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24 December 2018
Source: Department for Education
Consultation on guidance to help parents choose the right out-of-school setting, and on voluntary code of practice to help providers meet the expected standards New guidance to help parents choose safe, high quality out-of-school settings – such as clubs and tuition centres – for their children has been published today. The document, now open for consultation to ensure it meets
Read more Department for Education (3 December 2018) New guidance to help parents avoid unsafe out-of-school settings
6 December 2018
Source: RSBC
National charity Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has been awarded over £480K of National Lottery funding to support vision impaired children and young people across England. RSBC has been granted the funding to deliver a collaborative project, Live Life Go Further, in support of vision impaired children and young people aged 8 – 25 years old. The grant will
Read more The Royal Society for Blind Children receives National Lottery funding to support vision impaired children and young people
6 December 2018
The Office for National Statistics analysis of children’s and young people’s views, experiences and suggestions to overcome loneliness, using in-depth interviews, the Community Life Survey 2016 to 2017 and Good Childhood Index Survey, 2018. Main points Children (aged 10 to 15 years) • 11.3% of children said that they were “often” lonely; this was more common among younger children aged
Read more ONS: Children’s and young people’s experiences of loneliness: 2018
22 November 2018
Source: Centrala
We are looking to recruit a team of 12 visually impaired people , aged 18-25 years , to take part in our Sound the Art project. Sound the Art is a young persons project that seeks to equip visually impaired people and asylum seekers with the skills to create their own sound art. Meeting weekly the participants will learn the
Read more Sound the Art
15 November 2018
Source: Vision UK Social Research Committee and Vision UK Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment Committee
The key statistics about vision impairment in children and young people has been reviewed and updated by researchers at RNIB, Guide Dogs and Royal London Society for the Blind. This has been endorsed by the Vision UK Children & Young People with a Vision Impairment Committee and can be used to: help plan the work of your service; give evidence
Read more Key facts about vision impairment in children and young people
27 September 2018
Source: View
This online self-study course “Understanding vision impairment in children and young people” is designed to support the training needs of professionals and parents in order to improve the quality of learning opportunities available to children and young people with visual impairment. It is intended for people who wish to gain an overview of the issues involved in supporting the education
Read more VIEW: “Understanding vision impairment in children and young people” online course
25 September 2018
Source: The Amber Trust
Following the successful launch in 2017 of The Amber Trust’s early years scheme, ‘Little Amber’, The Amber Trust is setting up another innovative service, ‘AmberPlus’, for families who have a blind or partially sighted child over the age of five who has additional, complex needs. AmberPlus has two elements. The first is access to freely available resources that can be
Read more Innovative Music Scheme for Blind Children with Complex Needs Launched across the UK
18 September 2018
Source: Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs has been best known as the provider of the iconic guide dog service, however the work of the charity now encompasses much more. Guide Dogs children & young people’s services offer parents, guardians and carers information, advice and guidance from the moment their child receives a diagnosis of vision impairment, all the way through to adulthood. Family members
Read more Guide Dogs: helping children, young people and their families
5 February 2018
Source: UCL
CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: the Organising Committee welcomes abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations. The abstract submission for poster and oral presentations will be open from 1st October 2017 until 10th February 2018. Download the Abstract submission form; please return the completed abstract form to [email protected] by 10th February 2018. Review process The Organising Committee will review the abstracts;
Read more Call for abstracts UCL: Psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people with visual impairment and their families: Needs, research and intervention
1 February 2018
Source: RSBC
Over a quarter of adults believe that blind children have different dreams and aspirations to their sighted peers, according to a new survey commissioned by the The survey shows that very little is known about the impact of sight loss on children’s lives. Almost one fifth of those surveyed don’t know what effect being blind or visually impaired will have
Read more New survey highlights public misunderstanding of the challenges facing blind children in the UK – RSBC
