Wales

Education and Children's Services

Summary: Education, children and Family services offered by RNIB Cymru.

The education and children's services team works with children and young people who are blind or partially sighted, their families and the professionals working with them to promote good quality educational and social inclusion.

Meet the team

Education and Children's Services Manager - Nicola Crews

Education

Support through the statementing process, training for education staff in both mainstream and special school settings - including the MQVI

Student support

Assessments for grants, training for staff in colleges and universities; intervention and mediation service

Contact Nicola on 029 2044 9567 or email Nicola.Crews@rnib.org.uk

Children's Officer - Claire Milton

Family support

Ongoing support for families at the point of diagnosis and at any time, organise and co-ordinate family events, provide information

Early years

Advice on early years play, development, and education; practical resources and materials; training for early years professionals

Play, leisure and recreation

Residential holiday schemes and play days; information and advice on accessing play provision; training for play professionals

Contact Claire on 029 2044 9553 or email Claire.Milton@rnib.org.uk

Early years

Children's Low Vision Advocate - Nathan Davies

Information and advice about low vision assessments; advice about the low vision aids available to children and young people and how they can be used most effectively; advice about additional services and opportunities available to children and young people with low vision

Contact Nathan on 029 2044 9552 or email Nathan.Davies@rnib.org.uk

Children's low vision project

Children's events

The Llangrannog activity and drama week

This is a residential holiday at Llangrannog for children with a sight problem, aged 8-13 years.

The residential scheme will be taking place from Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October 2008.

Activities include: quad biking, skiing, tobogganing, horse riding, trampolining, as well as drama workshops (facilitated by UCAN productions).

Sports day

This event is an opportunity for children aged four and above, to try out sports in a safe environment and make new friends. Some of the sports available include archery, rebound, football, judo and many more. New sports opportunities for this year include a circus skills workshop and climbing wall. The event takes place at Llantrisant Leisure centre on Friday 27 June 2008, 10am - 3pm.

Please note that during this event children must be accompanied by an adult, who remains responsible for them at all times.

UCAN

UCAN Productions is a not for profit cooperative which aims to increase opportunities for blind and partially sighted young people to participate in the arts. They work in association with RNIB Cymru.

Currently UCAN are working throughout Wales, but will work in anywhere in the UK where there is a demand. Young people do not need any drama experience to become a UCAN member. The ethos of UCAN Productions is one of pure encouragement and fun.

The project is run by drama professional Bernard Latham, Artistic Director of UCAN Productions, who has been an actor and director for over 30 years.

Parents, family, carers and teachers are very welcome to attend and observe workshops.

UCAN productions - further information

Services for children and families

  • Ongoing support for families from the point of diagnosis and at any time.
  • Supporting young people who need a mediator to enable them to access educational opportunities.
  • Support through the statementing process.
  • Supporting children to access play and recreational opportunities.
  • Assessments for grants.
  • Advice and support with low vision.
  • Supporting children and families throughout the early years.
  • Supporting children and their families with emotional well-being.
  • Support with technology - more information available on request.

Further information

Content author: policy@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 15/05/2008 17:29

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