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Webinar:
Teaching Pupils with Mild Vision or Hearing Difficulties

Thursday, June 20, 2024 · 4:00 p.m.

‘If you’re on the fence about using [SchoolScreener] screening software, get off the fence, quickly!’ {Given] the impact it had in my school, I would not hesitate [to use it] …. It’s worth every penny.’
Caroline Lang
Caroline LangHead Teacher
‘Any school is only as good as the progress of its most vulnerable student. If you can make the difference by doing this screening, that is potentially life-changing for the students and their families.’
Liz Zoccolan
Liz ZoccolanAsst Head Teacher & SENDCO
‘ We have communication-friendly classrooms. Once screening is completed, it’s key to support staff to make changes. There's a cost implication to schools [using SchoolScreener], but the benefits far outweigh the costs.’
Sharon Hobin
Sharon HobinEarly Years Lead and SENDCO
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About This Webinar

Mild vision and hearing problems in children are much more common than we might think and can act as a significant barrier to teaching and learning.
Vision problems: Studies suggest that one in five children have some form visual deficit with the potential to affect their educational development (Li et al, 2016) and there have been “significant increases” (Holden et al, 2016) in short-sightedness due to increasing screentime among other factors.
Hearing loss: Almost one in five children can be affected by mild hearing loss with most developing problems during childhood. Even minimal problems can have an impact on cognitive and auditory skills, speech & language development, or educational outcomes (Lieu et al, 2020; Moore et al, 2020).

This webinar gave practical strategies for how teachers and schools can support the education of these children. This included classroom strategies and advice for the SEND/inclusion team. Also, advice on spotting the signs of undiagnosed problems and tips on working with parents and carers to ensure children are supported.

Who was this webinar for?

This webinar will be relevant to professionals working in primary or secondary schools, including teachers and teaching assistants, inclusion and pastoral teams, SENCOs, and other school staff involved with teaching and learning and child welfare.

  • Meet our experts
    Pete Henshaw (host) is the editor of SecEd and Headteacher Update and has specialised in education journalism for more than 20 years.
  • Professor David Thomson is the Clinical Lead: Optometry with Thomson Screening. He has spent most of his professional life at City, University of London and in 2016 was elected a Life Fellow of the College of Optometrists for his outstanding contribution to the profession.
  • Liz Zoccolan is assistant headteacher and SENDCO at Harrogate Grammar School in North Yorkshire
  • Caroline Lang is headteacher of Longsands Community Primary School, Preston.
  • Sharon Hobin is early years lead and early years SENDCO at Beech Hill Community Primary School in Wigan.
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Our webinar partners
This webinar is being produced in partnership with The Mark Allen Group, publishers of Head Teacher Update, Children & Young People Now, SEND Network and SecEd. Also, organisers of the TES SEND Show. The webinar is hosted via Big Marker.

References
• Holden et al: Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050, Ophthalmology (123, 5), February 2016: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.01.006
• Li, Hoffman, Ward, Cohen & Rine: Epidemioilogy of dizziness and balance problems in the United States: A population-based study, The Journal of Pediatrics, April 2016: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022347615015127
• Lieu, Kenna, Anne & Davidson: Hearing Loss in Children: A Review, JAMA, December 2020: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2773567
• Moore, Zobay & Ferguson: Minimal and Mild Hearing Loss in Children: Association with Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Communication Problems, Ear Hear, July/August 2020: https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/abstract/2020/07000/minimal_and_mild_hearing_loss_in_children_.4.aspx

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  • Children with eyesight or hearing problems that may be affecting behaviour, learning
  • Children’s welfare and health needs (including anonymised reporting)
  • Support or further assessment
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