We offer education consultancy/visiting teacher services to students with a vision impairment. These services include:
Student services
- 1:1 student support as appropriate
- attendance at SSG meetings (Student Support Group meeting)
- student support in small group forums as appropriate
- information about and delivery of the Expanded Core Curriculum for blind and vision impaired students
- report writing for education and funding purposes
- information regarding access to resources such as large print texts, E-texts etc
- provision of supporting documentation for alternative assessment and examination provisions
- Support for students and schools at transition times, such as moving from primary to secondary settings or moving campuses
- information regarding adaptive technology options, suppliers and training
- information regarding and referral to other service providers in the community as appropriate
- collaboration and liaison with other providers as appropriate to achieve education goals
- information for parents regarding low vision and education issues
- provision of home visits as appropriate
- information for work experience placement providers as appropriate
Professional Development
- practical information and activity based session for staff to experience low vision and associated learning challenges
- provision of information regarding functional implications of vision loss
- provision of information for staff and students to encourage student inclusion and participation in all school activities including camps and excursions
- provision of on-going professional development events as required
- information on relevant terminology – visual acuity, low vision, legal blindness
- strategies to identify and address education issues
- information regarding alternate formats including large print, audio, braille
- practical information and activity based sessions for the student’s classmates and wider school cohort
Fees
- Independent Visiting Teachers for Vision fees are tailored to meet individual needs. The fee structure includes an option for an hourly or daily fee.