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Welcome to the National Deaf Children's Society media archive. 

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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.
Young girl wearing a cochlear implant

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.
Two deaf young children smiling at the camera

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.

New report reveals mounting problems in children’s audiology

One in five deaf children face delays to appointments and a third miss school, poll shows.
A young woman working on a laptop

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.
A woman sat next to her son and signing to him while he does school work.

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 child and parent reading a book together

Deaf children's education faces £4m of cuts

Over a third of councils across England are set to cut their education support for deaf children.

Rugby's Ben Cohen launches search for young deaf talent

Rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen asks the UK's deaf young people to showcase their performing arts.

New data shows drop in deaf children’s attainment

The results gap between deaf and hearing children has widened, Government data shows.