Teachers of the deaf help families with pre-school children to support their child in developing good language and communication skills.
Teachers working with deaf children need an understanding of the complexity of language and its development and how this is affected by hearing loss. Teachers of the Deaf hold an additional post-graduate qualification in the Education of Deaf Children.
The team supports children and young people aged 0 to 25 years across a range of different settings. It includes the family home, nurseries, pre-schools, primary, secondary, special schools and colleges.
We work primarily with class teachers and families to remove barriers to learning arising from hearing loss, to enable equal access to the learning environment and advise on curriculum planning and delivery. We support parents and carers of children and young people with hearing loss. We work with parents and carers in an established parent group called Deaf Friends.