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Conference: Great Expectations - Pathways to literacy for blind and partially sighted children
Wednesday 12 November 2008 - Stockport, Greater Manchester
2008 is the National Year of Reading. How much do children with visual impairment have to celebrate in this vital area of their education?
The Great Expectations conference provides an important opportunity to evaluate established policies and practice in the light of new research, changing pupil needs and developments in technology.
Speakers include Lord Adonis (Department for Education and Skills), Professor Cay Holbrook (University of British Columbia), Liz Twist (National Foundation for Educational Research) and Dr Graeme Douglas (University of Birmingham).
Places cost £130 per person including lunch and refreshments. For further details and an application form, please email children@rnib.org.uk.
All Aboard - conferences for teaching assistants
All Aboard: How teaching assistants can promote the learning and participation of blind and partially sighted children are two one-day conferences. They're aimed at all teaching assistants (TAs) supporting the educational needs of a child or young person with a visual impairment.
Each day includes a mixture of plenary addresses and practical workshops. We hope the events will also be helpful to those who have undertaken specialist courses such as RNIB’s Partners in Learning.
All Aboard: Mainstream will look at issues facing TAs working with pupils whose visual impairment is their main disability.
Friday 14 November 2008 – London
All Aboard: Special will consider the particular issues facing TAs supporting children with little or no sight and additional needs.
Thursday 5 February 2009 – Leeds
Places cost £90 per day. For further details and an application form, please email children@rnib.org.uk.
RNIB events and courses
East Midlands and East
- A primary mathematical approach for blind and partially sighted pupils – Tuesday 14 October 2008
- Access to tests, examinations and qualifications for learners with SEN and disability – Wednesday 3 December 2008
London and South East
- Mobility for children who are blind and partially sighted – Wednesday 12 November 2008
- All Aboard: How teaching assistants can promote the learning and participation of blind and partially sighted children (mainstream) – Friday 14 November 2008
- Brush up your braille: a refresher course in grade 2 braille – Tuesday 10 February 2009
- Degenerative visual conditions and adventitious sight loss: medical, educational and emotional factors – Wednesday 11 March 2009.
North West
- JAWS workshop: supporting users of JAWS access technology software- Wednesday 24 September 2008 or Tuesday 3 February 2009
- Supernova workshop: supporting users of Supernova access technology software – Thursday 25 September 2008 or Thursday 26 February 2009
- Making geography meaningful for pupils with sight loss in key stages 3 – 4 – Wednesday 1 October 2008
- Zoomtext software: supporting users of Zoomtext access technology software – Tuesday 4 November 2008 or Wednesday 4 February 2009
- Conference: Great Expectations - Pathways to literacy for blind and partially sighted children – Wednesday 12 November 2008
- Mathematics in the secondary phase for pupils who are blind or partially sighted – Thursday 4 December 2008
- Strategies to identify and teach children with impairment of vision due to damage to the brain – Friday 20 March 2009
South West
- Strategies to identify and teach children with impairment of vision due to damage to the brain – Friday 7 November 2008
West Midlands
- Tactile art: enabling children who are blind and partially sighted to access art in the national curriculum – Friday 26 September 2008
- Brush up your braille: refresher course in grade 2 braille – Thursday 2 October 2008
Yorkshire and Humber
- Mathematics in the secondary phase for pupils who are blind or partially sighted – Thursday 18 September 2008
- Introduction to working with blind and partially sighted children - Wednesday 1 October 2008
- Music gets us going: musical ways of prompting development in children with visual impairment and complex needs – Wednesday 15 October 2008
- Degenerative visual conditions and adventitious sight loss: medical, educational and emotional factors – Wednesday 19 November 2008
- All Aboard: How teaching assistants can promote the learning and participation of blind and partially sighted children (special) – Thursday 5 February 2009
Wales
- Using Supernova – Tuesday 23 September 2008
- Using JAWS – Wednesday 24 September 2008
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