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1) How is provision for children and young people (CYP) with vision impairment funded? 2a) In the past twelve months, have any changes been made to the way that provision for children and young people with VI is funded, structured and/or staffed? 2b) If 'Yes' then please give details of the changes that have been made: 2c) Are there any current or proposed reviews of the VI service that will affect the way it is structured, managed or funded (including merging to Additional Learning Needs (ALN) services in place of VI or sensory specialist led service), or are likely to affect the way that support for CYP with VI is provided or funded? 2d) Any additional information on future changes? 3a) Please provide overall VI service budget (including staff, equipment, and training). 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 total number of children and young people on the VI service active caseload. 4b) Please give the number of children and young people included in 4a who are in Welsh-medium provision. 4c) Please give the number of children and young people on the VI service active caseload for the following categories (i.e. those supported by the VI service and not included in Q5a) (Please enter numerical values) LA IDP or statement total School IDP Targeted provision Universal provision Not yet assessed/categorised total Other totals, please identify any other groups which do not fit the above categories and give the total number in these groups (optional) 4d) Please give the number of children and young people with vision impairment on the VI service active caseload for the following age groups / stages: (Please enter numerical values) Pre-school (age 0-3) Progression Step 1 – Nursery to Reception Progression Step 2 – Year 1 to Year 3 Progression Step 3 - Year 4 to Year 6 Progression Step 4 – Year 7 to Year 9 Progression Step 5 - Year 10 to Year 11 Years 12 & 13 18-25 years (including YP in special schools, mainstream, specialist FEI colleges) 4e) Any additional information? (optional free text) 5a) Excluding the children and young people counted in question 5a, please give the total number of children and young people known to the VI service but not receiving direct support from them. This could include advice on request, out of county placements, elective home educated, independent school placements etc. 5b) Please give the number of children and young people included in 5a who are in Welsh medium provision. 5c) 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 school)? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) 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) How is support for young people in Further Education Institutions provided? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) It is included in the VI service offer FEIs and the VI team set up SLAs on a case by case basis FEIs have standing SLAs with the VI team FEIs have their own VI specialist staff Other, please specify (free text) 8a) What is the total number of children and young people who use (or, in the case of pre-school tactile learners, are expected to use) braille? Include those who use both braille and audio, and those who use both braille and large print. 8b) Please give the number of children and young people included in 8a who are in Welsh-medium provision. 9) Please give the total number of children and young people on the VI service active caseload diagnosed with cerebral vision impairment (CVI). 10) What criteria does the VI service use for allocating levels of support? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) NatSIP Eligibility Framework for Scoring Support Levels NatSIP Learner Outcomes Framework Graduated Response levels of intervention (20.23 of the ALN Code): Universal, Targeted and Specific support Locally developed criteria Other arrangement (please give details, free text) 11) Are there any groups of children and young people with VI that are NOT currently supported by the VI service? (Please give details for all that apply) Specific age groups Children/YP in specific types of setting e.g. further education institutions etc. Children/YP with complex needs Children/YP without an IDP or Statement Other, please specify (free text) 12a) How many children and young people with VI have had their service reduced due to service capacity or restructure of the delivery model in the past 12 months? 12b) Any additional information? (optional free text) Section 4: VI service staffing 13) Which (if any) of the following qualifications are held by the person with responsibility for strategic management of the VI service? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Qualified teacher for 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 for Multi-sensory Impairment (QTMSI (i.e. holds the mandatory qualification (MQ) in MSI) Other qualifications (if yes please give details, free text) 14a) Please give the total full time equivalent (FTE) number of teachers (QTVIs & QTMSIs, including those in training) employed directly by the VI service (include peripatetic/advisory teachers, school-based teachers, and VI service manager if they have a caseload). 14b) Please give the full time equivalent (FTE) number of teachers employed directly by the VI service for the categories that follow (include peripatetic/advisory teachers, school-based teachers, and VI service manager if they have a caseload): (Please enter numerical values) Service manager 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 posts currently vacant QTVI posts currently vacant 14c) Please give the total FTE number of teachers included in 13a who are fluent in Welsh (do not include vacant posts). 