Perspectives of primary school staff

We are pleased to share our new paper, investigating the views of primary school staff about receiving and using external specialist advice.

We hope the insights from this qualitative study will support people working in primary schools with children who have a visual impairment.

The interviews in our study revealed four major themes: understanding the condition (including training, individual differences, and understanding the aim of the strategy); translating reports into action (including adaptations to recommendations, team working, and communication formats); follow-up (including feedback and measuring progress); and barriers and opportunities for accessing support (including systematic barriers, going private, and ideal scenarios).

This small study provides insights into how teachers and school staff perceive the relationship with external specialists.

Here is the link to the paper: Perspectives of primary school staff who work with children with additional needs: Insights that may help to improve support for visually impaired children