Assessment, identification and monitoring

Class/subject teacher ensure that:

• Recent assessment information is used to gain a better understanding of an individual child/young person’s sensory, physical and medical needs and to identify whether they are a barrier to their learning in the classroom.
  
  
• They are aware of the implications of any sensory, physical or medical conditions and any treatments that the children may have received and this is included in their One Page Profile.
  
  
• They remain alert to any changes in sensory, physical and medical needs and gain further advice when appropriate.
  
  
• Children/young people are involved in the development and evaluation of any sensory, physical or medical support strategies in class 

The VI Service have developed some information guides on different types of visual conditions:  vision loss, squint, monocular vision and colour blindness.

If teachers are concerned about a child/young person's vision, it should be recommended to parents to take them for an eye test at any high street optician.