STUDENTS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT LOCKED OUT OF POST-16 EDUCATION, CLAIMS NEW REPORT

Anew reportbythe Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) claims thatthe lack of access tosupportand resources forstudents withvisionimpairment is locking them out of further and higher education. The ‘Give Me Access to College’ reportdetails the inadequacies of the system of support forstudents withvision impairments as theyleave secondary education. They have found that, although local authorities have astatutory responsibilitytosupport students with SENDthroughtoage 25, the support beyond age16either dropsoff or completelyvanishes

Theyare callingonthe Government to: ensurethatadequateringfencedfunding is available to deliverstatutoryservices to blind andpartially sighted studentsin all post-16 educationsettings embed theCurriculumFrameworkfor children and young peoplewithvision impairment intothe proposed National StandardsorupdatedCode of Practice so thatparents and blind andpartially sighted children and young people know whattheyshouldexpect ensureaspartofthe SENDreview thatEducation and Health CarePlans (EHCPs)are not used to determine whether someoneiseligibletoaccess statutory sensory impairment support ensurethatall blind and partially sightedyoungpeople leave compulsory education with the skills and knowledge theyneed to use mainstreamand assistivetechnology.

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