NatSIP STOP PRESS....

Working group on longer term strategy will report September 2010

If you would like to contribute to ongoing NatSIP work during 2010 -2011  please read this document.  Subscriptions have been gratefully received to date (June 2010) from;  Meanwhile "NatSiP delivers real value for money" and is already supported by; GDBA, NDCS, Ewing Foundation, Sense, VIEW, BATOD, RNIB, HoSS, Bristol, Cheshire East, Coventry, Dorset, East Sussex, Herefordshire, Kent, Kirklees, Knightsfield School, Leeds, LB Greenwich, LB Harrow, LB Lewisham, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Plymouth, RBWM, Saint Vincent's School, Solihull, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wakefield

Working group on Promoting Emotional Resilience in Children and Young People with Sensory Impairment

The NatSIP working group on Promoting Emotional Resilience in Children and Young People with Sensory Impairment , led by David Couch, has published a resource which will be a useful tool for those working in specialist services and schools. It is available to download, free of charge, here.

Presentations at the successful NatSIP working day on 5th July 2010

Brian Gale - Academies and SI services
Lindsey Rousseau - NatSIP 2010 to 2011
Bob Denman - outcomes working group and pilot 

At the recent NatSIP national working day  the recommendations for the workstreams 2010 - 2011 were approved.

• Outcomes. Chair:Nicky Ereaut ; Nicky.Ereaut@Oxfordshire.gov.uk. This group is embarking upon a data collection exercise in the Autumn Term. More details will be found on the Outcomes workstream page.
• Emotional Resilience. The group led by David Couch has finished its work and the published guidance is available here........ Emotional Resilience 2  (new 2010 - 2011).Chairs: Wendy Eadsforth Weadsforth@royalschoolfordeaf.kent.sch.uk and Jude Thompson jude.thompson@rlsb.org.uk will lead the working group looking at developing a tool to measure the progress and self esteem  of young people with SI. More details will be found on the ER2 workstream page.
• Workforce development. Chair: Bev Mars Bev.Mars@sense.org.uk. This group is continuing with the development of effective SI training . More details will be found on the Workforce Development workstream page.
• NatSIP Future and Strategy.Chair: Paul Simpson exec@batod.org.uk. This group has been preoccupied with devising a strategy for affiliation to NatSIP for the future. This will be launched in September. The goup will the look at future working for NatSIP. More details will be found on the Futures workstream page.
• Further Education and Transition (new 2010 -2011) Chair: Nicki Harris Nicki.harris@surreycc.gov.uk. This group will be looking at and tracking outcomes in further education and employment for SI young people - and sharing some good practice. More details will be found on the FE workstream page.
• Traded services and Integrated working (new 2010 - 2011) Chair: Gillian Coles gillian.coles@rbwm.gov.uk. This group will look at the increasing development of traded specialist services and effective working across agencies. More details will be found on the Traded services workstream page.
• SEN policy group (new 2010 - 2011) . Chair: Brian GaleBrian.Gale@ndcs.org.uk. This group will look at the emerging policies from the new government which will have an impact upon the education of young people with SI and their families, and see how NatSIP can work to influence developments. More details will be found on the SEN policy workstream page.

 

Heads of Sensory Support Services conference

The 9th annual Heads of Sensory Support Services conference took place on 18th June 2010. Presentations from speakers; Andre Imich (DfE), Ros Hunt and Brian Gale (NDCS), Karl Wall (Mobility 21 and Habilitation training), Lindsey Rousseau (NatSIP), David Canning (Acoustics),  Evelyn Westwood (VIEW), Steve Rose (Sense), Brian Perry (14-19 agenda) are available here.......

Andre Imich	Download
Ros Hunt - Social work with deaf children	Download
Karl Wall - VI habitation workers	Download
Lindsey Rousseau - NatSIP next steps	Download
David Canning - Improving classroom acoustics	Download
Steve Rose - SENSE update	Download
Brian Perry- 14-19 Agenda & students	Download
Gary Anderson - BATOD update	Download
Joan Haines - NPQH for heads of service	Download

 

Guidelines for professionals

Specialist teaching and support services for deaf children and young people; Guidelines for professionals. These Quality Standards were published in September 2009 by NDCS, RNID and BATOD. Hard copies are available from NDCS : www.ndcs.org.uk

The QS have been adapted from the Quality Standards for Support and Outreach Services, published by DCSF in September 2008, and have been written for specialist support services for deaf children and young people. It is hoped that they will contribute to the drive for improved outcomes for these young people. Log in to retrieve at the library/archive.

Launch photos

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Revised Eligibility Criteria publications

It is only possible to have copies through downloading from Natsip website now. If people would like us to consider a reprint then they need to let AEN.resources@kent.gov.uk know.

National Sensory Impairment Partnership

The National Sensory Impaired Partnership (NatSIP) developed from the work of the former South East Sensory Impaired Partnership (SESIP), which formally ended in July 2009.

The purpose of NatSIP is to improve outcomes (with reference to Every Child Matters) for children and young people with Sensory Impairment, narrowing gaps with their peers, through joint working in services for these children.

The new national sensory impaired partnership (NatSIP) was funded by the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and other organisations from 2009 to April 2010 and continues with funding from partner organisations.