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Add a coloured overlay to your screen.  See the links below on how to create this in Apple products, Windows and Android devices.

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Add a coloured overlay to your screen.  See the links below on how to create this in Apple products, Windows and Android devices.

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With iOS accessibility features for the display, you can enlarge your text, make it bold, increase contrast, apply color filters, use Smart Invert, control auto-brightness, and more.

Display accessibility features are available on these devices:

Turn on Invert Colors

If you benefit from viewing items against a dark background, you can use Invert Colors to change how content is displayed on your screen.

To use Invert Colors, open the Settings app, then tap Accessibility > Display & Text Size.

Smart Invert

Smart Invert reverses the colors on the display, except for images, media, and some apps that use dark color styles.

Classic Invert

Classic Invert reverses all colors on the display.

Turn on Color Filters

If you have color blindness or other vision challenges, you can use Color Filters to help you differentiate between colors. Color Filters can change the look of things, like pictures and movies, so you might want to use it only when needed.

Open the Settings app, then tap Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters. You'll see three examples of color spaces to help you select an option that fits your needs. Swipe left or right on the examples to find a filter that works best for you.

From left to right, this example shows pencils in a rainbow of colors, starting with red and yellow, and ending with purple and brown.

This example shows three columns of color intensity.

This example shows vertical lines on a variable color background for color deficiencies. Choose the filter that shows the entire line.

Choose a filter

When you turn on Color Filters, you can choose from four preset filters:

Grayscale

Red/Green for Protanopia

Green/Red for Deuteranopia

Blue/Yellow for Tritanopia

Adjust color intensity

You can adjust the intensity of any of the Color Filters to fit your needs. Use the Intensity slider to customize a filter that's more intense or less intense.

Adjust Color Tint

If you have color or light sensitivity, tap Color Tint to change the hue of the entire display on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Use the sliders to adjust your display's hue and the intensity of the effect.

More display accommodations

In addition to inverting colors and applying filters, you can also find these accommodations on the Display & Text Size screen:

Bold Text: Makes the text in your device's user interface bold.

Larger Text: Tap this, then turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes. Then you can use the slider to adjust your preferred reading size.

Button Shapes: Adds shapes to buttons-for example, an underline beneath Back buttons.

On/Off Labels: Adds On/Off labels on preference screens.

Reduce Transparency: Improves contrast by reducing transparency and blurs on some backgrounds.

Increase Contrast: Improves color contrast between app foreground and background colors.

Differentiate Without Color: Replaces user interface items that rely solely on color to convey information.

Reduce White Point: Reduces the intensity of bright colors.

Limit Frame Rate

If you have an iPad Pro (10.5-inch) or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), you can set the maximum frame rate of your display to 60 frames per second. Open the Settings app. Tap Accessibility > Motion, then turn on Limit Frame Rate.

Turn on features with Accessibility Shortcut or Control Center

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Use display and text size preferences on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

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With iOS accessibility features for the display, you can enlarge your text, make it bold, increase contrast, apply color filters, use Smart Invert, control auto-brightness, and more. Display accessibility features are available on these devices: If you benefit from viewing items against a dark background, you can use Invert Colors to change how content is displayed on your screen.

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A free and confidential NHS service - We all experience difficult times when we feel like we can’t cope. These incidents can affect your everyday life and prevent you from leading a normal life.

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A free and confidential NHS service - We all experience difficult times when we feel like we can’t cope. These incidents can affect your everyday life and prevent you from leading a normal life.

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VitaMinds is a FREE service and you don’t need to visit a GP to get help – simply click the Self Refer button or call us on 0333 200 1893.

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Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire

We offer a range of short-term psychological therapies to adults 16-years and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

We are not an emergency service and are not able to help with immediate crisis situations. If you need immediate help please contact either your GP or go to the Accident and Emergency Department of your local hospital (24hrs).

Alternatively, if you're experiencing a crisis and need a person talk things through with, you can call the Crisis Teams in your area.

Here for you

A free and confidential NHS service

We all experience difficult times when we feel like we can't cope. These incidents can affect your everyday life and prevent you from leading a normal life.

