To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet with the National Deaf Children’s Society to discuss the Society’s recent research finding that over a third of local authorities are cutting funding from deaf children’s education.
Answered on
4 June 2018
My right hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards attended the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness on 12 March and recently met with the Chief Executive of the National Deaf Children’s Society to understand the challenges facing children and young people with hearing impairments.
Officials will explore the findings of this research with the National Deaf Children's Society, as members of the National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP), to ensure schools have access to the support they need to support pupils with sensory impairments.