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Oscar winner celebrates law firm’s support for deaf children
Oscar-winner Rachel Shenton gave a special message at law firm Fieldfisher’s CSR Awards on 2nd April.

‘Lost generation’ of deaf children falling a grade behind at GCSE
A ‘lost generation’ of deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates.

Deaf children losing 10 specialist teaching units each year
Ten dedicated in-school facilities for deaf children are being closed every year, according to new research.

Boost for deaf children with English as additional language
Thousands of deaf children using English as an additional language are set to benefit from two new resources.

Nine out of 10 parents fear for their deaf child’s education
94% of parents of deaf children are worried about the future of their child’s support at school.

Deaf children fall behind at school as staff caseloads soar
Deaf children risk falling further behind at school due to ballooning caseloads for specialist teachers.

Deaf students 50% less likely to go to top universities
New data reveals deaf students are half as likely as hearing students to go to Russell Group universities.

Deaf children close in on Sign Language GCSE
A BSL GCSE nears after a campaign by deaf young people and the National Deaf Children’s Society.

Deaf children facing specialist support crisis
The system for supporting England’s 45,000 deaf children is in complete disarray, new research shows.