Children and families

Hearing and vision specialist support for children and young people

Provided by our Hearing and Vision Specialist Team (HVST) - formerly known as the Sensory Impairment Service (SIS)


We support children and young people who need specialist hearing support, vision support or both.

All schools have a special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) who can help children and young people who need hearing or vision support.

Where further specialist support is needed, we can offer this to the child or young person, their parents or carers and their educational setting.

You can send general queries to [email protected].

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Hearing

Support from our Hearing/D/deaf Specialist Team

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Vision

Support from our Vision Specialist Team

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Hearing and vision

For children or young people who have both hearing and vision needs, support is available from both specialist teams.

Check the eligibility and support offered for both vision and hearing and apply - our referral form covers both needs