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February 5, 2025

What is meant by Early Years – Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)

Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI) refers to combined visual and hearing impairment. Sensory impairments can be defined as an impairment that affects a child or young person’s ability to access auditory or visual information. Visual and hearing impairments can sometimes be corrected…

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February 5, 2025

Resources to support Early Years – Hearing Impairment (HI)

British Sign Language (BSL) information: Apps: Sign BSL (Sign BSL – Apps on Google Play or website version www.signbsl.com) Bright BSL Bright BSL – Sign Language – Apps on Google Play Websites: Online lessons: Resources to buy: View and/or download…

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January 13, 2025

Managing divided visual attention for hearing impaired pupils

Pupils with hearing difficulties often rely on clues from lip reading and need to look at whoeveris speaking as well as listening in order to understand. It is impossible therefore, for them tolook at other things at the same time.…

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January 8, 2025

Habilitation Assessment and Support for Visually Impaired Children & Young People

Qualified Habilitation Specialist who works with children and young people (0-18 years) with a visual impairment. They can help your child develop a broad range of skills, including early years development, independent life skills and moving around (orientation & mobility).…

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February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 -Suggestions for the SENDCo for Sensory and Physical Needs

Download the 16 – 18 Graduated Response toolkit here: 16 – 18 Graduated Response Toolkit

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February 5, 2025

Supporting Early Years – Physical needs (PD)

Seek professionals’ advice: Build on the child’s interests, fascinations and motivators to engage them in sustained play: View and/or download the Torbay Early Years Toolkit here: Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit – Family Hub

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February 5, 2025

Supporting the learning environment – Early Years – Communication and Interaction

Ensure to provide a ‘total communication environment’ in the setting.  This involves the adults as well as the physical provision.  Building a total communication environment means making subtle and simple changes to our communication and environment so that we can improve interaction…

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January 13, 2025

Successful applicants for Accessibility Funding to improve inclusion in Mainstream Schools 2018-19

Below are summary details of the projects that were successful in improving inclusion within mainstream via the Accessibility Funding in 2018-19. Where supplied by schools, there are also comments from the successful schools with images of the work completed. Torre…

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August 24, 2023

Off-peak season Sea Kayaking for South Devon Families

Sea Kayak Torbay (SKT) offers residential families, our early-week saver adventure through the school holidays From September 29th to April 18th SKT are offering South Devon resident families discounted adventures in the English Riviera. If you are a resident family and quote the…

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November 7, 2024

Off-peak season Sea Kayaking for South Devon Families

Sea Kayak Torbay (SKT) offers residential families, our early-week saver adventure through the school holidays From September 29th to April 18th SKT are offering South Devon resident families discounted adventures in the English Riviera. If you are a resident family and quote the…

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