The Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning has written to NHS England urging them to commission a School Eye Care Service for all children with special needs College of Optometrists Royal College of Ophthalmologists SeeAbility college-optometrists.org/news/2023/febr…

Why do we go into special schools to carry out eye tests? 🧘‍♂️ Familiar environment 🤗 Personalised approach ⏱️ Flexible appointment times 😖 No more stressful hospital visits It works. Take it from these pros from ABDO Membership & WHH 🏥 👇 seeability.org/news/optical-i…

📣Calling all AHPs working in NI Special Schools – we need you to be involved in our research! 🙋 Please consider completing this 10min survey and sharing it widely: ulster.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/a-survey-of-al… Thankyou! 🙏 #AHP #WeAHPs #AHPResearch

50% of pupils in special schools have a sight problem but so many have never accessed eye care & glasses they need. It’s so vital NHS England sticks to its promise to rollout this service & deliver a more #EqualRightToSight #ncduk2023 LDEngland seeability.org/save-special-s…

What a great idea!

Plans for special schools eye care revived! Today the government announced that NHS sight tests will be on offer to all pupils in special schools from 2024/25. The commitment to all special schools & accompanying funding to support it is hugely welcome questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

"I really wish I could see what my child sees" a common question from parents of children with CVI. I've shared CVI Scotland's Simulation videos with many parents and students, amazing resources. Watch “CVI-SIM Progress (2) Subtitles Feb 2021” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/509674094

Fantastic to see!

Join us for our annual virtual meeting! Member and Non-member ticket available on the BIOS website

Once you have registered to attend, you will be emailed a survey. Please complete this prior to the meeting - just over a week to go!!

There are still both member and non-member tickets available on the BIOS website for next week’s meeting! If you’ve already got your ticket, please complete the survey monkey emailed to you prior to the meeting!

Anyone who missed the annual SEN CAG meeting can now view the recording in the CPD Library! Presentations and supporting information will be added to the SEN CAG page soon!! 📝

Funky, colourful and mismatched socks at the ready and get talking about Down Syndrome! #WorldDownSyndromeDay2024 BIOS

Liverpool are running the online postgraduate module in SEN again in January 2025. It can be taken as a standalone module or as part of a masters, there's more information here but please feel free to email Anna with any questions - [email protected] liverpool.ac.uk/allied-health-…

For all those interested in postgraduate CPD modules at Liverpool University (including the SEN module) : eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=liverpool.a… For 2024/25 the fee for a 20 credit module will be £1200.00. Any other questions please get in touch with - [email protected]

Save the date! Our upcoming SEN CAG study day is being held at Alder Hey Children's Hospital on Wednesday 9th April 2025. Link to tickets (via the BIOS website) to follow.

Just over a month until our special educational needs CAG study day! Tickets can be booked via the BIOS website: orthoptics.org.uk/event/sen-cag-…

At Alder Hey today the Orthoptic Society are hosting their BIOSSENCAG study day! We are welcoming orthoptists from across the country to learn and share ideas to improve our practice BIOS 🏥 Alder Hey 💙

SEN CAG study day taking place today at Alderhey with lots of interesting speakers and workshops! BIOS

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our study day yesterday, and to the wonderful speakers! Lots of interesting discussions on SEN pathways, CVI, special school eye care, and a brilliant BSL workshop.