| 1a) How is provision for children and young people with vision impairment funded? |
| Centrally funded by the LA for specialist support for all pupils with VI |
| Partially delegated to individual schools who purchase specialist support from the LA under ‘traded services’ arrangement |
| Fully delegated to individual schools who purchase specialist support from the LA under ‘traded services’ arrangement |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 1b) If you answered that your funding is fully or partially delegated, please give further details of funding arrangement (free text) |
| 2a) In the past twelve months, have any changes been made to the way that provision for children and young people with vision impairment is funded, organised and/or staffed? |
| Yes |
| No |
| 2b) If ‘Yes’ then please give details of the changes that have been made: (free text) |
| 2c) Any additional information on past changes? (optional free text) |
| 2d) Are there any current or proposed reviews of the VI service that will affect the way it is organised, managed or funded (including moving to/ from a traded services arrangement), or are likely to affect the way that support for CYP with VI is provided or funded? |
| Yes |
| No |
| Don’t know |
| 2e) Any additional information on future changes? (optional free text) |
| 3a) Please provide overall VI service budget (including staff, equipment, and training). |
| Budget for 2020/21 |
| Budget for 2021/22 |
| Budget for 2022/23 |
| Additional information is optional (free text): |
| 3b) If the budget above is shared with another service or cannot be separated from the sensory budget, please state what the budget encompasses here: |
| 4a) Please give the number of children and young people with vision impairment on the VI service active caseload for the following categories (i.e. those supported by the VI services and not included in Q5a) |
| EHCP total (all ages) |
| SEN Support total (all ages) |
| Not yet assessed/categorised total (all ages) |
| Other totals, please state any other groups which do not fit the above categories in additional information space (optional/ all ages) |
| Total (all ages and categories) |
| 4b) Any additional information? (optional free text) |
| 5a) Excluding the children and young people with vision impairment counted in question 4a, please give the number of children and young people with vision impairment known to the VI service but not receiving direct support from the LA service. This could include out of county placements, advice on request, home educated, independent school etc. |
| EHCP Total (all ages) |
| SEN Support total (all ages) |
| Not yet assessed/categorised total (all ages) |
| Other totals, please state any other groups which do not fit the above categories in additional information space (optional/ all ages) |
| Total (all ages and categories) |
| 5b) Any additional information? (optional free text) |
| 6) In which of the following settings does the VI service support early years children (i.e. children who have not started in reception)? |
| Within the child’s home |
| In pre- school/ early years settings |
| School settings (e.g. nursery class in mainstream or special school) |
| In settings where the child is cared for by a childminder (outside of their home) |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 7) What is the total number of children and young people who use (or in the case of EYFS children, are expected to use) braille as their sole or main literacy medium? (please enter numerical value) |
| 8a) What criteria does the VI service use for allocating levels of support? |
| NatSIP Learner Outcomes Framework |
| NatSIP Eligibility Framework for Scoring Support Levels (2015) |
| Locally developed criteria |
| Other arrangement (please give details, free text) |
| 8b) Does your LA require a CYP with VI to meet any of the following criteria before they will be considered for assessment for an EHCP? |
| Decision is made based on the individuals needs |
| They must meet a specified level of severity/visual acuity |
| They must have additional SEND |
| They must be failing to make the expected level of progress |
| They are expected to attend a special school |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 9) Are there any groups of children and young people with VI that are NOT actively supported by the local authority VI service? |
| Specific age groups |
| Children/YP in specific types of setting e.g. academies etc. |
| YP in futher education settings |
| Children/YP with complex needs |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 10a) How many CYP with VI have had their service reduced due to service capacity or restructure of the delivery model in the past 12 months? |
| 10b) Other, please specify (free text) |
| 11) Which (if any) of the following qualifications are held by the person with responsibility for strategic management of the VI service? |
