1. Report to Heads of Services Rachel O’Neill 25.1.10

2. Deaf Education work with SSC One day a week Networking Early Years working group Contribution to SSC courses Competency scheme Research is outside this time

3. Networking Cross parliamentary group on deafness SASLI SQA NATED SCOD: Mental health and deaf children; SCOD: Deaf History Scotland BSL Uptake at Heriot Watt University

4. Early Years Working Group: Deaf Children Communication Group: Aberdeen Recent work: copyright agreement Play: Glasgow Recent work: Fundraising for DVD Training: Edinburgh Recent work: NDCS standards for Scotland

5. Early Years Working Group: Visual Impairment Articles for an SSC publication Development of future SSC courses Outreach work and Developmental Journal

6. Contribution to SSC courses Language modification online course Exams using sign (Feb 3rd) Please give ideas about courses for 2010-11 to Carole as soon as possible

7. Competency Scheme Launched October 2009 Deaf Education 6 candidates, 1 more on maternity leave Visual impairment 5 candidates (1 completed)

8. Budget changes From April 2010 my work on deaf education with the SSC will reduce to half a day a week Priority to Early Years and Competency route Networking likely to reduce Janis Sugden and Carole Torrance will take up some as time allows

9. Contacts Rachel O’Neill Tel. 0131 651 6429 SMS 07961661788 Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk