Leaked Report lists failings at Exeter Deaf Academy
A leaked copy of a briefing giving a summary of the safeguarding investigation at Exeter Deaf Academy has revealed vast serious failings, including incidents...
Auslan National Curriculum roll out
The first national curriculum for Auslan (Australian Sign Language), will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as...
An important moment in Deaf history… How the National Deaf Studies Curriculum changed Deaf...
Catherine Drew (top right, with Sandra David), Leader of Bilingual Practice at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children and Chair of the National Deaf...
97% of young people support for BSL in GCSE
97% of young people support the idea of a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). A petition (currently at 22,008 signatures) calls for BSL...
Damning report into Margate School closure
In the March issue of BDN we reported on the effects of the sudden closure of the Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate....
Deaf & Dyslexic Nurse attends University after 20 year battle
https://vimeo.com/225119605/522fae3467
After a 20 year struggle in education with Deafness (hard of hearing) and dyslexia, nurse and grandmother fulfils her impossible dream of reaching University.
Colette...
Let’s get BSL into the National Curriculum
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TV & Radio Presenter Wayne Barrow has set up an e-petition calling for British Sign Language to be part of the National Curriculum.
The...
Deaf funny
This week is Deaf Awareness Week... celebrating Deaf Culture and the wonderful community that we are a part of.
Living with deafness isn’t all doom...
First Graduates from Scotland BSL degree course
The Herald: Scotland is setting the agenda for sign language provision internationally thanks to new graduates from the country's first degree course on the...
Margate closure leaves deaf children with complex needs in limbo: Jessica
Local authorities and parents have been struggling to find alternative schools for children who had been attending the Royal School for Deaf Children since...