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Education - Policy Statements

Blind and partially sighted young people and children should have the same rights, opportunities and life chances as their sighted contemporaries. Timely intervention and support is essential to ensure that blind and partially sighted children are fully able to participate in and benefit from education.

Policy Statements

  • Critical role of Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment (QTVI)
  • Specialist support for blind children
  • Accessible formats for exams
  • Deployment and training of Teaching Assistants
  • Specialist support for children and young people
  • Supporting young people into employment (see Employment - Policy statements)
  • Early years intervention for babies with VI
  • Specialist support for children in special schools
  • Securing the literacy entitlement of children with VI
  • Comprehensive vision assessment in children with VI
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