The National Deaf Children's Society is a national charity. Part of their website is dedicated to providing information for deaf children and young people aged 8-18 years.

Technology can be used effectively to support deaf children and young people in a whole range of ways. Benefits may be:

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities: Teaching Support Team: Deaf/Hearing Impaired is often referred to as SEND TST D/HI.

Deafness (we use the word 'deaf' &'deafness' to refer to all levels of hearing loss, including unilateral deafness and temporary deafness such as glue ear) can have an impact on the development of:

Deaf* children in Cumbria will have been diagnosed via the Health Service. SEND Teaching Support Team (SEND TST) do not diagnose hearing loss. If you have any concerns about a child's hearing please let the parent /carer know and they can contact their GP.

It is important that children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties have equal access to the learning environment in their chosen school.

SEND Teaching Support Team: Severe Learning Difficulties provide advice and training on meeting the individual needs of children and young people with severe learning difficulties in schools from Year 1 to Year 13.

Some children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties may require individual programmes to ensure they have full access to school and the curriculum.

Being able to use computers, phones and other gadgets for learning, leisure and keeping in contact with friends and family is very important for children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties.

Children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties benefit from being taught in the classroom alongside good role models or in small groups for targeted work.