Andy Banns Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Altrincham, England, United Kingdom

www.beyondempower.co.uk

Cheadle Heath, Stockport

- Work with a variety of school aged and higher education children at different schools and colleges around the Stockport area.- Work with visually impaired and blind pupils, working one to one both in and out of class.- Supporting pupils with assistive technology (e.g. BrailleNote Touch, Visualisers and others), mainstream technology, typing skills and screen reading software.- Fluent in Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille in order to support pupils who require Braille.- General technical support for both the VI and deafness teams within the service.- Adaptation of resources and maintaining specialist equipment.- Creation of tactile diagrams and resources- Training both staff and pupils in a variety of technologies.

Home Based

Voluntary position to create a series of short videos surrounding assistive technology (mainstream and specialist) to later go on a website for Scope. The project unfortunately seemed to grind to a halt.

Oldham, England, United Kingdom

- Working with a wide range of ages and complex needs.- Setting up of equipment and creation of resources to aid clients in access to a variety of specialist technologies.- Home based role requiring travel across the North West to client’s homes and schools.- Writing of progress reports, initial assessments and targets.- Other responsibilities include attending team meetings, training events and exhibitions.

Openshaw, Manchester

- Wide range of complex needs between the ages of 18 and 23.- Assessing students for variety of specialist technologies including switches, Eyegaze, communication devices and mouse and keyboard alternatives. - Responsibilities include writing and delivering training of hardware and software, writing and implementing targets and reports, attending team meetings, student based path planning meetings and organisation of events to help promote the college.- Project work (e.g. a ’Student Voice’ project for Natspec), presentations for external exhibitions and organisations such as Communication Matters.

Oldham, England, United Kingdom

- Working with a very wide range of complex needs e.g. TBI, ASD, CP, MND and many others.- Maintenance and programming of Communication aids, installation of software, creation and maintenance of database systems and creation of printed resources.- Other responsibilities include providing technical support for staff, professionals and clients, carrying out and providing support in assessments.- Assisting individuals in inclusion, to access the work place, school, college and the community in general.- Responsible for a large loan bank including communication aids, computer access devices and mounting equipment.

Newton Solney, England, United Kingdom

- Working with a range of pupils between 4 and 19, primarily on the autistic spectrum with associated communication and behavioural difficulties.- Roles include, individual student care in the mornings before the school day and assisting with pupil’s personal individual care plans.- Providing speech and language therapy support to individual's and groups, aiding and encouraging independence and personal skills, assisting with community visits and helping individual’s during meal and break times.- Providing training to other members of staff in Sign Language (Makaton with some BSL) and training in pictorial symbol use to aid literacy.

Coalville, England, United Kingdom

- General experience in a special school working with students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and behavioural difficulties- Working with the full age range of pupils primarily in a classroom support role with classes as a whole or as a one to one with a particular pupil.

Diploma Of Education, Ux Design, Pass

Have just finished a 6 month course through the UXDesignInstitute based in Ireland, accredited with Glasgow Caledonian University.

Bsc / Ba (Hons)', Psychology With Linguistics, Lower Second Class

Activities and Societies: Climbing Club