15) What is the average time from referral to VI service and initial visit? (please give estimate if exact time is unknown) 16a) Please give the FTE number of specialist teaching assistants (TAs) employed by the VI service who provide direct support to pupils with VI in their educational setting. If none please write '0'. 16b) Please give the FTE number of specialist TAs in 16a who are fluent in Welsh. 16c) Please give the FTE number of habilitation specialists and habilitation specialists in training employed by the VI service (including any externally commissioned or bought in from another team within the LA). If none, please write '0'. 16d) Please give the FTE number of habilitation specialists or habilitation specialists in training in 16c who are fluent in Welsh. 16e) Please give the FTE number of any other specialist support staff employed by the VI service (including any externally commissioned) in roles such as technicians for resource production and/or ICT support, dedicated early years staff, braille specialists and family support workers. If none, please write '0'. 16f) Please give the FTE number of specialist support staff in 16e who are fluent in Welsh. 16g) Please give the FTE number of specialist support staff included in either 16a or 16e in roles requiring skills to produce resources in the Welsh braille code and/or reinforce teaching of the Welsh braille code. 16h) Any additional information? (free text) Section 5: Habilitation support 17a) Which department is responsible for the commissioning of habilitation services? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Children and family social care services Education services We don’t commission habilitation services Other (please state) 17b) Which department is responsible for the delivery of habilitation services? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Children and family social care services Education services We don’t deliver habilitation services Other (please state) 18a) How are habilitation services delivered in the authority? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) By local authority employed habilitation specialist(s) By a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (formally known as Rehabilitation Officer Visual Impairment, ROVI) with hab top-up qualification By a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (formally known as Rehabilitation Officer Visual Impairment, ROVI) without hab top-up qualification 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) 18b) If you answered ‘No habilitation services are delivered in the authority’ in question 18a, please explain the current situation and how children access habilitation provision and support (free text) 19) Are habilitation services available to CYP in the following settings/times? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Home School Community settings During school holidays Other (please state) 20) Which of the following aspects of habilitation are delivered as part of the LA's habilitation provision? (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Orientation and mobility Independent living skills Other (free text) 21) How many pupils are currently receiving habilitation training or waiting to be assessed? (Please enter numerical values) Number of pupils currently on active habilitation caseload Number of pupils waiting assessment 22a) Are referrals for an initial assessment of habilitation accepted from any of the following? (please tick as many as apply) (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Medical professionals Qualified Teachers for Vision Impairment (QTVIs) Other education professionals Other (please provide details) 22b) Upon receipt of a referral, who carries out the initial assessment of habilitation needs? 22c) What is the average time between referral to Habilitation service and initial visit? (Please give estimate if exact time is unknown) Section 6: Curriculum Framework for children and young people with VI (CFVI) 23a) Which frameworks or curriculums do you use to support CYP with VI? (please select all that apply): (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (CFVI) 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) 23b) If you selected CFVI, how have you incorporated it into your normal working practices? (please tick all that apply): (Please indicate ‘x’ to all that apply) Individual Development Plans (IDPs), ALN documentation or other support plans Regular reporting When planning teaching programmes In discussions with non-specialists In discussion/when working with parents In discussion with children and young people with vision impairment Other (Free Text) 24a) Are you aware of the CFVI Resource hub on RNIB Bookshare? 24b) If you answered yes, have you accessed, followed links or downloaded resources from the hub? Section 8: RNIB Services Please enter, yes, no or don't know 25) Have VI Service staff attended sessions from RNIB's CPD training programme for education professionals in the last 12 months? 26a) Do staff promote RNIB Bookshare with education settings when relevant The link to RNIB Bookshare is: https://www.rnibbookshare.org/ 26b) If your answer to 26a was yes, what is the main reason (Free text) 26c) If your answer to 26a was no, what is the main reason (Free text) 27) If virtual training on RNIB Bookshare was available would the VI service attend?

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