We are delighted to offer a two-part workshop on Social Stories™ with Nicky Wallace, Specialist Teacher for Autism, York Specialist Teaching Team. Social Stories™ were developed by Carol Gray in the early 1990s. The terms ‘social story’ and ‘social stories’ are trademarks originated and owned by Carol Gray. Our workshops will look at how we can…
Our Education Advisor team have prepared some synopses of useful research to help you in your work with deaf children and young people. Ewing Foundation’s synopsis of ‘Home Literacy Experiences and Shared Reading Practices: Preschoolers with Hearing Loss’ by Jean L. DesJardin, Carren J. Stikka, Laurie S. Eisenberg, Karen C. Johnson, Dianne Hammes Ganguly and…
Please join us for our free online ‘Tea and Talk’ (the afternoon equivalent of our popular breakfast bite-size training!) on ‘Success from the start’ at 4pm on Wednesday 13th November. An updated version of the Monitoring Protocol for deaf babies and children, ‘Success from the start’ is a resource that can be used with deaf…
Are you an Early Career Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People (ECToD)? Are you working in a resource provision with deaf children and young people? If you are working in isolation, in a resource provision on your own, as an unqualified Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People, or in training or newly qualified, then…
Would you like to learn more about the work of our Technology Consultants? In their latest magazine, the British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD) have included an interview with our Technology Consultant, Abul Hussain. In the article, Abul talks about his day-to-day work supporting teachers and deaf children and young…
Thank you so much to BATOD Cymru for inviting us to their fantastic Study Day at All Nations Centre in Cardiff on 8th July. The theme of the day was Hear Me, See Me, Free To Be Me, and featured a series of powerful and inspiring stories from deaf children and young people and their…
Thank you to all of the delegates, speakers and exhibitors who attended our Ewing Foundation and Burwood Park Foundation conference: ‘Working with deaf children and young people with additional or complex needs. A sharing of good practice.’ The sold-out event was a tremendous success with over 70 people attending the conference at the National Centre…
Our Education Advisor Katy Mitchell has produced a helpful guide for teachers who are supporting children with glue ear. Listening to Learn focuses on the impact of glue ear, a form of temporary hearing loss common amongst children. The guide explores interventions, symptoms, and shares tips for supporting pupils and creating a calmer classroom. Click…
Deaf children and young people, their families, and the professionals who support them, have been invited to share suggestions for childhood deafness research. The National Deaf Children’s Society have teamed up with The University of Manchester, Aston University and Lancaster University to find out what the research priorities are in childhood deafness, according to the…
We are delighted to announce summer dates for our free online bite-size learning opportunities for deaf education professionals. Each online session will include an introduction to the topic, time for discussion and a take-home summary of the session. These sessions are all free of charge, and provide a great bite-size opportunity to network and share…