Sensory Service: Vision Services
The service exists to provide essential educational support for children and young people from birth to school leaving age with a visual impairment from the time of diagnosis and throughout their placement in fulltime education.
There are many types of visual impairment that may affect a child's sense of the world.
Advice
If you suspect that a child is having any difficulty with their functional use of vision you can seek advice from the teacher of the visually impaired by contacting :
- Ms Rhoda MacDougall
Lochies School
Gartmorn Road
Sauchie
FK10 33pb
Telephone: 01259 216928
The teacher will arrange to discuss with you whether a formal assessment of the child's needs would be helpful.
Referrals
Schools within Clackmannanshire Council should complete the appropriate staged intervention documentation. Referrals can also be made by parents, Family Centres, and medical professions.
Early identification and intervention are vital, as vision is a the main co-ordinating sense.
The teacher is able to work with the children in a variety of settings including the home. The level of involvement will vary depending upon pupil needs. It can range from direct teaching to occasional monitoring of the pupil. The teacher will work with school staff to ensure relevant information is given to parents and other professionals that are involved with the pupil.
Services
The following Services are offered:
- Advice
- Consultancy
- Staff development and training
- Raising awareness of various types of visual impairment
- Family Support
- Early intervention with visually impaired babies
- Assessment of functional use of vision
- Supporting visually impaired pupils in various settings
- Monitoring pupil progress
- Specific training for individual pupils e.g. Life skills, Braille
- Advice to schools on specialist equipment, technological aids, adaptation of materials, teaching methodologies etc
Further Information
For further information, please contact us using the details below.
You can also obtain further general information about visual impairment by using the external links below.
External Links
Page & Site Tools
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Quality Improvement Officer (ASN), Educational Development Service
Kilncraigs, Greenside Street, Alloa, FK10 1EB
Tel: 01259 452377 / 450000 Fax: 01259 452440
Email: servicestopeople@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
