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Questions parents may have

What do you regard as the additional learning needs of my son/daughter?
What provision do you plan for my son/daughter to ensure that his/her requirements are met appropriately and effectively?
How much additional information about the medical aspects of my son/daughter’s deafness/visual impairment do you require?
How can I assess whether my son/daughter’s levels of attainment are reflecting/fulfilling his/her full potential?
What about the whole school approach to Inclusion? What will be my involvement as a parent?
My son/daughter moves into S3 next year. Will he/she be able to make their subject choices from the full range of subjects available in the school?
Are the staff and pupils of the school aware of the implications/changes required if my son/daughter is to access the curriculum and participate, fully, in the school’s activities?
I have heard about Personal Learning Plans and of a new Co-ordinated Support Plan. What are these? Will my son/daughter have one/both and, if so, will they participate in devising them?
My son/daughter is keen to settle in as quickly as possible. What aspects should we be discussing as a family in order to achieve this?

Questions school staff may have

What do I need to know about Sensory Impairment?
What are the additional support needs of children and young people with sensory impairment?
What are the implications for me and the pupils of having a deaf or visually impaired pupil in my class?
How much do I have to change the delivery • the format • the content of the curriculum? (Nursery/Primary/Secondary Stages)
As a subject teacher, do I have to modify course content/course delivery for deaf/visually impaired pupils sitting Access: Intermediate: Higher Examinations?
How much do I require to know about the medical aspects of deafness and visual impairment?
What about the whole school approach?
• Input to all staff?
• Awareness-raising with pupils?
• Do we involve parents/carers?
• Where else can we get help?
• Where do we look for additional information?
(useful contacts/websites/etc)
How can I assess whether full potential has been reached by deaf and visually impaired pupils?
School Development Plan: PSD Programmes - Opportunities and/or Challenges?
Will I have the opportunity for appropriate professional development/multi-disciplinary liaison to ensure that all my pupils have equal access to the curriculum?

Questions you, as a manager may have

Does our LA Accessibility Strategy adequately address the needs of Deaf and Visually impaired children and young people?
What changes are required to the Schools’ accommodation and facilities?
What do I need to know about Sensory Impairment?
What about the whole school approach?
• Input to all staff?
• Awareness raising with pupils?
• Do we involve parents/carers?
• Where else can we get help?
• Where do we look for additional information?
(useful contacts/websites/etc)
How do we plan for an integrated support system?
(joint working/liaison with visiting specialists, health and social services, etc)
How can I assess whether full potential has been reached by deaf and visually impaired pupils?
School Development Plans: PSD Programmes -
Opportunities and/or Challenges?
What aspects will staff require to cover in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to maintain their skills and expertise in teaching pupils with sensory impairment?