1. SACT (VI) Harrow1 Accessing Science for pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools Susan Epstein Advisory Teacher for Pupils with Visual Impairment in Harrow Institute of Education, 18 th May 2010

2. SACT (VI) Harrow 2 Overview Ways of working in Harrow Supporting in Primary Science Supporting in Secondary Science GCSE coursework Questions

3. SACT (VI) Harrow 3 Ways of working in Harrow (Handouts 1 and 2) Pupils using braille all: have a Statement have up to 0.3 time from a QTVI have full-time SACT VI Teaching Assistants have resources from SACT VI have a office in secondary schools have a base in the classroom in primary schools

4. SACT (VI) Harrow 4 Ways of working in Harrow Pupils with visual impairment: may have a Statement have access to QTVI may have dedicated time from a Teaching Assistant (up to 15 hours from school) have access to resources from SACT VI are unlikely to have an office in school

5. SACT (VI) Harrow 5 Feedback from experiment Extra verbal input Own apparatus Pre-teaching including topical word lists

6. SACT (VI) Harrow 6 Supporting in Primary Science Handout 3 General knowledge Hands-on, using real objects Diagrams

7. SACT (VI) Harrow 7 Supporting in Secondary Science General knowledge Pre/post teaching Topic word lists Note-taking Diagrams Practicals

8. SACT (VI) Harrow 8 Practicals Handout 4 Safety Planning Support Mobility Group size Working area Apparatus

9. SACT (VI) Harrow 9 GCSE Coursework (AQA) There are two parts to AQA Centre Assessed Units (CAU) 1. Investigative Skills Assignments (ISA) This consists of two parts, a practical investigation carried out during 2 lessons and a written paper. 2. Practical Skills Assessment (PSA) Teacher assessment of practical ability over the whole course.

10. SACT (VI) Harrow 10 An example of choosing a practical investigation Handout 5 Measuring rates of reaction Three different experiments are shown on the worksheets. Read the description of the experiments at the top of each page and decide which would be most appropriate for a blind student. 1. The Effect of Temperature 2. Reactions that Lose Product 3. A Question of Concentration

11. SACT (VI) Harrow 11 Working area for a blind pupil doing GSCE practical work

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