Vision Support Team

Social, Emotional Wellbeing

The Vision Support Team work to support the developing confidence of all children and young people with a vision impairment. The Team actively promote the well-being, engagement and inclusion of children and young people with a vision impairment to ensure that:

• Educational settings are aware of a child’s vision impairment and its implications so as to reduce barriers to learning
• Social inclusion is encouraged and promoted
• Pupils are motivated with high expectations
• Pupils are independent and confident

Vision Support Team provide a range of specialist teaching interventions to develop pupil’s social interaction skills and confidence in social communication.

The team also organise a variety of activity days throughout the year to enable children and young people from all age groups to participate in new experiences and activities and meet others with a vision impairment.

For pupils requiring specialist counselling support Vision Support Team offer referrals to other organisations. For further information on the service provided please click on the following links below:

• The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
• The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
• Focus Birmingham | Charity for sight loss and disability