Newresource supporting deaf learners in higher education

The National Deaf Children’s Society has published an updated version of the publication supporting deaf young people in higher education, including university and apprenticeships

The new version, entitled ‘Deaffriendly higher education’, is aimed at education professionals to help them support deaf young people at this stage of education

To download this resource go to: https://bit.ly/3UTVDH0

On 7November 2022, the Officefor National Statistics published theirlatest reportabout young people aged 11 to 16 years withspecial educationalneeds anddisabilities. Parents, carers and schoolstaff share their experiences witheducation and educationalsystems across England, includingwhat theyfeel is going well and suggestionsfor improvements.

Findingsincluded: young participants reflectedontheir unique learningpreferences andsupport needs, highlighting the importance of consulting with individualstounderstandand find appropriateways to accommodate their needs, without them feeling labelled as different.

participantsfelt that schoolscouldbemore responsive to youngpeople’sneeds through: providing more training to help staffidentify needs and understand howbest to meet them; ensuring support plans were appropriate,upto date and adheredto; being flexiblearoundcourse load, access to safe spacesand uniforms; and ensuring teaching methodsconsidered arange of learning styles and preferences. good communication and relationshipsbetween staff and pupils and their families were said to have apositiveimpact on young people’s experiencesat school; staff who displayedempathy,respectand careweredescribed as encouragingyoung people to feel comfortable about asking forhelp,aswell as beingbetter able to understand their individual needsand adapt lessons appropriately

To read thefull reportgoto: https://bit.ly/3APZhtF