Webinar Recording: NCMP Reporting, Vision and Hearing Screening in 2020 and Beyond
Recorded 22nd June, 2020 JOIN US on this free webinar. Learn how to support School Nursing teams to better understand the diverse health needs of school children. With all the other pressures on learning through lockdowns and school closures, it’s still vital to screen vision…
Webinars
At Thomson Screening, we deliver a regular series of webinars and open discussions, from our SchoolScreener® and WorkScreener® brands. These online meetings are for school health service providers, commissioners, partners, payers and other interested groups. They are open to all; new contacts, existing customers and…
Parental Consent No Longer Required for NCMP
From now, parental consent is no longer required for the NCMP. This is the most of important of 2018’s updates to the Operational Guidance of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and has been made to meet GDPR requirements. If you’ve yet to read all…
Why Do We Calculate BMI for Children?
BMI for children is an important indicator of overall health, especially in the face of increased child obesity. Child BMI data collation is mandatory in the UK, but not everywhere. Nevertheless, globally schools are seeing that they can improve child health and well-being outcomes by…
45 Languages!
The SchoolScreener® applications are now available in 45 languages Many of these languages are presented as alternatives for boys and girls. New languages can be added on request. Please contact us for further information. Here’s the list of all of them so far….. Albanian Amharic Ethiopia Arabic Berber…
Assessment of computer generated vision charts
Below is the abstract from this paper, published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 32 (2009) 133-140. Authors: Klaus Ehrmann, Cathleen Fedtke, Alexa Radic. (Bold text is added by SchoolScreener, for emphasis.) Introduction: New opportunities for vision assessment in the consulting room are…
Bradford study explores effects of reduced vision on children’s literacy – Telegraph and Argus Article 10 July 2018
The following article was published in the Telegraph and Argus on 10th July 2018. It concerns the important research findings of Dr Alison Bruce, regarding visual acuity and literacy levels in primary school children. She found a significant positive association between visual acuity (as measured in…
Morphological Processing in Children with Phonological Difficulties
Executive Summary Professor Julia Carroll & Dr. Helen Breadmore October 2017 Read the Executive Summary below. Background We know that children with dyslexia have difficulties in phonological awareness tasks, and that children with a history of repeated ear infections (Otitis Media with Effusion, OME) also…
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