Are acoustics good enough in your child's school?
High quality acoustics in schools are vital for many deaf children to be able to listen and learn effectively in the classroom. Yet NDCS has evidence that acoustics in some schools are not good enough and that the Government's own standards are not being met.
In our campaign report on education, Must do better!, acoustics was highlighted as a barrier to achievement by deaf children. NDCS will be campaigning on this issue in 2009 - and we need your help.
Whether you're a parent of a deaf child or a professional working with deaf children, please get in touch to let us know about your own experiences - positive or negative - of acoustics in schools.
Please feel free to give as much information as you can. For example, you could tell us about:
- the impact that acoustics in the classroom have had on your deaf child
- what action was taken by the school to resolve any issues raised
- the type of school and classroom your deaf child goes to (is it a new or old school, a unit or a mainstream school and so on).
We will use your stories to tell the Government why urgent action is needed to improve acoustics in schools. We will anonymise any information you supply at your request.
Email us direct at campaigns@ndcs.org.uk with your experiences. Alternatively, you can use our online form if you prefer.
Areas of particular interest
We are particularly interested in hearing from parents of children who attend the newly-built schools listed below.
Local authority | School |
Bradford | Titus Salt School |
Bradford | Tong High School |
Bradford | Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College |
Bristol | Bristol Metropolitan College |
Bristol | Brislington Enterprise College |
Bristol | The Bridge Learning Campus |
Bristol | Bristol Brunel Academy |
Haringey | Haringey Sixth Form Centre (Early Win) |
Kent | Ifield School (Early Win) |
Knowsley | Christ the King Catholic and Church of England Centre for Learning |
Lambeth | Elmgreen School (temporary accommodation) |
Lambeth | The Michael Tippett School |
Lambeth | Park Campus |
Lancashire | Burnley Campus (Thomas Whitham Sixth Form) |
Lancashire | Pendle Vale College (Pendle Vale Campus) |
Lancashire | Pendle Community High School (Pendle Vale Campus) |
Lancashire | Shuttleworth College |
Leeds | Cockburn College of Arts |
Leeds | Allerton High School |
Leeds | Pudsey Grangefield School |
Leeds | Rodillian School |
Leeds | Temple Moor High School |
Leicester | Fullhurst Community College |
Lewisham | Sedgehill |
Manchester | Newall Green High School |
Manchester | Gorton Education Village (Cedar Mount High School) |
Manchester | St. Paul's |
Manchester | St. Matthews RC High School |
Manchester | Gorton Education Village (Melland High School) |
Newcastle | Benfield School (phase 1 of refurb) |
Newcastle | Walbottle Campus Technology College |
Newcastle | Walkergate Primary School |
Newcastle | Stocksfield Avenue Primary School |
Newcastle | Kenton School |
Newcastle | All Saints College (Early Win) |
Sheffield | Chaucer Business and Enterprise College (Early Win) |
Sheffield | Yewlands Technology College |
Sheffield | Talbot Specialist School |
Sheffield | Newfield Secondary School |
Sheffield | Silverdale Secondary School |
Solihull | Lanchester School |
Solihull | Park Hall School |
Solihull | Archbishop Grimshaw Catholic School |
Solihull | Forest Oak and Merstone Schools (Early Win) |
STaG | Bamburgh School (Horsley Hill Community Campus) (Early Win) |
Stoke | Birches Head (Early Win) |
Stoke | Sandon High School (Early Win) |
Sunderland | Oxclose Community School (Early Win) |
Waltham Forest | Frederick Bremer |
Waltham Forest | Kelmscott School |
Contact: campaigns@ndcs.org.uk
