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Qualification to train more teachers of sensory impairments from 2025 to be created by apprenticeships body (BSL)

March 2, 2023 by

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A new apprenticeship is being developed to boost the number of teachers of sensory impairments – including teachers of the […]

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 […]

Single SEND system proposed by UK Government as it finally publishes education review

March 29, 2022 by

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The long-anticipated review of provisions for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been published, with the UK […]

30,000 additional SEND places welcomed by NDCS following budget statement

October 27, 2021 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has expressed its support of government plans to create an extra 30,000 school places […]

Deaf News: ‘Extremely concerning’ report reveals SEND assessments are a ‘roll of the dice’

March 19, 2021 by

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The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment system has been strongly criticised in a new report by independent researchers, […]

Deaf News: More than 300,000 students face unfair exam grading, deaf organisations warn

February 19, 2021 by

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Over 300,000 students in England are at risk of being handed unfair grades this summer, according to four disability organisations. […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #5: Regional commissioning

September 8, 2014 by

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We’ve been blogging all week about SEN reform and the key things that local authorities in England need to do […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #4: Better assessments

September 7, 2014 by

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This is our fourth blog on special educational needs reform and what needs to happen if implementation is going to […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #3: The Local Offer

September 6, 2014 by

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Has your local authority made you an offer yet? Under the big changes to the SEN system, which we’ve been […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #2: More participation

September 5, 2014 by

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On Monday, we kicked off a week of blogs about special educational needs (SEN) reform. All of these changes came […]