Housekeeping

Early Years SENCo Network 22.10.19

• Welcome and session overview

• Visual Impairment in the Early Years CPD

• Early Years Inclusion Funding Updates

• Updates on developments in Early Years and SEN in York

• SENCo Networks

• Evaluation of Session

Visual Impairment in the Early Years

Abi Hall

Senior Teacher Vision Impairment

VISION IMPAIRMENT

Why me?

• VIEW BTEC ‘Partners in Learning’ course

• Mandatory qualification in teaching children

and young people with vision impairment.

• QTVI

Aims for today

• Consider the importance of vision for learning

• Develop an understanding of how we see

• Begin to understand different types of vision impairment

• Think about the impact these may have on teaching and

learning across the areas of provision

• Build empathy through hands-on activities

• Some ideas for VIPs back in your settings

How is your

Visual Acuity?

The importance of vision

• 5 senses (or more…?)

• It is estimated that 80% of our learning takes place

through our use of vision – incidental learning.

• 40% of brain function is dedicated to vision and

understanding it.

• Vision impairment restricts access to information.

• Vision is the co-ordinating sense.

How we see

2 forms of vision impairment

• Vision Impairment - related to an issue with the

eye

• Cerebral Vision Impairment (CVI) – eye works but

the messages are not received and/or translated

by the brain

Major Causes of Vision Impairment in UK

– The population of children and young people with vision impairment

is changing as medical advancements are made – more, earlier

premature babies are living.

Adults Children

• Diabetes

• Macular Degeneration

• Disorders of optic

nerve

• Disorders of the

retina

VI: A low incidence disability350,000 Total Registered Sight

Impaired and Severely

Sight Impaired in UK

24,000 0-15 year olds registered

85 active caseload in York

6 Pupils learning/using braille

Clinical Assessment

• Children assessed at hospital, Children’s

Development Centre (CDC) or school based

clinic

• Orthoptist

• Ophthalmologist

Functional Vision Assessment

• Different areas of vision:

– Visual acuity – near and distance

– Visual field

– Contrast sensitivity

– Colour vision

– Binocular vision

Visual

acuity:

Distance

Visual

acuity:

Near

Visual Acuity for pre-readers

Visual Field

• I need a willing volunteer please!

Contrast Sensitivity

Colour vision

Binocular vision

So….

….how does this affect our

learners?

24

25

Albinism

Central vision loss

• Only central

vision

e.g. retinitis

pigmentosa

Nystagmus

Null point!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey-UD5Vzu_Q

I’ve been talking long enough!

• Activities!

• 5 minutes

• Move around and explore the other activities

• Discuss your learners

• Come and talk to me.

What will you take away today?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvsoQIM5LM

• Please complete a feedback form before you leave – thank you

• abi.hall@york.gov.uk

Further reading/useful links

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/triple_aqa/medical_applications_physics/the_eye/revision/1/

• http://www.rnib.org.uk/• http://www.perkinselearning.org/teaching-resources• http://www.perkinselearning.org/videos/webcast/cortical-visual-impairment-and-evaluation-

functional-vision (Christine Roman-Lantzy)• http://www.perkinselearning.org/videos/webcast/cortical-vision-impairment-assessment-and-

intervention (Ellen Cadigan Mazel)• https://www.henshaws.org.uk/what-we-offer/knowledge-hub/• https://viewweb.org.uk/• https://www.cvisociety.org.uk/page2 (Gordon Dutton)• http://littlebearsees.org/• http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/literacy-children-cvi-overview-and-implications-different-

phases

Early Years Inclusion Funding

Date for new applications/

Change of Circumstances Funding Forms:

Deadline Date: 8th November 2019

Applications received after this date

will not be processed

Panel date: 18th November 2019

Settings notified by: 25th November 2019

Appeal date: 6th December 2019

EYIFNew applications

• For this round of Inclusion Funding you will be applying for one term only.

• Please indicate how many hours you are requesting for SPRING 2020 only.

Change of Circumstance Form

• CEASE FUNDING

- give reason and include a copy of progress from baseline to now

- state how EYIF has made a difference over time to outcomes for the child.

• REDUCE FUNDING

- give reason and from when

• INCREASE FUNDING

- give reason and which term applying for

EYIF• Please attach ALL documentation including Sessional Plan

(refer to checklist on application form)

• Providers to contact seyst@york.gov.uk for secure

e-mail instructions

• Applications must be sent electronically via secure email to seyst@york.gov.uk

• For all providers without email access please post/deliver completed forms to:

The Specialist Early Years Support Team,

The House, Hob Moor Children’s Centre,

Green Lane, Acomb,

York YO24 4PS.

EYIF

• Appeal Process (closing date: 6th December)

• Monitoring process.

Carried out by the Early Years and Quality Improvement Team, except for school nurseries, in which case Geraldine, Mel or Marian will be monitoring.

The process focuses on the progress the child is making and effective use of funding, as described in the application

Updates on developments in

Early Years and SEN in York

and training

Early Years and Childcare Service

• NSPCC- In January the @NSPCC is holding a one day introductory training course on safeguarding deaf or disabled children and young people. Email learning@nspcc.org.uk for details

• Early Years SEND Partnership will be hosting a one day training event on a whole setting approach to SEND in York. Final date and time to be confirmed- information will be shared through FIS.

• Looking for community venues that are accessible and free to host for setting support on paperwork for funding to promote inclusion.

• Bookstart packs- Don’t forget that there are packs for children with sensory impairments and for children that speak additional languages. BookStart packs are free for all children aged 3-4 years. National Literacy Trust figures highlight that 1 in 8 children say that they do not have a book of their own at home.

Updates

• Early Support Coordinator:

Post now being advertised to start in post as soon as possible.

ES groups will continue to run.

• Portage Stamp of Approval for Early Years Settings.

SEYST

• Early Years Peer Challenge review.

The Local Government Association is to carry out a review during the week beginning 2nd December 2019.

The specific focus will be about reducing gaps in speech, language and communication outcomes in the early years, with the goal of improving school readiness and social mobility.

Updates• IMPOWER is undertaking a review of SEN over the

next few weeks. They are hoping to highlight good practice but also to help find ways of saving money. IMPOWER have sent out a survey to be completed by all Early Years partners

• Early Years SEND Newsletter

At least termly, ideally half termly. To include links to

training, EYIF, developments locally and nationally.

Settings will have the opportunity to share good

practice

• Local Offer - share with parents and carers

• Consultation Thursdays

The revised Communication Toolbox

o Half day’s training at the end of the Autumn term 19 / beginning of the Spring term 20

• Portage Training

o 25.2.2020 full day

o 10.3.20 full day

o 24.10.20 full day

o 12.5.20 half day am

• Early Years ELSA

o Coming soon!

• Senco Training

o Spring 2020

3½ day Course

Dates for next SENCo Networks

Tuesday 11th February 2020

Tuesday 19th May 2020

9.30-11.30am or

1.00-3.00pm or

6.30-8.30pm

Little Green Rascals, Tadcaster Road

(Upstairs Room)

(Please note this is a nut-free premise)

Book through SEYST at seyst@York.gov.uk

CONGRATULATIONS

to all of the

new SENCos!

Evaluations of the Network Session and

the SEYT service