Survey results raise concerns over cuts to help for deaf children

The Consortium for Research into Deaf Education (CRIDE), of which NDCS is a member, have published their analysis of a wide ranging survey of all local authorities on educational provision for deaf children in England.

Some of the key findings from the report include:

• There are at least 34,927 deaf children in England.
• Around 75% of deaf children identified by CRIDE do not have a statement of special educational needs.
• There at least 1,160 “Teachers of the Deaf” in England, of which 91% are fully qualified to work with deaf children.
• There has been a 3% decline of at least 16.5 peripatetic Teachers of the Deaf between 2009/10 and 2011/12.
• 30% of services have seen a decrease in their non-staffing budget in the past year. 20% report that their eligibility criteria and/or overall quality of service has worsened.

The report also includes information about, for example, how many children are profoundly deaf, have cochlear implants or have additional needs and will be of interest to anyone involved in deaf education.

CRIDE expects to repeat the survey in early 2012.

More information:

CRIDE survey of educational provision for deaf children (2011)

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