Vision Support Team

Social, Emotional Wellbeing

The Vision Support Team supports the developing confidence of all children and young people with 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 to reduce barriers to learning
• Social inclusion is encouraged and promoted
• Pupils are motivated with high expectations
• Pupils are independent and confident

The Vision Support Team provides a range of specialist teaching interventions to develop pupils’ social interaction skills and confidence in social communication.

The team also organises 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 vision impairments.

For pupils requiring specialist counselling support, the 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