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Special educational needs - co-ordinated support plan
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Vision Support Service
The Vision Support Service offers a comprehensive range of services to Wirral schools, parents and pupils to support successful inclusion of children and young people who have a visual impairment from the ages of 0 to 19.
Qualified specialist staff work both at Solar Campus in Wallasey and in the specialist resource bases located at the Pensby High Schools and Sandbrook Primary School.
The team of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, rehabilitation officers and specialist teaching assistants provide advice to schools and settings as well as appropriate specialist assessment and support for children and young people who are experiencing difficulties as a result of reduced vision.
In addition to pupil specific work, the team offers training and information for school staff via generic Vision Awareness training sessions and phase-based INSET.
The Service works in close partnership with local health service colleagues to support monthly visual assessment clinics and low vision aid service. Advice to parents and training for children is not restricted to term time but is also available in most school holidays.
The Service will always respond to requests for information and advice on any aspects of visual impairment relevant to a particular child’s progress. Pupil-specific assessments with follow-on advice and/or taught programmes in elements of the specialist “vision” curriculum will be provided for all children who are experiencing difficulties as a result of reduced vision.
For further information about the Service, advice about the possible curriculum implications of a specific visual condition or to request INSET, please contact the Head of Service.
Contact
Peter Davies on (0151) 637 6108
Email: pjdavies@wirral.gov.uk