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Insight magazine issue 43: Change in education
January/February 2013
In this issue's "Eye opener" section we highlight some of the hot topics in education for 2013 - schools funding, computing in schools, and changes to GCSE. We want to know what impact all this will have on children who are blind and partially sighted.
Money talks, and in Insight Brian Gale of the Special Educational Consortium gives a brilliant explanation of exactly how the school funding review will affect children who have sensory impairments.
Technology teaching in schools is evolving fast, but will this give more or less access to Computer Science for students with vision impairments? Vernon Webb, a former QTVI with an interest in maths and computing, looks at the pros and cons of the new approach to ICT.
In the latest issue of Insight
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Our complex needs feature in "Supporting independence" looks at the technique of Intensive Interaction, which aims to reflect the parent-baby communication to create new lines of understanding between children and carers.
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Habilitation specialist, Elliot Filer, writes about children's need to locate all areas of a room in order to be aware of their surroundings.
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In "Shared Practice", get some ideas for training and other resources, a great tip on helping students organise their folders, and learn more about the state of VI services in England and Wales in an article by Sue Keil.
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In "Eye health" we look at albinism, a condition with many different aspects and a range of effects on individuals.
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"Families" section includes advice on setting up a parents' group and our brilliant toy column.
New young columnist
The new young columnist in this issue is Raeesa Jaffer, writing about her experience going up one of the world's tallest buildings. New in this issue, young artist Freya Shaw has created a cartoon to illustrate the young columnist article. Freya is registered blind and is able to create amazing artworks using her peripheral vision.
We had an amazing 17 entries to the competition, and will be putting these up online for you to read over the next year. A selection of the entries are available for you to read below.
VIEW conference
Check out the back cover of Insight to find out more about the VIEW professional development event in March 2013. You can get all the details and register online at the VIEW website.
Free articles
Changes to ICT in the National Curriculum
Free article by Vernon Webb writes about the changes to ICT in the National Curriculum
Help for parents setting up a local group
Free article on the help available from National Blind Children's Society (NBCS) for anyone thinking of starting a family group
Related information
Visit our Young people web pages for information on a wide range of issues that are important to blind and partially sighted young people. This includes the Mind's Eye blog, written by and for young people with sight loss.