autumn/early spring schedule - courses on working with children with
visual impairment 2010/11
1. Courses in the north west
Positive steps - strengths building for children and young people with vi
course speakers: gail bailey - child psychologist, gwyn mccormack
qualified teacher of children with visual impairments and director of
positive eye.
Date of course: 23rd/24th September
Course overview: This course aims to provide quaified teachers of children with visual impairments, special educational needs co-ordinators and other professionals with a foundation in the understanding of the specific emotional needs of children and young people with a visual impairments. Taking an inclusive approach to these needs, the course aims to equipm the participants with a set of strategies, skills and resources to enable them to support resilience in children and young people with visual impairments.......
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Course speakers: Gail Bailey is an educational psychologist with specialist experience in the area of Emotional Well-being in CYPVI and has recently completed doctoral research on the topic which forms the background for this new course. She is the author of ‘What Can You See: Supporting the social development of children who are blind or partially sighted (RNIB Publications 2010).Gail has RP and has the dual insights of a person with severe sight impairment and an ex-fully sighted person!
Gwyneth McCormack: Educational Consultant, qualified teacher of children with visual impairments and director of Positive Eye, has experience of supporting and working with CYPVI in educational settings both in a teaching role and as head of a peripatetic support service. She began to develop activities to support and engage CYPVI in the decision making, planning, review of their support, which now form part of the pack to support this course.
book place places are limited to 12.
3 day course : an introduction to working with children and young
people with a visual impairment. course speakers: gwyn mccormack and
guest speaker - sue cook - mobility session (head of specialist teaching
teams - cheshire east)
Dates of course: 20th September, 18th October, 29th November 2010
Course overview: This course will provide an overview for those who are new to working children and young people with a visual impariment. The cousrse covers 4 mains areas:
Eye conditions and the impact of visual impairemt on learning,
Strategies and approaches to removing barriers to learning.
Accessible worksheets, independent comhmunication skills and planning lessons to include the child with a visual impairment.
Consideration of other aspects of the child's inclusion, e.g. social and emotional inclusion, mobility and orientaiton.
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Course speakers:Gwyneth McCormack – qualified teacher of visual impairments and director of Positive Eye will be leading the training on all 3 days, with a special session on day 3 on mobility and orientation by Sue Cook. Sue is Head of Specialist Teaching Teams for Cheshire East Local Authority and has many years of experience working with children and young people with a visual impairment. Sue has developed and now co-delivers the orientation and mobility course with colleagues from St Vincent’s School for the Blind and Partially Sighted to train assistants in the tuition of O&M to youngsters with VI across the northwest region.
book place (12 places available)
Testimonial from last 3 day course held - "Excellent course – fantastic handouts and very useful ideas.Varied content kept things moving along. Obviously an expert in your field who has a very good teaching style. – I would recommend your courses , thank you". -Teacher November 2009
supporting young people with a visual impairment at secondary school
course speaker - gwyn mccormack and rowena curley - qualified
teachers of vi.
date of course: 7th Febraury 2011
course overview:The course will consider the following:
- The practical preparations for the school and service in preparing for the young person making the transition to secondary.
- Assessment of the young person’s needs at transition.
- Curriculum adaptation methods to support efficient access to the fast pace of the secondary curriculum.
- Understanding the importance and nature of the unique curriculum in supporting the young person at secondary in relation to their access to examinations..
- Understanding the application process for applying for access arrangements for examinations.
- The role of technology in supporting the young person’s access read more......flyer
course speakers:
Gwyneth McCormack – a qualified teacher of children with visual impairments (QTVI) and director from Positive Eye, is joined by Rowena Curley QTVI from Stockport Educational Support Service for Children with Visual Impairments, to deliver this course. Both Rowena and Gwyn have extensive experience in the support of young people with a visual impairment in the secondary phase of their education and are able to offer their knowledge and expertise to deliver this course.
