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Deaf schoolchildren create ‘lifesaving’ sign language factsheet and tutorial video for Newcastle firefighters (BSL)

April 24, 2023 by

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Deaf pupils from two schools in Newcastle have produced a new interactive video and factsheet teaching 20 phrases in British […]

Parents protest ‘devastating’ staffing cuts to deaf unit at Islington primary school (BSL)

December 14, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation delayed to ‘early 2023’ with plans to teach from 2025

October 28, 2022 by

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The consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has been delayed again to early 2023, […]

Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve without changes to school system

October 11, 2022 by

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Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve at school unless changes are made to the current […]

Deaf children achieve whole GCSE grade lower than other children for SEVENTH year running

August 24, 2022 by

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The UK Government has been urged to “level the playing field” for deaf children, after analysis of last year’s GCSE […]

Charity calls for more support for deaf students as they receive A-Level results

August 18, 2022 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has called on the UK Government to address a “shocking shortfall” in achievements for […]

England’s SEND deficit totals at least £1.3bn while thousands attend schools outside council area

April 28, 2022 by

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Funding for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England has reached a deficit of at least £1.3 billion, a […]

Tamsin Coates: What the government’s Special Educational Needs changes mean for parents of deaf children

June 26, 2014 by

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The government has put in place some new ‘reforms’ – changes to current practice, which are directly within the Special […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Communication barriers in sex education put deaf people at risk

December 7, 2012 by

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There is a telling moment in a documentary called Snapshot: Dicing with Sex when a group of young deaf people […]

Ceilidh O’Sullivan: Setting up a Deaf school in Uganda

May 17, 2012 by

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Could you imagine moving to Uganda to set up a school to teach Deaf children? How about being covered in […]

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