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Deaf News: Access to Work ‘passports’ to be piloted this year as Government launches its National Disability Strategy

July 28, 2021 by

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‘Passports’ which aim to provide Access to Work claimants with “smooth transitions between job roles” will be trialled later this […]

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 […]

Review: Deaf actors perform short play readings in National Theatre’s New Views Festival

July 19, 2021 by

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Five Deaf actors have taken part in play readings for stories created by deaf students, as part of the National […]

Deaf News: World Federation of the Deaf calls for end to human rights abuses in Haiti

July 3, 2021 by

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Trigger warning: Sexual assault, murder and graphic descriptions of bodily harm. The World Federation of the Deaf has called on […]

Interview: James Boyle on being the first Deaf man to train at prestigious drama school, RADA

June 14, 2021 by

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Deaf actor James Boyle has become the first Deaf man to secure a place at the Royal Academy of the […]

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 […]

NDCS hails school face masks change as potential “new dawn for deaf children”

May 11, 2021 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that face masks will no longer be advised […]

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: Face masks in classrooms will have a ‘devastating’ impact, deaf charity warns

February 22, 2021 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has said today that the UK Government’s decision to recommend face masks in secondary […]