Supporting educators to feel confident and successful
At Positive Eye, we believe that every child with vision impairment or SEND deserves the opportunity to thrive.
Our approach is simple:
Understand need. Improve practice. Change outcomes.
Positive Eye at a Glance
- Established in 2008
- 40+ years of specialist SEND and vision impairment experience
- Thousands of educators trained across the UK and internationally
- NASEN award-winning programme
- Supporting thousands of children, young people with vision impairment and SEND
- Enabling meaningful changes in educational practice that improve access, participation, independence and outcomes
Everything we create is designed to be practical, achievable and immediately useful in real educational settings. We help busy professionals develop the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to support children and young people with vision impairment or SEND successfully.
18 years of Positive Eye to date….
Positive Eye has delivered training across the UK, Europe and internationally to 1,000’s of educators and is trusted by schools and specialist services supporting children with vision impairment and SEND.
Meet the founder of Positive Eye – Gwyn McCormack
Positive Eye was founded by Gwyn McCormack, an internationally respected specialist in vision impairment and special educational needs.
As a Qualified Teacher of Vision Impairment (QTVI), Gwyn has extensive experience delivering training for teachers of pupils with visual impairment, helping education professionals develop practical strategies that improve access, participation and outcomes.
Gwyn has dedicated her career to improving outcomes for children and young people with vision impairment. Her experience spans mainstream education, specialist support services, leadership within local authority services, resource development and international training.
Over the past 18 years, Positive Eye has become a trusted provider of visual impairment training, VI training and SEND professional development for schools, local authorities, charities and specialist services across the UK and internationally.
What makes Gwyn’s work different is her ability to translate specialist knowledge into practical strategies that educators can use immediately.
Professionals consistently describe her training as motivating, engaging and transformational because it helps them move from uncertainty to confidence.
Research and Evidence-Informed Practice
Positive Eye is committed to ensuring that training, resources and programmes are informed by current research and evidence.
Our work is supported by collaboration with Professor Rachel Pilling, whose research into visual impairment, engagement and learning has contributed to the development and evaluation of programmes including the Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme and Marvin’s Story Time Show.
Why Schools and Services Choose Positive Eye
We understand that supporting children with vision impairment can feel complex. That’s why we focus on practical solutions rather than theory alone. Our courses and resources help practitioners:
- Understand the impact of vision impairment on learning
- Develop inclusive classroom practice
- Build children’s independence and confidence
- Improve access to the curriculum
- Track progress more effectively
- Create meaningful and lasting educational outcomes
The result is support that is realistic, effective and sustainable. One of the comments we hear most often is:
“You make things practical.”
That is exactly what Positive Eye is about. The resources, programmes and courses provided are designed to be simple, achievable and easy to use.
Positive Eye always focuses on helping educators understand the link between a child’s needs and the simple strategies that will support them most effectively.
Creating Resources That Change Practice
Positive Eye has developed a wide range of respected programmes and resources used by educators nationally and internationally.
These include the NASEN award-winning Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme and the hugely successful research based Marvin’s Story Time Show, which has engaged thousands of children around the world through accessible storytelling and inclusive learning experiences.
Every resource we create is built around one key principle:
Make it practical. Make it effective. Make it work for children.
Working Together
Over the years, Positive Eye has collaborated with leading organisations, charities, universities and specialist services across the UK and internationally.
For 18 years Positive Eye has contributed to VIEW Teach journal articles and has been a proud sponsor of VIEW
We are proud to support professionals who share our commitment to improving opportunities and outcomes for children and young people with vision impairment.
