News

23rd April 2024

Disabled Students’ Allowance Reform Scrutinised in Parliament

On Tuesday, 23 April 2024, Tara Chattaway, Head of Education at Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) presented oral evidence to the Education Select Committee in Parliament about the latest Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) reforms.

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4th April 2024

Become a Get Set Progress Employer and Benefit from a Talented Blind and Partially Sighted Intern

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24th March 2024

Eye Care Support Pathway Appoints Bhavini Makwana to Chair Public Awareness Drive

The Eye Care Support Pathway Group, hosted by RNIB, has announced the next stage of its roll out will be chaired by Bhavini Makwana, Campaigns and Projects Manager at Thomas Pocklington Trust.

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20th March 2024

Thank You for ‘Seeing Us’ in Parliament

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19th March 2024

‘Can You See Us?’ Parliamentary Event

Tomorrow, Wednesday 20 March 2024, Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and Sight Loss Council (SLC) volunteers will host a special event at Westminster to highlight current issues facing blind and partially sighted (BPS) people called ‘Can You See Us?’.

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12th March 2024

SEND Minister Visits Pocklington Hub

Today, Tuesday, 12 March 2024, David Johnston MP, Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, attended a roundtable where he listened to the views of blind and partially sighted (BPS) students - 'Education through my eyes' - at Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT), Central London.

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6th March 2024

Budget Still Disappoints Blind and Partially Sighted People

Today, 6th March 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his Spring Budget. We listened closely to the Chancellor’s Budget Statement to study the details and identify the big changes that might benefit blind and partially sighted people.

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6th February 2024

Government Disability Action Plan – Our Reaction

The UK Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan setting out some of the short-term steps it plans to take to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

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31st January 2024

New Polling Reveals Nearly Half of Employers Are Excluding Blind and Partially Sighted People From The Workplace

A YouGov poll commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Eye Health and Visual Impairment has found that many employers do not have inclusive employment practices.

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10th January 2024

Are Blind and Partially Sighted People on Your MPs Agenda?

Help us by inviting your local MP to our special Parliamentary event in March 2024 to hear about the issues that matter to blind and partially sighted people.

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2nd January 2024

Urgent Call to Address Pavement Parking Danger

In communities nationwide, the act of parking on pavements poses a serious threat to safety, significantly impacting those with vision impairment, parents with pushchairs, young children, wheelchair users and those with mobility challenges.

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20th December 2023

Season’s Greeting from Thomas Pocklington Trust

Thank you very much to all who have volunteered with us, supported us, partnered with us or campaigned with us this past year. We very much look forward to building on that collaboration in the year ahead.

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