Twilight Talks: Supporting staff to assist learners with VI with the Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Online
- 27 Jan 2025 (16:00 - 17:00)
Objectives:
- To identify the support available through TPT for those supporting learners with VI
- An opportunity to ask questions around needs within your setting
Suitable for:
- Secondary SENCOs, Teachers, Support Staff
- Local Authority (LA) SEND staff and SEND tutors
- Further Education (FE) Additional Learning staff
This session will be delivered by Donna Korn-Morris from the Thomas Pocklington Trust
Thomas Pocklington Trust
TPT is a leading advocate of equality for blind and partially sighted people. We are a charitable organisation with a dedicated staff team, over half of whom are blind or partially sighted, and we have over 200 dedicated volunteers who have lived experience of sight loss. Our mission is to support blind and partially sighted people to bring about equity and inclusion in every aspect of society.
Our work is focused on
- championing the needs and aspirations of blind and partially sighted people, fully recognising the depth and complexity of the challenges faced
- a leader in providing direct grants that target systemic change and improvements for blind and partially sighted people
- ensuring blind and partially sighted people are able to thrive in education, fostering positive employment opportunities and promoting overall health and wellbeing, with timely health interventions when needed
You can read more about our Twilight Talks sessions on our dedicated page.
Online
Suitable for: A parent/carer, Administration Staff, Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Education psychologist, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, Other, SENCO, Senior Leader, Student, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Tutor, Young person
Meet your trainer
Donna Korn-Morris
Donna is the Education Training and Projects Coordinator at Thomas Pocklington Trust. Her work specialises in delivering training to a range of professionals, from secondary, Further Education, Higher Education, Careers and Disability specialists.
Prior to joining TPT Donna was a teacher for 35 years. Specialising early on in her career as a teacher of English as an Additional Language (EAL) in a large multicultural secondary school, then for 6 years as the Head of Language and Curriculum Development. She then specialised in specific learning difficulties, focusing on EAL and dyslexia teaching. Donna became a Qualified Teacher of Vision impairment (QTVI) in 2001 and worked with blind and partially sighted children and young people for 22 years. As a Senior QTVI she led on Secondary and Post 16 education in a local authority.
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