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Recommendations from specialist teacher for the visually impaired are being used to ensure an appropriate physical environment for the young person.

Plan and use multi-sensory teaching approaches – multiple senses including hearing, tactile, movement and visual.

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

A visual impairment is a long term, medically defined, visual impairment that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses;

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Named Teacher of the Deaf (ToD) to be contacted regarding concerns/changes related to hearing loss and specialist equipment.

Strategies for all staff (including supply) to include adjustments to ensure teaching is accessible and inclusive for hearing impaired students.

Termly assessment and review of needs including curriculum access and attainment.

Where a child or young person have a diagnosed temporary or permanent hearing loss and/or hearing equipment such as hearing aids or cochlear implant processor they will then be identified as having a special educational need and support may be provided through SEN Support.

Ensure the seating (whole class, group work, outside the classroom) makes optimum efficiency of hearing levels for learning

Plan and use multi-sensory teaching approaches – multiple senses including hearing, tactile, movement and visual.

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

This is a medically diagnosed hearing impairment which is permanent and/or necessitates the use of amplification equipment.

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Regular reviews of the My Support Plan / Individual Education Plan will include parent and the young person.

Management Plan/Pupil Profile from SISS to be considered in all planning and preparations.

A detailed review is crucial to assess the young person’s physical and/or medical needs and the effect they have on learning and access to the curriculum which needs to be considered to ensure that the intervention and support is effective.

Young people can have persistent fluctuating physical and/or medical needs, relating to physical disability or a medical condition, requiring an increased level of monitoring that can be met within school resources.

Reasonable adjustments

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Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

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