Wales Council of the Blind

Service type: Children, young people and education

Blaenau Gwent VI Education Service - (SenCom Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment Service)

The service works with children and young people who have a speech, language, communication need or who have a hearing, vision, or multi-sensory impairment. The teams provide a wide range of advice and intervention strategies including teaching.

Caerphilly VI Education Service - (SenCom Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment Service)

The service works with children and young people who have a speech, language, communication needs or who have a hearing, vision, or multi-sensory impairment. The teams provide a wide range of advice and intervention strategies including teaching.

Cardiff Mobility specialist - (Cardiff Council Education Department)

Cardiff Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment. The contact is Roberta Veryard.

Children's Mobility and Habilitation Service - (Guide Dogs)

Guide Dogs Cymru support to children and their families as they tackle the challenges of sight loss from birth through transition to adulthood.

Conwy Mobility specialist - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.

Conwy VI Education Service - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

The team works with children and young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support, advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.

Courses at QAC - (Queen Alexandra College)

The College in Birmingham provides a wide range of courses for students with a visual impairment, or other disabilities. Subjects include health and social care, hospitality, IT and the performing arts - see the website for full details.

Denbighshire Mobility specialist - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.

Denbighshire VI Education Service - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

The team works with children and young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support, advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.

Flintshire Mobility Specialist - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.

Flintshire VI Education Service - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

The team works with children and young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support, advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.

Further education courses - (Royal National College for the Blind (RNC))

RNC offers a wide range of further education courses for visually impaired students at its site in Hereford. Subjects include braille and independent living skills in addition to various BTec, GCSE, A and AS level courses.

HelpKidzLearn - (Inclusive Technology)

The home of multiple online services, enabling children of all ages and abilities to play, develop and achieve. Teachers, therapists, carers and parents can provide accessible game-based learning activities, creative personalised choice-making activities, access readymade curriculum activities and sensory stories, or assess and develop early vision and cognition behaviours.

Hungry Fingers tactile books and educational resources - (Hungry Fingers)

Hungry Fingers produces books with tactile graphics; listen and touch books which contain more complex graphics; educational sets containing various objects (shapes, models) which come with tactile books.

InFocus College - (InFocus Charity)

Our mission is to help our students reach their potential, maximise independence and find their place in the world. Our College offers bespoke further education courses for 16-25 year olds from across the UK. We’re able to provide both residential and day placements to young people who have left the structure of school and are looking for the next step into adulthood.

InFocus Support for Young People - (InFocus Charity)

For young people at our College, we provide a wide range of specialist support services that help our young people achieve their potential in life. Our vision is to make sure every young person with sight loss and disability gets access to the same opportunities as others. We aim to make sure they have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop into independent adults who can live and work independently. Our services encourage independence whilst providing the necessary support and care required.

Merthyr Tydfil Mobility specialist - (Merthyr Tydfil Education Department)

Merthyr Tydfil Council as a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment. The contact is Lisa Beattie.

Monmouthshire VI Education Service - (SenCom Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment Service)

The service works with children and young people who have a speech, language, communication need or who have a hearing, vision, or multi-sensory impairment. The teams provide a wide range of advice and intervention strategies including teaching.

New College Worcester courses - (New College Worcester)

NCW is a national residential school and college for young people aged 11 to 19 who are blind or partially sighted. Every student at NCW has a tailored programme, carefully planned & delivered to meet their individual needs in three key areas; academic achievement, independent living skills and involvement in extracurricular activities at the College and in the community. The College also runs a range of outreach courses for professionals/parents and events for young people and their families.

Newport VI Education Service - (SenCom Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment Service)

The service works with children and young people who have a speech, language, communication need or who have a hearing, vision, or multi-sensory impairment. The teams provide a wide range of advice and intervention strategies including teaching.

NPT Mobility specialist - (Neath Port Talbot Education Department)

NPT Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment. The contact is Martha Rees.

Powys VI Education Service - (Powys Education Department)

Powys Council provides Additional Learning Needs support and has teachers who are qualified to teach visually impaired children.

RCT Mobility specialist - (Rhondda Cynon Taf Education Department)

RCT Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment.

Student Support Service - (Thomas Pocklington Trust)

Thomas Pocklington Trust's Student Support Service is here to support blind and partially sighted students aged 11+ to get the most out of their secondary, college and university education.

Support for Deafblind Children and Young People - (Deafblind UK)

If your child is affected by deafblindness, or if you are a deafblind parent, we can give you and your family specialist support at each stage of your child’s development. We also support schools, colleges, universities and employers to make sure children and young people who are affected by deafblindness have the best possible start in life.

Swansea Mobility Specialist - (Swansea Council Education Department)

Swansea Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment. The contact is Cherrie Neal.

Torfaen VI Education Service - (SenCom Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment Service)

The service works with children and young people who have a speech, language, communication need or who have a hearing, vision, or multi-sensory impairment. The teams provide a wide range of advice and intervention strategies including teaching.

Vale of Glamorgan Mobility specialist - (Vale of Glamorgan Education Department)

Vale of Glamorgan Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to vi children in a school environment. The contact is Helen Davies

Wrexham Mobility specialist - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility training to VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.

Wrexham VI Education Service - (North East Wales Sensory Support Service (NEWSS))

The team works with children and young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support, advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.