment on development and learning

Barriers to accessing the curriculum

Enabling access to the curriculum and environment:

Practical approaches, methods and strategies to: enable curriculum access, reading print; accessing images, writing and editing of work; interactive board; general classroom environment

Practical strategies to support the child’s independence and social inclusion across the wider school setting

Practitioners will leave with a comprehensive resource pack in electronic format

If you are new to teaching send students you might also be interested in PE23:Understanding of vision impairment