Browsing All posts tagged under »deaf education«

Liam O’Dell: If 2021 was the year we asserted our rights, 2022 is the year we strengthen them

December 31, 2021 by

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Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]

Return of face masks in schools will ‘fill deaf students with dread’, NDCS says

November 29, 2021 by

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Secondary schools in England are advised to wear face coverings in communal areas from today, in news which a leading […]

Two out of three teachers don’t know how to teach deaf pupils effectively, survey finds

November 22, 2021 by

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More than two thirds of teachers in England feel unable to teach a deaf child effectively, according to a Teacher […]

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 […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation to be launched in ‘first half of 2022’

October 25, 2021 by

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A public consultation on government plans to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is to take place in the […]

Deaf News: Deaf students fall a whole GCSE grade behind for the sixth year running

August 6, 2021 by

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Deaf students achieved an entire grade less than their hearing peers in 2020, in an attainment gap which has appeared […]

Liam O’Dell: Drop the Latin, where’s the British Sign Language GCSE?

August 2, 2021 by

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Education secretary Gavin Williamson may well think that he has ‘seized the day’ with his announcement that thousands more students […]

Deaf News: Just 1 in 3 deaf students in England secured two A-Levels last year, NDCS analysis reveals

July 27, 2021 by

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Only a third (34%) of England’s deaf students obtained two A-Level qualifications or equivalent in their exams last year, according […]

Deaf News: Brothers fight to save ‘special bond’ after being placed in separate schools

May 21, 2021 by

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Two deaf brothers from Kingston, in London, are campaigning to be reunited in the same school, after tribunals ruled against […]

Deaf News: SEND system branded ‘unfit for purpose’ after Ofsted report reveals issues with learning and development

May 14, 2021 by

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Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools are not receiving enough support with their learning […]

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