Course 22: Know Your Rights: Update on current legislation and benefits for children and young people with sensory impairments
Presented on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 in Aberdeen
Course evaluation summary
Number of Participants: 25
Number of Respondents: 18
Overall Assessment:
How would you rate the following: Poor = 1; Excellent = 5
Enhancement to your expertise |
4.33 |
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Content and supplementary material |
4.33 |
Will you do anything differently as a result of today's training?
Lots of things!
No, very interesting.
Re-motivated!
Share current/updated legislation with management team/colleagues with school re ASL.
Have greater awareness of rights of child.
Share new information with my colleagues at the Sensory Education Service.
Feel more confident in advising parents of their rights in education/benefits.
Be more informed on how/when CSP can be employed.
Be able to inform colleagues and parents more confidently.
Different venues and closer to Glasgow or west of Scotland.
Find out more: Use Enquire and stay up to date.
Have improved knowledge of where to go to get help when issues re entitlement to benefits arise.
Look at suggested websites and do some reading!
Yes, give info and leaflets to parents.
Yes, will be able to advise parents appropriately re those who can advise re DLA etc.
More informed, will share info with relevant staff and families.Meeting professionals and parents.
How would you rate the following: Poor = 1; Excellent = 5
Clarity of presentation |
4.44 |
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Pacing of course/event |
4.24 |
What was best about the course/event?
Meeting professionals and parents.
Meeting people.
Clear and well delivered and useful content.
Legislation. Input from Enquire.
It was in Aberdeen.
Advice on who to contact and procedures.
Very good handouts. Good slides to refer back to.
Info about DLA. Info about 'pupil voice' legislation (new).
More awareness of legislation.
Being brought up to date with current rights for the young children and students.
Information and up to date legislation. (3)
Enquire and the resulting conversation/questions.
Talking around the content, not just to the presentation.
Contacts for support for parents.
The content.
What, if anything, could have been improved about the course?
Longer - more ask/question opportunities.
Less time with the slides and more discussion, could benefit from case studies. Could be more interactive.
More opportunity for discussion in the first section - update on current legislation. Pacing moved quite quickly.
Course was rushed and maybe needed more time for each subject (extra 15-30 minutes).
Benefits advice printed out or on screen, but aware will be forwarded on.
How did you hear about this course?
Course Info Email from SSC: 9
SSC eBulletin: 1
Colleague: 5
Other (please state): ACC email: 1
What other CPD training would you like the SSC to provide?
Some habilitation training.
Things related to VI, including communication.
Habilitation introduction for rehab workers.
VI HI legislation and protocols and procedures for peripatetic teachers.
How peripatetic teams support VI/HI children. Best practice, policies, etc. How peripatetic teams support blind children in mainstream.
SNSA sharing of good practice.
VI assessment.