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New RNIB Research Report: What We Know About Education

RNIB has launched a new report What we know about Education which is available for download here (MS Word format).

The report summarises the experiences of children and young people with a vision impairment who are in education.

In the UK, we estimate that there are around 41,000 children and young people who live with a vision impairment and they are not always having the same education experiences as their sighted peers.

We know that 70% attend mainstream schools where they may be the only child with a vision impairment. They need a range of specialist support, but this isn’t always or consistently happening.

This lack of support is leading to educational attainment for children with vision impairment being lower than their fully sighted classmates.

The Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment has been developed by RNIB and partners to support parents, carers, and education professionals to ensure children and young people with a vision impairment receive an appropriate and equitable education. You can access the Framework at: http://www.rnib.org.uk/cfvi