Visual and Physical Impairment Team

Operational responsibilities

• Promote and support the inclusion of children and young people with visual impairment aged 0-19 and physical impairment school age – 19, and their parents, carers and colleagues in pre-school settings schools and colleges from diagnosis.
• Management and maintenance of low vision devices and study aids in collaboration with the Health Authority as appropriate.
• Specialist assessment, advice, support and teaching for children and young people who have VI or PI in a range of settings. To include access assessment advice and training relating to moving and handling.
• Interpret clinical information, identify the access and educational implications of VI and or PI and advise on reasonable adjustments.
• Monitor the progress of all children and young people diagnosed with a hearing impairment who live in Oldham or attend Oldham schools.

Early Years Assessment Group and Early Years

• Linda Johnson - VI Support Teacher
• Julie Harding - Specialist VI SSA
• Sue Taylor - Specialist VI SSA

Visual Impairment – Peripatetic

• Ian Wrench - QTVI Advisory and Support Teacher
• Sue Nuttall - QTVI Advisory and Support Teacher
• Jan Leach - QTVI Advisory and Support Teacher
• Theresa Dent - Specialist VI SSA

Physical Impairment – Peripatetic

• Pat Gregory - QTVI Advisory and Support Teacher
• Access, Moving and Handling, Assessor and Trainer
• Jean Prew - Advisory and Support Teacher

MDVI and ICT Assessment

• Kay Wrench - QTVI Service Leader
• Keryn Green - SLD and ICT Specialist Assessor and Trainer

Schools allocated Specialist VI Support Staff to support individual pupils who are taught through non sighted methods

• Kaskenmoor - Carolyn Tolson
• St Augustine’s - Maureen Fitzmaurice and Carole Thompson
• South Chadderton - Judith Smith
• Roundthorn -  Lareth Heap

How to contact us

General enquiries to the team leader. Referrals may be made by anyone with evidence of parental permission direct to the team leader.

By Post

Visual and Physical Impairment Team
Greenbank
Firbank Road
Royton
OL2 6TU

Team Leader Kay Wrench
Tel: 0161 770 3110
Fax: 0161 770 3114
Email: kay.wrench@oldham.gov.uk

Availability

The office is staffed Monday to Friday from 8.45am to 4.00pm.

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