| Qualified teacher of pupils with vision impairment (QTVI (i.e. holds the mandatory qualification (MQ) in VI)) |
| Qualified teacher of the Deaf (TOD) (i.e. holds the mandatory qualification (MQ) in HI) |
| Qualified teacher of pupils with Multi-sensory Impairment (QTMSI (i.e. holds the mandatory qualification (MQ) in MSI) |
| Other qualifications (if yes please give details, free text) |
| 12) Please give the full time equivalent (FTE) number of teachers employed directly by the VI service for the categories that follow. (This includes peripatetic/advisory teachers, school-based teachers, and VI service manager if s/he has a caseload): |
| Lead QTVI with mandatory qualification (MQ) (VI) |
| QTVI with mandatory qualification (MQ) (VI) |
| In training for MQ (VI) |
| Qualified teachers without MQ (VI) who will begin training within 2 years |
| Qualified teachers without MQ (VI) not in or due to begin training within 2 years |
| QTMSI with MQ (MSI) |
| QTVI and QTMSI MQ (holds both qualifications) |
| Lead QTVI vacancies currently vacant |
| QTVI vacancies currently vacant |
| 13) What is the average time from referral to VI service and initial visit? (please give an estimation if exact time is unknown) |
| 14) Please give details of the FTE of any other staff employed by the VI service by category. This includes staff who are employed directly, externally commissioned or bought in from another team within the LA: |
| Habilitation officers |
| Specialist Braille support staff |
| Resource technicians FTE (for production of accessible materials) |
| ICT support technicians FTE |
| Dedicated early years staff FTE |
| Family support workers FTE |
| Admin/secretarial FTE |
| Other role FTE |
| Details of other role(s) if applicable (free text) |
| 15) Please give the FTE staff number of teaching assistants (TAs) employed directly by the VI service who are providing support to pupils with vision impairment. If no TAs are directly employed please write ‘0’: |
| Number of TAs by full time equivalent (FTE) |
| 16a) How are Habilitation services delivered in the authority? |
| Local authority employed Habilitation specialist |
| An external organisation is commissioned to deliver the service (please state the name of the organisation) |
| Services are spot purchased |
| No Habilitation services are delivered in the authority |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 16b) If you answered that ‘No Habilitation services are delivered in the authority’ in question 16a, please explain the current situation and how children access Habilitation provision and support? (free text) |
| 17) How many pupils are currently receiving mobility / Habilitation training or waiting to be assessed? |
| Number of pupils currently on active Habilitation caseload |
| Number of pupils waiting assessment |
| 18a) Which department is responsible for the commissioning and/or delivery of habilitation services? |
| Children and family social care services |
| Education services |
| We don’t deliver habilitation services |
| Other (please state) |
| 18b) If you answered “We don’t deliver habilitation services”, please explain what alternative provision is in place. |
| 19) Are habilitation services available to CYP in the following settings? |
| Home |
| School |
| Community settings |
| During school holidays |
| Other (please state) |
| 20a) Are referrals for an initial assessment of habilitation accepted from any of the below |
| Medical professionals |
| Qualified Teachers of Children with Vision Impairment (QTVIs) |
| Other education professionals |
| Other (please provide details) |
| 20b) Upon receipt of a referral, who carries out the initial assessment of habilitation needs? |
| 21) Who in the LA holds the register for children and young people who are registered sight impaired (SI) or severely sight impaired (SSI)? |
| Children’s disability team (or similar), Social Care |
| Education/SEND/sensory team (or similar) |
| Local society for blind people/sight loss or sensory society (on behalf of local authority) |
| Other |
| If other, please specify (free text) |
| Expanded Core Curriculum (EEC) – USA |
| NatSIP Learner Outcomes Framework |
| Developmental Journal (DJVI) |
| Steps to Independence |
| Quality Standards for Habilitation |
| Guide Dogs Habilitation programme |
| Bespoke programme designed in house |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 23a) Are you familiar with the CFVI? |
| Yes |
| No |
| 23b) If you answered yes to 20a, have you had any active involvement with the CFVI project? |
| Consultation participant |
| Resource provider |
| Resource reviewer |
| Reference group member |
| No |
| Other, please specify (free text) |
| 24c) If you said yes to 23a, have you incorporated any aspects of the CFVI in your normal working practices. If yes, please give details. |
Please see this Excel spreadsheet for this information.