Croydon Visual Impairment Service – support offered to pupils with a visual impairment in LEA mainstream primary and secondary schools
Teacher of the Visually Impaired (ToVI) visits can include specialist teaching and/or observation and advice to teaching staff on visual access strategies. In addition to the visit level indicated, which is the minimum, ToVIs make additional visits to carry out assessments of functional vision, conduct short courses of instruction e.g. use of low vision aids i.e. CCTV, hand held magnifiers, touch-typing & navigation of the computer keyboard using key commands, sighted guide training, use of special equipment e.g. large key calculators, Dictaphones, study skills and effective use of special examination concessions. ToVIs also provide training for teaching and support staff in the schools.
Specialist Support Assistant (SSA) hours include some in-class support, but more usually it is time devoted to producing modified materials tailored specifically for individual pupils needs.
The Visual Impairment Service has a bank of specialist equipment, large print textbooks and modified materials which are provided to pupils and schools as and when they are needed.
Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Need generally have additional LSA hours for in-class support (managed by schools) and additional equipment and resources provided from school budgets. The table below only indicates what is provided by the Visual Impairment Service.
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School |
Number of Pupils+ SEN Stage |
Support – ToVI (visit frequency) |
Support –SSA (hours per week) |
Equipment Resources |
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PRIMARY |
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All Saints Infants |
1 P |
Half-termly |
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Modified materials |
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Ashburton Infants |
1 P |
Termly |
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Sloping Board |
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Broadmead Nursery & Infant |
1 S |
Monthly |
1.5 |
Modified Materials |
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Castle Hill |
1 S |
Termly |
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1 S |
Monthly |
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Sloping Board
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1 S |
Annual |
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Chipstead Valley |
1 S |
Fortnightly |
2.5 |
TV, Sloping board, Big Keys Keyboard, Modified materials |
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Cypress Infant |
1 P |
Termly |
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Davidson |
1 P |
Monthly |
7 |
Sloping Board, Modified materials |
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Ecclesbourne Infants |
1 P |
Monthly |
3 |
Sloping Board Modified Materials |
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1 P |
Annual |
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Ecclesbourne Junior |
1 S |
Monthly |
3 |
Sloping Board Modified Materials |
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Elmwood Infants |
1S |
Termly |
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Sloping Board |
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Good Shepherd |
1 S |
Annual |
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Heaver’s Farm |
1 P |
Annual |
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1 P |
Termly |
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Kensington Avenue |
1 S |
Monthly |
1.5 |
Large Print Readers |
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Keston |
1 P |
Half-termly |
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Modified Materials Tactile Resources |
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Margaret Roper |
1 S |
Termly |
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Norbury Manor |
1 S |
Half-termly |
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Large Print Readers, CCTV |
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Parish Church Nursery & Infant |
1 P 1 P |
Termly Annual |
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Park Hill Infants |
1 P |
Annual |
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Rockmount |
1 P |
Half-termly |
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Modified Material |
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Rowdown |
1 P |
Termly |
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Royal Russell |
1 P |
By Request |
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Selsdon |
1 S |
Monthly |
3 |
Sloping Board Modified Materials |
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1 S |
Annual |
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South Norwood |
1 P |
Annual |
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St. Aidan’s |
1 P |
Termly |
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1 P |
Annual |
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St. Johns |
1 S |
Annual |
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St. Mary |
1 P |
Termly |
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St. Thomas Beckett |
1 S |
Monthly |
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The Hayes |
1 P |
Termly |
1.5 |
Anti-glare computer monitor screen |
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Tollgate |
1 P |
Termly |
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1 P |
Annual |
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Whitehorse Junior |
1 P |
Annually |
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1 A |
Annual |
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Winterbourne |
1S |
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1.5 |
Large Print Readers |
SECONDARY
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Ashburton Community |
1 S |
Monthly |
10 |
Laptop Modified Materials |
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1 P |
Annual |
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Coloma College |
1 S |
Monthly |
10 |
1 CCTV, Modified Materials |
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Coulsdon High |
1 S |
Annual |
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Edenham |
1 S |
Weekly |
15 |
CCTV Modified materials |
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1 P |
Annual |
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Norbury Manor Bus. & Enterprise College |
1 S |
Monthly |
5 |
Large Print Reader Modified Materials |
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Riddlesdown |
1 A |
Annual |
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Selsdon High |
1S |
Weekly |
10 |
Laptop & Modified materials |
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1 N |
Annual |
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St Andrew’s C of E |
1 S |
Termly |
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St. Joseph’s College |
1 S |
Termly |
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Large Print Readers |
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St. Mary’s High |
1 Q |
Monthly |
10 |
Modified Materials |
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Virgo Fidelis |
1 S |
Half-termly |
15 |
Modified materials Sloping Board |
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1 S |
Half-termly |
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Westwood Language College |
1 P |
Annual |
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Woodcote High |
1 S |
Termly |
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Modified materials |
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1 P |
Half-termly |
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Key
ToVI: Teacher of the Visually Impaired
SSA: Specialist Support Assistant –peripatetic teaching assistants managed and employed by the Visual Impairment Service
SEN Stage: A = school action, P= School Action Plus, Q = School Action Plus under Assessment, S=Statement
Modified Materials: modified and enlarged worksheets, test/exam papers, large print texts, tactile enhanced diagrams that have either been produced or bought by the Visual Impairment Service
September 2005