Deaf Education Conference in March - Frank Barnes School and Camden Council

Frank Barnes School and Camden Council are holding a Deaf Education Conference on Thursday 25 March 2010.

In May last year Camden Council and Frank Barnes School hosted their first-ever joint conference on the future of deaf education in London.

The event was fully subscribed with nearly 100 education and health professionals from across London attending (see: http://www.fbarnes.camden.sch.uk/news/camdenconference.htm).

They would now like to invite you to their second conference:

Shaping the Future for Deaf Children in London 2:
Developing a Model for Inclusion
Thursday 25 March 2010
Ort House, Camden, London NW1

Guest speakers include Professor Steve Powers of Birmingham University. There will also be a panel discussion featuring Brian Gale, Director of Policy and Campaigns for the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS), among others.

Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children was singled out by Ofsted in November last year as one of 12 outstanding UK special schools which excels at providing for very vulnerable children and young people.
For the full report and a profile of Frank Barnes School visit: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Twelve-outstanding-special-schools-Excelling-through-inclusion

As Camden Council and local partners develop our overall vision for deaf education and services for children with special educational needs and disabilities, it is important for us to address some of the key issues that will shape future provision across London.

Full details of the programme, which will include leading national speakers in the field of deaf education, will be sent as soon as it is finalised. Please RSVP by Friday 12 March 2010 to philip.mccorkell@camden.gov.uk or by phone on 020 7974 6649.