NatSIP is pleased to announce that Episode 3 of The NatSIP Podcast has been released.

In this episode, introduced by Lindsey Jane Rousseau, Tara Chattaway (Head of Education at Thomas Pocklington Trust) and Martin McLean, Senior Policy Advisor at the National Deaf Children's Society) discuss Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), and the systems and processes around it, including:

  • What is DSA?
  • Who can apply?
  • How and when to apply
  • What is covered

There is a fact sheet to accompany this podcast episode, which you can find   pdf here

An edited transcript of this episode is available pdf here .

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NatSIP is pleased to announce that Episode 2 of The NatSIP Podcast has been released.

In this episode, introduced by Lindsey Jane Rousseau, John Rous Milligan (VI lead for Norfolk Sensory Service) leads a structured Q and A discussion on Assistive Technology - How are learners with vision impairment using iPads? with answers from an expert panel.

The panel members were:

  • Carrie-Anne Brooke Lovell, Lead QTVI, Gateshead.  Carrie was the lead developer of the iPad Accessibilty Scheme of Work for Pupils with Vision Impairment, produced in collaboration with Gateshead Council, Barnet Education and Learning Service, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Portmouth City Council Vision and Hearing Team, and Thomas Pocklington Trust
  • Simon Kerrigan, Lead QTVI forSheffield - Tapton Integrated Resource Centre, Sheffield.
  • Michael Ritson, Senior Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Consulant - ACE Centre, Oldham.  Prior to joining the charity ACE Centre, Michael was a QTVI in Oldham, and Thameside.

This episode is an edited version of the discussion which took place in the NatSIP/VIEW Online Webinar on 25  November 2021. 

The webinar was the second of a series of two as part of the Building VI Confidence and Competence in the Schools Workforce programme.  You can find more details about this programme here.

This event was supported by a grant from Thomas Pocklington Trust.

There is a fact sheet to accompany this podcast episode, which you can find pdf here .

Your feedback is always welcome. You can email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

NatSIP is pleased to announce that Episode 1 of The NatSIP Podcast has been released.

In this episode, introduced by Lindsey Jane Rousseau, Caireen Sutherland, Vice-Chair of VIEW (and Co-Chair of the NatSIP Steering Group) leads a structured Q and A discussion on Assistive Technology Assessments for Learners with Vision Impairment with answers from an expert panel.

This episode is an edited version of the discussion which took place in the NatSIP/VIEW Online Webinar on Assistive Technology Assessments, on 17 November 2021. 

The webinar was the first of a series of two as part of the Building VI Confidence and Competence in the Schools Workforce programme.  You can find more details about this programme here.

This event was supported by a grant from the Thomas Pocklington Trust.

There is a fact sheet to accompany this podcast episode, which you can find pdf here .

Your feedback is always welcome.  You can email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

NatSIP is pleased to announce the launch of its podcast as a way to spread information more widely.

Sensory impairment is a low-incidence disability and one strong purpose of NatSIP is to share information and solutions that may benefit colleagues and the young people they work with.  We are not planning to produce regularly scheduled podcast episodes. When we have something we want to share or news we need to respond to, or comment about, we will create and broadcast a podcast. We will include things of interest across HI, MSI and VI fields, including national policy and legislation changes, developments in professional practice, and we hope so much more...

In the introductory Epsode 0, Lindsey Jane Rousseau, NatSIP Facilitator, introduces the work of NatSIP, the NatSIP Podcast, and discusses the subjects and content we aim to cover.


A transcript of this episode is available pdf here.

In early January 2022, we will release Episode 1 - with content from the webinar on Assitive Technology Assessments which NatSIP hosted jointly with VIEW.  This webinar was part of NatSIP's 'Building Confidence and Competence' series, supported by the Thomas Pocklington Trust.  You can find out more about this series here.

You can find the NatSIP Podcast via this website, or wherever you usually download your podcasts. We hope that you will enjoy it.