If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, excessive worry or low mood, then VitaMinds can help. VitaMinds works in partnership with the NHS to offer a range of short-term psychological therapies known as IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) to adults 16-years and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

VitaMinds is a FREE service and you don't need to visit a GP to get help - simply click the Self Refer button or call us on 0333 200 1893.

Service update: In spite of COVID-19 we are still accepting referrals. Please note, as per the Government's guidance, we are currently unable to offer in-person appointments. At BNSSG we are still continuing to provide consultations and treatment via online meetings and phone calls.

For a range of useful resources and helpful advice on how to cope during Covid-19 then please CLICK HERE

We treat

How it works

Start your journey

How to access the service online

The form should only take about 5 minutes.
self referral gp referral

How to access the service by phone

Call us on 0333 200 1893 during these hours*:

8am - 8pm Monday to Friday

9am - 12.30pm Saturday

We'll take some details from you and arrange an appointment.

What's
next?

We'll book you in for a telephone assessment. Before your assessment, we'll send you (by email or post) some questionnaires. Please fill these in before your appointment; this will help the therapist making the call.

Telephone assessments usually take 1 hour. Please try to find a private, quiet place beforehand.

Our Services

We have several workshops and groups available, as well as online therapy.

Vita is an award-winning, CQC registered healthcare provider

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Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - Vita

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Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire We offer a range of short-term psychological therapies to adults 16-years and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire We are not an emergency service and are not able to help with immediate crisis situations.

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www.afasic.org.uk
Helpline: 0300 666 9410

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Visit St Andrew's CE Primary School website

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Visit St Andrew's CE Primary School website

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St Andrew's is a small, friendly Church of England village primary school in the rural setting of Cromhall, South Gloucestershire. We currently have 70 children on role with class sizes varying from 14 to 21. As part of our extended schools provision we have a Breakfast and an After School Club. The school has a Christian foundation which it seeks to promote by providing high quality educational opportunities to all members of the school community. This is encouraged through the teaching of Religious Education, whole school Collective Worship and the development of our chosen Christian School values: Respect, Courage, Friendship, Forgiveness, Truthfulness. We deliver a curriculum which seeks to offer opportunities for all in order to develop and nurture the children's lifelong love of learning.

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Home | St Andrews Primary School, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire

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St Andrew's is a small, friendly Church of England village primary school in the rural setting of Cromhall, South Gloucestershire. We currently have 70 children on role with class sizes varying from 14 to 21. As part of our extended schools provision we have a Breakfast and an After School Club.

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The welfare and safety of children who attend our school is our paramount concern. We will promote the health, well-being and safety of the pupils in all we do. Our children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability. They have a right to be safe in our school. The school understands the responsibilities set out under section 175 of the 2002 Education Act to work together in partnership with other agencies to help children to grow up in a healthy and safe environment.

All adults who work with children have a duty to promote their welfare and keep them safe. The Children Act sets out these responsibilities as the requirement to keep children free from maltreatment, to prevent the impairment of children's health and development and to ensure that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

For full details of our Safeguarding Systems please see our Safeguarding Policy.

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Safeguarding - St Andrew's CE VC Primary School

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The welfare and safety of children who attend our school is our paramount concern. We will promote the health, well-being and safety of the pupils in all we do. Our children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability. They have a right to be safe in our school.

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SEND Local Offer - your source of information on help and support for families and children 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities.

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Speech and Language Development Milestones

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Speech and Language Development Milestones

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If you are concerned about your child's progress with their speech, the development milestones can be a useful reference tool.
www.afasic.org.uk
Helpline: 0300 666 9410

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Transition points can cause anxiety for some children. Here are some strategies to help you support your child.

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Supporting parents and carers in managing fears and anxieties together with their child.

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The process of identifying and supporting a child's needs at St Andrew's.

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The process of identifying and supporting a child's needs at St Andrew's.

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Identification flow chart at St Andrew's

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Specialist lessons - Oak National Academy

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Free online specialist lessons for home learning for students covering all UK school years

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SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) resources, activities and support to help parents support their family.

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The Maths Factor : Homepage - make Carol Vorderman your child’s online maths tutor

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Unlock your child’s maths confidence with Carol Vorderman’s maths site for 4-11 year olds. Kids can watch her maths videos, play games practise and even make their own medals with the 30 Day Challenge!

