1. National Sensory Impairment Partnership
NatSIP working day
11th October 2011

2. NatSIP workstreams 2011-2012 Objective 1: Outcomes Benchmarking
Objective 2: SI practice based on Quality Standards
Objective 3: Workforce development
3a) training pathway
3b) Effective use of TAs

3. NatSIP workstreams 2011-2012 Objective 4: Emotional Resilience
Objective 5: Equality Act 2010 for settings
Objective 6: SEND and policy
Objective 7: NatSIP Future strategy
Associated working: Burwood Park Project, HoSS, etc

4. Recent developments Outcomes data collection exercise 2011 – 2012 *
Think Right/Feel Good for VI – research* ongoing
Think Right/Feel Good for HI * pilots start October
Parents as partners course (VI) – Emotional Resilience and well being * pilots to start and we need more groups please
YoungMinds in Schools project
New ways of working using the NatSIP website: Online collaboration space (OCS)
*Are you or is someone in your organisation keen to volunteer? Sign up for interest please.

5. Recent developments Conferences/events/working days 2011 - 2012:
Tuesday 13th December: Emotional Resilience working day . Hamilton House, London
Tuesday 31st January 2012: NatSIP working day . Hamilton House, London
tba February/March 2012: Equality Act 2010 workshop
40 organisations affiliated to NatSIP
HoSS – forum
HoSS – conference for professionals (services and schools) 22nd June (B’ham)?

6. Recent developments OnLine Inset:
MSI module – review group for new course content *
HI module - content management review group *
VI module - content management review group *
OLI/NatSIP Associate Tutors *

7. Would you like to be involved?
Think Right/Feel Good for VI – research*
Contact Bob Denman or Jude Thompson
Parents as partners course (VI) – Emotional Resilience and well being *
Contact Lindsey Rousseau or Bob Denman
Review of OnLine Inset HI/VI modules *
Contact Lindsey Rousseau or Bev Mars
Bob:
Bev:
Jude:
Lindsey:

8. Focus of NatSIP grant funded (VCS) work with DfE “improving outcomes for children, young people and families”
To provide support and training, in a cost effective way, to ensure that c&yp with SI have access to the curriculum and make good educational progress whilst improving achievement.
To further develop a robust national outcomes framework to support national benchmarking and evaluation
To address the issues raised by DfE about effectiveness of TAs
To promote models proven to reduce barriers to c&yp with SI making good education progress
To improve the social and emotional well-being of c&yp to allow them to reach their full potential
To develop a sustainable national SI partnership

9. Would you, or your colleagues, like to be involved?
Outcomes benchmarking (Nicky Ereaut)
SI practice based on Quality Standards (Brian Gale, Julie Jennings)
Workforce development for front line staff→ training pathway (Bev Mars, Gillian Coles)
Workforce development →Effective use of TAs (Brian Gale)

10. Would you, or your colleagues, like to be involved?
Emotional Resilience and development of personal competencies (Wendy Eadsforth, Jude Thompson)
Equality Act SI advice (Judy Sanderson, David Couch, Steve Rose)
SEND policy (Brian Gale)
NatSIP future sustainability (Paul Simpson)
Burwood Park project (Joyce Sewell-Rutter)

11. Next steps for NatSIP?
Have clear aims and objectives to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets for working in challenging times to support outcomes for children, young people and families
To explore new ways of sharing and communicating across the sector
To support a well trained sensory impairment workforce responsive to the Government agenda for education
To work in partnership and to represent NatSIP across the SI sector

12. Working together