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i spy - working with low vision devices with children with vi. course
speaker: sylvia webster - qualified teacher of children with vi.
date: 6th december 2010
course overview: The course offers a full day of information, activities and discussion, in which you will learn about the assessment process, the variety of equipment available and the advantages and disadvantages of using low vision devices. The day will also look at ways to encourage children and young people with a visual impairment to use low vision devices. read more....flyer
Course speaker: Sylvia Webster – senior teacher for visual impairments for Cheshire West and Chester council. Sylvia has 21 years experience in the field of VI, working across all ages ranges, and her work has included setting up and running a resource base in a high school for 13 years. Sylvia has undertaken specialist training in low vision devices with John Collins from Optima and now has responsibility for this area in West Cheshire. Using her experience and knowledge, Sylvia has developed a course to support professionals to feel more confident when training and encouraging children and young people with a visual impairment to use low vision aids.
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a course on retinopathy of prematurity and assessment of cognitive
functioning - course speaker: Jenny stockley - child neuro psychologist.
date of course: 28th February 2011.
course overview: The course will consider the following:
- The assessment of cognitive functioning
- History of recognition of ROP
- Stages of development of ROP and impact on development
- Overall impact of prematurity
- Studies relating to ROP
- Behavioural effects of prematurity & ROP
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course speaker: Jenny Stockley – educational psychologist and paediatric neuropsychologist with extensive experience over 20 years of the assessment of children with visual impairment, cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment and neurodevelopmental delay. Jenny has delivered lectures to the PhD course in Educational Psychology at UCL, training course for teachers of VI at the Institute of Education, London and to the MSc course in Developmental Neuropsychology at UCL. Former roles also include the Director of Support Services at RNIB Redhill College and Head of Rehabilitation at the Children’s Trust in Tadworth.
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courses in yorkshire
3 day course: an introduction to working with children and young
people with a visual impairment. course speakers: gwyn mccormack -
qualified teacher of children with visual impairments and director of
positive eye
dates of course 27.9.10, 19.10.10, 15.11.10
Course overview: This course will provide an overview for those who are new to working children and young people with a visual impariment. The cousrse covers 4 mains areas:
Eye conditions and the impact of visual impairemt on learning,
Strategies and approaches to removing barriers to learning.
Accessible worksheets, independent comhmunication skills and planning lessons to include the child with a visual impairment.
Consideration of other aspects of the child's inclusion, e.g. social and emotional inclusion, mobility and orientaiton.
Course speaker:Gwyneth McCormack – qualified teacher of visual impairments and director of Positive Eye will be leading the training on all 3 days,
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courses in the midlands
3 day course: an introduction to working with children and young
people with a visual impairment. course speakers: gwyn mccormack -
qualified teacher of children with visual impairments and director of
positive eye
dates of course 28.9.10, 13.10.10, 18.11.10
Course overview: This course will provide an overview for those who are new to working children and young people with a visual impariment. The cousrse covers 4 mains areas:
Eye conditions and the impact of visual impairemt on learning,
Strategies and approaches to removing barriers to learning.
Accessible worksheets, independent comhmunication skills and planning lessons to include the child with a visual impairment.
Consideration of other aspects of the child's inclusion, e.g. social and emotional inclusion, mobility and orientaiton.
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Course speaker:Gwyneth McCormack – qualified teacher of visual impairments and director of Positive Eye will be leading the training on all 3 days,
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north west- working with children in the early years, full day course!
21st June 2010, 9.30am - 3.00pm
this offers a course to educational professionala and early years practitoners new to working with children in the early years. The course is practical and interactive, and looks at the impact of the child's visual impairment on reaching their developmental goals.
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midlands at the nbcs centre, birmingham - a trio of inclusive practices
25th June 2010, 9.30 am - 3.00pm
this course offers to educational professionals an opportunity through a workshop approach, to consider three aspects of inclusion regarding children with visual impairments, development of visual skills, social and emotional inclusion, and time to consider and refleci on working practices to promote inclusion and the child's independent access.
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About Positive Eye courses: We have a range of ongoing 1-2 day training courses on everything from preparation, planning and provision for a visually impaired child to implementing inclusive practices in the classroom. These courses are open to any individual interested in attending and delegate places can be booked by completing the booking form.