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ColorVeil: Reduce eye strain, help with Dyslexia and Visual Stress

A screen color filter over any application you are using

Helps users with Dyslexia and Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome

Reduce eye strain along with screen brightness

Easily customize the color and opacity of the filter

Match the prescription from the optometrist

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Dim screen brightness, reduce eye strain, and save energy. It helps with eye strain, Dyslexia, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, or Visual Stress.

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TintVision is a free app intended to improve user experience for people, primarily with dyslexia, and other vision impairments by providing a colour overlay and draggable underliner tool. Unlike other apps which allow you to overlay the screen with a coloured filter, TintVision is designed with accessibility in mind.

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Arrangements and updates will be sent to you by your school, college, early years setting or childcare provider. Contact them directly if you have any questions.

Remote education or home learning

All schools and colleges are providing remote education. Your child will be supported to learn even when schools are closed or if your child cannot go to school as they are shielding or self-isolating.

If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) then the school will discuss the remote learning with you as this will need to be co-produced.

Extra learning resources

A range of free online activities and learning resources for children of all ages are available on the Integra website.

Devices and internet access

We want to support families whose child needs a device or internet access to carry on learning.

Contact your child's school if you need this type of support or have any questions about devices or internet access.

Which children and young people can go to early years settings, schools, or colleges during lockdown

Early years providers should stay open. This includes early years registered nurseries and childminders, maintained nursery schools, nursery classes in schools and other pre-reception provision on school sites.

Schools, and colleges should only allow vulnerable children and young people and the children of critical workers to attend, but parents and carers should keep their children at home if they can.

Further information is provided in the government guidance: Critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings

You can read more about what parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges in the government guidance.

Measures in place to stay safe and well

There are practical measures in place for children in early years settings, schools and college. These include:

regularly updating risk assessments

following the latest public health guidance to create bubbles for groups of children and staff

reminding children and young people to regularly wash their hands and to use a tissue to sneeze into

planning for your child to arrive and leave school safely (your provider, school or college will contact you directly with the details)

using one-way systems, floor markings or instructions on how to move around the building (for some schools and colleges)

maximising the use of outdoor spaces for learning and play

Self-isolating and testing
For details of coronavirus (Covid-19) testing and how and when to book visit our self-isolation and testing page.

What to do if there is a confirmed case of Covid-19 at your child's school
We have guidance to help you understand what to do if there is a confirmed case of Covid-19 at your child's school.

What we are doing to provide wellbeing support

Our schools, colleges and other settings have many resources to explore children's social and emotional needs. These will help them to reconnect with learning and each other when they go back.

We also have resources for children with complex and special educational needs and disabilities.

Children and young people who have had a traumatic lockdown (such as being bereaved) will get targeted support.

For information and advice on wellbeing, including tips on how to talk to your child about coronavirus (Covid-19) visit our health and mental wellbeing page.

Free school meals

We are continuing to make sure children who are entitled to free school meals are getting them.

Each school will have their own process in place for this to make sure that you child gets a meal if they are at home.

Contact your school if you have any questions about free school meals in term time or during the school holidays.

You can read more about free school meals in the government guidance: Providing school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Transport to school

If your child is going to school or college and gets help with transport, this will continue. Any questions should be emailed to clienttransport@southglos.gov.uk.

GCSE and A level exams

You can read about GCSE, AS and A level exams on GOV.UK: Guidance to support the summer 2021 exams

Changes to services during Covid-19

For the latest information on council services and opening status of council buildings due to coronavirus (Covid-19) visit our changes to council services page.

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Schools, education and childcare | BETA - South Gloucestershire Council

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Arrangements and updates will be sent to you by your school, college, early years setting or childcare provider. Contact them directly if you have any questions. All schools and colleges are providing remote education. Your child will be supported to learn even when schools are closed or if your child cannot go to school as they are shielding or self-isolating.

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Assistive Technology - typing or speaking on different devices

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The South Glos Way Inclusion Toolkit | Safeguarding

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South Gloucestershire Local Authority is promoting an approach based on the principles of communicate - record - monitor. See Section 6 item 6.1.A below. This form is a record of reasonable...