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Supporting Children & Young People with Vision Impairment in Mainstream Schools (VAT Exempt)
Who is this course for: Primary and secondary mainstream teachers, TAs, SENDCOs.
Course Outcomes:
This course will help you to understand the impact of vision impairment on primary and secondary students and understand how to implement support strategies in the classroom including practical subjects. This course includes:
- An understanding of different types of vision loss and how this affects the child you support.
- Practical strategies for inclusion, including the use of technology.
- Principles of modifying and adapting resources.
- Access arrangements for exams and assessments.
- Strategies for facilitating independence and social inclusion.
Date: Monday 21 September 2026, 9:30am to 3pm
Venue: G4 Training Room, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£50.00
Supporting the Mobility & Independent Living Skills of Children & Young People with Vision Impairment
Who is this course for:
All staff across education & social care, including mainstream, specialist, early years settings, primary/secondary schools and colleges to meet the needs of children with a range of SEND.
Course Outcomes:
You will gain an understanding the impact of vision impairment on a child or young person’s ability to navigate their environment and carry out independent living tasks, alongside strategies to support, including:
- Mobility & Orientation
- Independent Living Skills
This session will be delivered by the Vision Support Team Habilitation Specialists.
Date: Monday 26 October 2026, 3.45pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams
£0.00
Curriculum Framework for Children & Young People with Vision Impairment
Who is this course for:
All staff across education & social care, including mainstream, specialist, early years settings, primary/secondary schools and colleges.
Course Outcomes:
This Curriculum Framework for Children & Young People with Vision Impairment guides the work of the Vision Support Team, to ensure that all children have equal and inclusive access to education and social inclusion. This session looks at how we can work together to support children’s independence across key areas:
- Facilitating an Inclusive World
- Sensory Development
- Communication
- Literacy
- Mobility
- Independent Living Skills
- Access to Information
- Technology
- Social, Emotional, Mental & Physical Wellbeing
- Social, Sports & Leisure
- Preparing for Adulthood
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams
£0.00
Ordinarily Available Assistive Technology Twilight Sessions
Who is this course for:
Teachers, TAs, SENDCOs in mainstream and specialist settings to meet the needs of children with a wide range of SEND.
Course Outcomes:
- Have knowledge of and able to use the inbuilt accessibility features benefit and provide access to learning in the classroom for children and young people with a range of needs including, vision, learning and neurodiversity.
- Understand how to implement the AT recommendations in reports using the technology readily available in schools.
- Harness the power of Artificial intelligence (AI) to take the pressure off the workload of teachers and how it can provide access to learning for all.
- Know about freely available apps that can be used by teachers and children and young people to speed up access to information.
- Exchange ideas and recommendations with others who are passionate about Assistive Technology.
Sessions available:
- Thursday 17 September, 3.45-4.30pm – Using Dictation
- Thursday 8 October, 3.45-4.30pm- Screen Readers
- Thursday 5 November, 3.45-4.30pm - OCR scanning / reading
- Thursday 10 December, 3.45-4.30pm- Colour filters / reading focus / mouse pointers
- Thursday 14 January, 3.45-4.30pm - Apps for assistive reading
- Thursday 11 February, 3.45-4.30pm - AI uses to access work
- Thursday 11 March, 3.45-4.30pm - Using shared documents to engage reluctant learners
Further sessions to be announced based on the needs raised in the sessions
£0.00
Supporting Children & Young People with Hearing Impairment in Mainstream Schools (VAT Exempt)
Dates: -
- Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9:00am - 3:30am or
- Wednesday 28 October 2026, 9:00am - 3:30pm
Who is this course for: Primary and secondary mainstream teachers, TAs, SENDCOs.
Cost: £50 per session
Venue: G1 Training Hall, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Course Outcomes:
This course will help you to understand the impact of hearing impairment on primary and secondary students and understand how to implement support strategies in the classroom.
Areas Covered:
- Understanding different types of hearing loss.
- Implications of hearing loss on language, learning and communication.
- Understanding different types of audiological equipment.
- Managing equipment – ‘hands on workshops’.
- Deaf awareness strategies and how to support inclusion in the classroom
Course Outcomes:
- A better understanding of different types of hearing loss and equipment and how it affects the child you support.
- A better understanding of hearing impairment and its implications in the classroom
- A greater knowledge of how to troubleshoot problems with audiological equipment.