SVRC’s 2025 Calendar of Professional Learning again looks a bit different from past years. In response to feedback that teachers are finding it increasingly difficult to set aside a day for PL, we have made our usual Term 1 PL opportunities available online and on demand. This means that they are available all year and one can register and view recorded sessions in your own time. These will be available throughout 2025 on the following topics:
Inclusion of students who are blind
Inclusion of students who have low vision
Inclusion of students who have vision impairments and additional disabilities
Preparing your school for a student who reads braille
Art4VIKids – Inclusion of students who are blind or have low vision in art
In Term 1 & 3, we will have our ‘hands-on’ PL days at SVRC in Donvale:
March 25 – Introduction to support for Visiting Teachers (Vision) from SVRC
March 4 – Inclusion of students with VI in maths with Charlie Roberts – (Program)
March 18 – Introduction to computer screen readers and Voice Over with Elise Lonsdale – (Program)
April 1 - Inclusion of students with vision impairments in PE with Emily White – (Program)
September 2 – Braille music with Jordie Howell and Sarah Kelly – (Program)
The Maths, PE and Music days were recorded in 2024, and are available as ‘on demand’ PL sessions until they are re-recorded in 2025.
In Term 4, we will again have our Access Technology Expo which will be onsite with some online workshops and demonstrations.
Tuesday 18 November 2025 from 1 to 4pm
Exhibition and demonstrations on site and online.
The Expo offers the opportunity for students, families and school staff to see and try special technologies, find out what’s new or try something new. All the major Australian companies that specialise in blindness and low vision technologies will be there.
Explore magnification aids, braille technologies, computer access software, 3D prints, screen readers, audio options and more.
Cost FREE
Zoom link and program will be sent the day before the event
Parking: please use the lower carpark of the Manningham Doncaster Indoor Sports Centre at 360 Springvale Road, Donvale.
Walk along fence to gates of Heatherwood School.
Statewide Vision Resource Centre is on left after entering school grounds.
Registration is essential, especially if participating online