2024 has brought about change in staffing with at least half the team being new to BLENNZ. During term 2, we hosted the Low Vision Workshop for Educators. This year… Read more
Inservice Programmes
Training the Teachers
We held an In-Service Day for interested staff on 28th February 2024. Topics covered: BLENNZ services Strategies for working with students Local orthoptist speaking on eye conditions Use of low… Read more
Low Vision Professional Development workshops
During the month of March we held two Low Vision Professional Development workshops. One in Tauranga and one in Rotorua. Following on from the years of ‘distance learning’ for the… Read more
In-Service workshop
Braille and Low Vision In-Service BLENNZ Whangārei Visual Resource Centre invited teachers and learning support assistants to attend our Braille or Low Vision workshops. The purpose of the one-day workshops… Read more
PLD workshops for working with visually impaired akonga
It was great to be able to host PLD in March in the Christchurch VRC. A variety of teachers, teacher-aides, LSC’s and SENCO were invited to participate and learn more… Read more
In-service day at Dunedin Visual Resource Centre
We were thrilled to hold an in-service in March for teachers and teacher aides from primary and secondary schools throughout the Otago region. It was well attended with twenty participants,… Read more
BLENNZ Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-tara 2022
What a changeable world we have been walking in, pai kare! It’s been a great chance to be innovative though, and find new ways to get great outcomes for Ākonga. … Read more
In-Service workshops for Teachers, Teacher Aides and Early Support Workers around supporting ākonga who are Blind or have Low Vision
BLENNZ Whangarei was excited to offer our first In-Service Workshops for teachers, teacher aides and early support workers around supporting ākonga who are Blind or have Low Vision. Each workshop ran for one day with… Read more
BLENNZ Tauranga In-Service for teachers, teacher aides and other professionals
In April, BLENNZ Tauranga hosted an In-Service for teachers, teacher aides and other professionals working with students with additional needs. We welcomed 13 participants from all over the Tauranga region…. Read more
