Who we are
We are a specialist team of:
- Advisory Teachers of the deaf
- A highly-specialised Speech and Language Therapists
- Sensory Support Service Teaching Assistants
All teachers are excellent classroom practitioners who have:
- At least two years teaching experience before they join us.
- A mandatory qualification in teaching learners with hearing impairment. (Or the qualification is undertaken with us.)
- Mentors, if they are new advisory teachers.
They work with a wide range of children and young people who have varying levels of hearing impairment
All staff in the Sensory Support Service update their skills regularly. There is a varied programme of Continued Professional Development (CPD) in place
Who we work with
- Children and young people (0-25 years) with a diagnosed hearing loss. This has a significant impact on their learning.
- Their families.
- Settings, schools (mainstream and specialist) and post-16 providers.
- Other professionals.