Welcome to positive eye....
providing an educational consultancy and training service, for professionals who work with children and young people with a visual impairment.
The RNIB has given its endorsement to courses and resources
provided by Positive Eye.......
'The RNIB is happy to recommend Positive Eye as a provider of quality training and resources for blind and partially sighted children, their families and the professionals who work with them.' (Rory Cobb - RNIB December 2010)
Positive Eye is a registered cpd training provider with the
training and development agency.
latest news: Positive eye contributes to training personal
shoppers.......
Positive Eye recently contributed to the training dvd for personal shoppers at Debenhams. Gwyn at Positive Eye was asked to provide advice for the dvd on choosing colours, and tips for choosing clothes. Many years ago before Gwyn was a qualified teacher of visual impairments she used to teach fashion and textiles, so she was delighted to offer her knowledge and experience fromboth these fields to this positive and important work. To read more visit the following links:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/travelandshopping/shopping/Pages/personalshopping.aspx http://www.rnib.org.uk/aboutus/mediacentre/mediareleases/mediareleases2011/Pages/pressrelease14Nov2011.aspx
latest news: from January 2012, Positive eye is the new
coordinator of the qualified teacher of visual impairment course
at University of wales - newport (post graduate diploma: visual
impairment)
Information about the course read more
Positive eye is.....
.....a business providing a bespoke educational consultancy and training service, for professionals who work with children, young people with a visual impairment. To enable progress for a child or young person with a visual impairment it is crucial for them to be able to have equality of access to information and to their environment, within their home, whilst out socially, whilst enjoying a leisure activity, whilst studying for a course, or within their school curriculum. Developing and understanding how to provide appropriate inclusive environments, is a central focus for all those who may come into contact with children and young people with a visual impairment and is part of the current approach to ensuring inclusion and equality of access for all. Positive Eye brings benefit and value to your School, Service or Organisation ensuring that you have the: Strategies; Techniques; Methods; Confidence and Skill to enable you to appropriately fulfill your obligations to the child or young person with a visual impairment and ensure that their access or inclusion is facilitated.
new spring and summer course schedule 2012available on the
courses page
last few days to book place on 'enabling access to braille on 5th
dec 2011
email gwyn@positiveeye.co.uk or phone 07947571559 if you would like to book a place on this popular course, last date to book on 1.12.11
Recent feedback from course: enabling access to braille
reception - Year 3
'Excellent day and presentation'. 'Very good, practical hands on.' 'Great to see all the examples to get ideas.'
'Thank you very much. I very much enjoyed the course as it confirmed that I working on the right lines.'
'Excellent – an abundance of resources!' Delivered in Yorkshire May 2011
recent feedback from course: Who's in the driving seat?
delivered recently to an inclusion service -
'interesting and made more enjoyable by it being delivered by someone who understands and is very knowledgeable in this area of support. '
'It made me self evaluate the way I carry out my role and how I could explore ways to improve '
'Raised awareness of the need to focus more on the provision given to pupils and to assess how independent our learners are. '
new and available to purchase- quality standards mapping guide
and audit tool for services supporting children and young people
with sensory impairment .see the products page
new early years making and measuring a difference pack £175.
visit the products page for more information
visit the products page for more information, this guide maps the developmental journal for babies and young children with visual impairments to the early years foundation stage and also offers a framework to enable the Service or specialist professional to demonstrate the difference their interventions make to the child.
review from course recently delivered by Positive eye in london -
through their eyes a sensory approach for children with visual
impairments presented on the 17th march 2011
The quality of the course was excellent. The content of the course covered work with babies and pre school children. This was ideal for me and my team members as we visit children 0-5 with additional needs and their families in their own homes, setting and carrying out teaching programmes. Our Portage Nursery Nurse team support children with additional needs in nurseries. We also provide advice and support to other Early Years practitioners in working effectively with children with disabilities. Gwyn delivered the course in a lively and dynamic way using practical ideas, examples and concrete materials. She inspired me with her ideas, enthusiasm and professionalism.
(Tracey Browne Portage Services Manager - Richmond)
EU project
Over the next two years, Positive Eye is taking part in a project along with 11 other countries. The project is entitled:
‘Training for Professionals working with individuals with multiple disabilities and visual impairment on finding jobs and opportunities that benefit society’ (J.O.B.S MDVI)
Visit the EU Project page for more information and to view updates on the projects developments.
visit the products page for details of Positive eye's guides available
to purchase
and more ......
free action plan !!
click here to download 5 stages of the action plan to prepare for a child with a visual impairment entering the mainstream setting stage one stage two stage three stage four stage five
See products page for more free download and other products from Positive Eye!
Feedback from recent courses delivered.....
"This has been a most enjoyable week and without doubt the best course I have attended in 32 years of teaching"
"Every teacher should do a course that Gwyn facilitates on meeting the needs of a child with a visual impairment"
"Excellent course, very well delivered. The most well organised, well prepared and resourced course I have been to, very practical and I would highly recommend this course." (primary school teachers - Eire 2009.)
Read the testimonial from Positive Eye's work in Iceland - Aug 2009
Visit the testimonials page to find out more.