Vision impairment

A child or young person should be considered to have a vision impairment if the visual difficulty is not due to basic refractive errors and cannot be corrected by glasses.

The information below may be appropriate for primary and/or secondary pupils according to age, stage and individual needs.

Websites

Training

  • For training on general classroom management for children with vision impairments contact your specialist advisory teacher to book a training for your school staff senss@oxfordshire.gov.uk
  • How to make your teaching accessible for those with vision impairments
  • Vision impairment – psychological factors. Find out more on Oxfordshire Hospital Schools website
  • Whole School SEND training Unit 13: Introduction to teaching learners with physical needs and Unit 3: Creating a physically safe environment for visual impairment Online CPD Units | Whole School SEND

Specialist support in school

The SENSS vision impairment (VI) team 

The SENSS vision impairment (VI) team is a countywide Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching and advisory support service.

Initial referral should come from Oxford Eye Hospital through referral from the child’s GP or high street optician.