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Online forum for Orthoptic Clinical Tutors. The aim of this session is to provide an opportunity to discuss topics relevant to the provision of clinical placements for undergraduate and postgraduate orthoptic students. We will have a special guest speaker at this forum who will talk to us about promoting self-care and good work/life balance.   Agenda: 12:30-12:35 Introduction: Michael Harmsworth 12:35-12:45 Talk on Tutor self-care 12:45-13:25 Open discussion amongst clinical tutors with opportunity to ask questions. 13:25-13:30 Suggestions for topics of next forum & Close meeting.

F2F Study Day for the SEN CAG Registration and coffee from 9.15am, with event starting at 9.45am. Speakers and agenda TBC but to include: Mr Chandna on CVI Special school vision services update

Are you keen to develop your clinic teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutors’ course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face with some work to be carried out independently prior to the course, and between the sessions. The course will cover: • the expectations of students at each stage in the course, • how to adapt your teaching to suit your learners, • how to adapt your work environment to maximise learning, • balancing clinical pressures whilst providing a productive learning experience, • giving constructive [...]

Are you keen to develop your clinic teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutors’ course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face with some work to be carried out independently prior to the course, and between the sessions. The course will cover: • the expectations of students at each stage in the course, • how to adapt your teaching to suit your learners, • how to adapt your work environment to maximise learning, • balancing clinical pressures whilst providing a productive learning experience, • giving constructive [...]

Meeting of LOOP – face to face event Agenda to follow at a later date.

These two days of exciting events in Birmingham, are focused on promoting and celebrating the very best of Orthoptics! All events are being held at The Studio in Birmingham, just a few minutes walk from New Street Station.  Tickets can be bought for each day individually or the full two days. Sign up for the full two days before 1st May and get a goodie bag!   Orthoptic Workforce Development Programme – Launch Event (Thursday 19th June 2025): This year, to celebrate the outcomes from our exciting NHS-funded Orthoptic Workforce Development projects, we will be holding a day-long event, presenting brand [...]

An opportunity to share all the exciting work going on in the Orthoptic services in Northern England. There will be presentations, a quick-fire interesting case session and time to network and connect with colleagues across the region. The agenda is to be confirmed.