Support from specialist teachers
Last updated:A specialist teacher of Multi Sensory Impairment will work with children and young people 0 to 25 years with or without Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in homes, mainstream schools (maintained and academies), some non-maintained nurseries, some specialist provision and in some colleges.
Who the service provides for
Support is provided for children and young people who have both a diagnosed hearing loss and a diagnosed vision loss who meet the criteria according to the NatSIP Eligibility Frameworks.
How the service is accessed
Referral is through the Hearing Support Specialist Teachers and/or Vision Impairment Specialist Teachers or NHS professionals.
Pupils will be offered support from a teacher of Multi Sensory Impairment if they are already entitled to support from the Hearing Support Specialist Teachers and the Vision Impairment Specialist Teachers.
Support may include:
- Support to parents/carers/settings to help them understand the implications of having a multi sensory loss
- Support to develop pupils’ skills in communication and mobility
- Advice to support access to the environment
- Support to ensure access to the curriculum
- Promote use of residual hearing and vision
- Advice on specialist equipment and teaching strategies
- Loan of equipment
- Liaison with other professionals and to facilitate multi-agency working
- Advice on managing the learning environment
- Training for setting staff and other professionals
- Access to Deaf Blind Guidance assessment as appropriate
- Contributions to annual reviews, review meetings and multi-professional meetings
- Monitor and record progress through observation and assessments, providing written reports as necessary
- Observe in the classroom to support and inform inclusive practice
- Advice and support at setting/school transfer
- Advice on Local Authority policy and current legislation
Contact Specialist Teachers
Telephone: 01494 475199
E-mail: sts@buckinghamshire.gov.uk