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Effective Inclusion for Children with Vision Impairment in Mainstream Settings VAT Exempt
Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Dates: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Cost: £50
Who is this course for: Primary and secondary mainstream teachers, TAs, SENDCos.
Cost: £60 per person
Venue:
Training Room G 4
New Parks House
Pindar Road,
Leicester. LE3 9RN
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 technology. You will also gain the knowledge on how to better support and prepare VI students for their KS4 exams.
Course Outcomes;
- An understanding of different types of vision loss and how this affects the child you support.
- A better understanding of visual impairment and its implications in the classroom.
- Practical strategies for inclusion including technology.
- Advice on how to modify and adapt resources.
- Support in preparing for Key Stage 4 exams and assessments.
- Strategies and teaching approaches for developing social inclusion.
£50.00
Practical workshop: Using 'Ordinarily Available' Assistive Technology’ VAT EXEMPT
Course Name: Practical workshop: Using 'Ordinarily Available' Assistive Technology’ VAT Exempt
Dates: Thursday 30th October 2025 - Cancelled
Times: 09:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: 25
Venue: Room G.4 ,New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
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 impairments including, vision,
learning and neurodiversity’s.
Able to 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.
£25.00
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.