Get Exam Ready
Join VI Professionals and LOOK mentors to help your blind and partially sighted kids prepare for exams with confidence.
10th January 2023
Category: Help and Support
LOOK: Peer Mentoring Matters
Experience has shown us that visually impaired young people are best supported by those that have personal experiences of living with a visual impairment. The mentor role can be hugely rewarding – supporting others, while boosting your own self-development and confidence too.
28th December 2022
Christmas Connection through Sight Loss and Sound
It was a privilege and joy to welcome blind singers from the Ukraine to the Guide Dogs UK National Centre in Leamington Spa during their visit to the UK, funded by Sarah’s Trust, the charity of The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson and sight loss charities Thomas Pocklington Trust and the RNIB.
20th December 2022
Resource: Top Tips on essay writing and researching for your University degree
Aged 16+ with University or college in your sights? Will your chosen course feature essay writing and researching? If so, then this is the resource you’ve been waiting for!
20th December 2022
Parent Support Group: January
Join us online in 2023! Our peer-led parent support group is a great place to come to talk about the problems our children face and the solutions that others in the community have found.
15th December 2022
Sussex Mentor Recruitment & Training event, 12th November 2022
Calling all Visually Impaired 18-35 year olds – LOOK are recruiting Sussex based volunteer mentors and we need you!
3rd November 2022
Getting the right support when you transition to further education or sixth form.
Mentor Al shares with us his education journey and how the support he recieved evolved as his education needs changed between primary to college education.
20th October 2022
On your marks, get set….go apply for our intern placement!
With funding from Thomas Pocklington Trust and RNIB, LOOK is delivering the Get Set Progress internship programme in the Herefordshire area.
17th October 2022
Advocating for your needs when you transition to Further Education.
Advocating for your access needs can be challenging but ensuring you have support in place before you start Sixth Form or College can be a real game changer. LOOK Mentor Aliza shares her advice for getting the right support.
14th October 2022
LOOK launch Herefordshire Family Outreach programme!
If you live in Herefordshire, are a visually impaired young person, parent to a vi child or you’re a vi young adult looking for volunteering and upskilling opportunities, we want to hear from you!
11th October 2022
LOOK National Mentor Recruitment!
The LOOK team are hitting the road in search of incredible individuals to join the LOOK mentoring team.
5th October 2022
Confidence and Student life with a Visual Impairment.
In this blog, LOOK mentor Emilia reflects on her time at Uni and shares how her confidence has given her the opportunity to help others in a similar situation.
29th September 2022
London Mentor Recruitment!
We need you! – LOOK are recruiting London based volunteer mentors.
15th September 2022
Welcome to our See My Skills: Writing the perfect CV and honing your interview skills resource page.
Writing the perfect CV and honing your interview skills resource page shares tangible insights into building a marketable CV and provides practical tips for interview skills.
Our panel discusses a wide range of challenges that visually impaired young people face when looking for a job.
23rd August 2022
16+ Transition to Further Education
Have you received your GCSE results and are about to take the next step into sixth form or college life?
Join LOOK to discuss the transition from school into sixth form/college with three expert mentors sharing their experiences and top tips.
19th August 2022
