Keycomm has been working in collaboration with City of Edinburgh Council, Visual Support Services and Speech and Language Therapy services in Edinburgh to take this project forward. The use of visual symbol supports in education settings aims to ‘prevent, remove or alleviate the effects of barriers within the learning environment’(1). Local evaluation identified variation in the provision of this low tech AAC. The VSP three tiered model delivers a coordinated implementation programme to raise the awareness, practice and access to visual symbol supports.
Tier 1 of this collaborative model is currently being trialled in 5 schools.
Each school receives:
- Whole school training session
- Clear roles and implementation criteria
- Resource pack
- Ongoing support and guidance with the implementation of Tier 1 resources
- Scheduled support meetings
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