Consultation meeting: Proposal to open a specialist resourced provision for deaf and hearing impaired children at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

What is the specialist resourced provision for deaf and hearing impaired children? Specialist provision in a mainstream school For up to 14 severely or profoundly deaf children (approx. 2 per year group) from across Leeds Provides specialist on-site input – Teachers of the Deaf, Communication Support Workers, Deaf Instructors Allows for individualised blend of specialist and mainstream education Provides hearing and deaf peers Mainstream staff gain experience and knowledge in teaching deaf children

Who for? Severely and profoundly deaf children reception to Y6 Using BSL and/or spoken English Require more specialist input than available in local mainstream Have a statement of Special Educational Needs Fill from reception/Y1 as far as possible

Who would be responsible? On school roll like any other pupil Shared responsibility with the Sensory Service Specialist staff employed by Sensory Service, managed in partnership with school Need to work together and share planning, training etc.

How would school staff work with deaf children? On-going training and advice In-class support Joint planning Pre-lesson teaching of children Experience – growing from Reception

Why Moor Allerton Hall? Ofsted category – “good” and report Good track record for inclusion Over 50% of children transfer to Allerton Grange High School Proximity to AGHS Positive response from governors and management Building work is possible

What about the building? Need an area for group and individual teaching Need to improve acoustics Need to set up soundfield systems

Some of the benefits to the school Greater awareness of inclusion and diversity Increase pupil awareness of others and empathy Focus on language Increase use of visual learning Improve acoustics and sound quality for all increase use of sign – link with Makaton Excite hearing children in learning BSL Enhance the standing of the school Etc.

Who would pay for it all? Building work – paid for by the Council Specialist staff employed by Sensory Service School would receive funding per pupil in the provision – currently £10,000 (£6,000 for SEN) per year The provision would be “cost neutral” to the school.

Questions? Views?