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Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

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Leading experts will discuss the impact of vision and hearing problems on children’s development and how to improve support in schools, during a webinar hosted by CYP Now and its sister titles.
Experts will discuss how to best support pupils with visual and hearing problems in school. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
Experts will discuss how to best support pupils with visual and hearing problems in school. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Taking place from 4.30pm to 5.30pm on December 7, the webinar will see practitioners discuss how vision and hearing problems often go undetected, what more can be done to help identify them and offer greater support to reduce social and educational barriers for children affected.

This webinar is aimed at professionals working in primary or secondary settings, including senior leadership team members, SENDCOs and wider special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team as well as inclusion and welfare leads.

Vision problems are common among children, with studies suggesting that as many as one in five have some form visual deficit with the potential to affect their educational development, including colour vision impairment.

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