Education: Hearing Impairment
2026-05-17 · Department for Education · 2433 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure staff working in specialist deaf education settings have access to appropriate professional (a) development and (b) support.
Answer
Children and young people with sensory impairments can be taught in both mainstream and special schools. Through our proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, we aim to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, whi...