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 Draft constitution 2007
 
 
 
 
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 NDCS 'Must do better' campaign 
  
 
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 Every child matters: Framework for Inspection of Children’s services consultation document
 
 
 
 Training of Teachers of the Deaf
 
 
 
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 Fair Funding
 
 
 
 
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 RNID report "At the heart of inclusion"
 
 
 
 Response to ESPP service audit tool consultation
 
 
 
 Composition of the General Teaching Council
 
 
 
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 SENSE, VIEW, BATOD and Lindsey Rousseau meeting 8th April 2008
 
 
 
 
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 National Year of Communication
 
 
 
 
 Annual Conference - Communicating clearly together 13 March 2010 
  
 
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 34th Annual General Meeting 13.30 on 13 March 2010 - Agenda
 
 
 
 Questions for consideration durin g the SLT meeting
 
 
 
 Foundation initial questionnaire
 
 
 
 The value of of formal tests
 
 
 
 
 BATOD - Oaklodge Conference Mind over Matter 20 November 2010 
  
 
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 Annual Conference - Inclusion 14 March 2009 
  
 
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 Master teachers in the USA
 
 
 
 UK-US Community of Learners
 
 
 
 Resources and Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning
 
 
 
 
 Annual Conference - Transition 10 March 2007 
  
 
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 Interim report by Sir Alan Steer
 
 
 
 Proposals contained in the Apprenticeship Bill
 
 
 
 Aide-mιmoire about official publications (full version)
 
 
 
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 The Education and Skills Select Committee report into Special Educational Needs
 
 
 
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 Ofsted Annual Report 2003-2004; extracts
 
 
 
 Removing Barriers to Achievement summary
 
 
 
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 Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration for the academic year 2009/2010
 
 
 
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 Letter to Jim Knight expressing regret about regulations
 
 
 
 Minister approves continued use of exemptions
 
 
 
 Report on oral communicator pilot 2007
 
 
 
 Reinstatement of oral communicators and a pilot UPDATE April 2007
 
 
 
 Reinstatement through pilot of oral communicators
 
 
 
 Latest news on certificate indications and oral communicators November 2006
 
 
 
 QCA has decided that certificate indications will be reinstated
 
 
 
 QCA letter about certificate indications says no decision has been made
 
 
 
 Early Day Motion, July 2006, on access to examinations for deaf students
 
 
 
 Meeting about certificate indication removals - June 2006
 
 
 
 Letter to QCA about reasonable adjustments and the DDA
 
 
 
 QCA agrees with JCQ that oral communicators should not be permitted in examinations
 
 
 
 QCA apologises about allegations of misuse of oral communicators
 
 
 
 
 NDCS launches new campaign
 
 
 
 Academies Bill - positive news from the Government
 
 
 
 Resolution about the Milan Congress
 
 
 
 Academies Bill - Government defeat in House of Lords
 
 
 
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 Lamb Inquiry report
 
 
 
 NDCS acoustics campaign
 
 
 
 Revised Role of the Teacher of the Deaf document
 
 
 
 Update on the CRIDE survey - July 2009
 
 
 
 BB93 - current situation regarding classsroom reverberation times - August 2009
 
 
 
 Phonak Naida hearing aids
 
 
 
 BATOD's contribution to the Ofsted review of SEN and Disability
 
 
 
 The Lamb Inquiry has launched a call for evidence; BATOD has responded
 
 
 
 A new website is being created for the BATOD Foundation
 
 
 
 BATOD has a post-STRB meeting with Jacqui Smith at the DfES
 
 
 
 
 Frequently Asked Questions 
  
 
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 Safeguarding Deaf Children Within Our Schools and Services, 1999, some frequently asked questions
 
 
 
 
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 Audiology Refreshers 2009 
  
 
 Contents list
 
 
 
 General information 
  
 
 Explanation of audiological terms and procedures
 
 
 
 Audiometric descriptors for pure-tone audiograms
 
 
 
 Decibel Scales in Audiology
 
 
 
 Glue Ear and Otitis Media
 
 
 
 Surrey Suite Part 1 and Surrey Suite Part 2
 
 
 
 Access from the audiological perspective
 
 
 
 
 Acoustics and Soundfield 
  
 
 Classroom Acoustics – recommended standards DfES
 
 
 
 Classroom Acoustics – the DfES’ recommendations
 
 
 
 Sound treatment for classrooms
 
 
 
 Soundfield Systems
 
 
 
 Portable Soundfield amplification systems
 
 
 
 
 Equipment - in general 
  
 
 Aiding the under-one year old
 
 
 
 The use of stetoclips
 
 
 
 Boom microphones
 
 
 
 Rechargeable Batteries
 
 
 
 BAHA – what is it? and Living with my BAHA
 
 
 
 
 Checking 
  
 
 Checking behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids
 
 
 
 Re-tubing and cleaning earmoulds
 
 
 
 Checking Cochlear Implants
 
 
 
 Checking body worn hearing aids (analogue)
 
 
 
 Checking digital hearing aids
 
 
 
 
 Testing 
  
 
 Neonatal screening for hearing loss
 
 
 
 Electric Response Audiometry [ERA]
 
 
 
 The Distraction test
 
 
 
 The Co-operative test
 
 
 
 The four-toy eye-pointing test
 
 
 
 The Performance test
 
 
 
 Speech discrimination for the under-fives
 
 
 
 Pure tone audiometry (Air conduction)
 
 
 
 Pure tone audiometry (Unmasked bone conduction)
 
 
 
 Masking in pure tone audiometry
 
 
 
 Visual reinforcement audiometry
 
 
 
 Speech Recognition Tests
 
 
 
 Testing BAHA – two pairs of hands and a bite bar
 
 
 
 Guidelines for Hearing Assessment of Children with Complex Needs
 
 
 
 
 
 Archived Magazine Articles 
  
 
 National Committee for Professionals in Audiology
 
 
 
 Crucial developments in Audiology
 
 
 
 UNHS explained
 
 
 
 Classroom Acoustics - Recommended Standards
 
 
 
 Sound Treatment For Classrooms
 
 
 
 Sound Treatment For Classrooms
 
 
 
 MHAS Briefing
 
 
 
 
 Phonak Naida hearing aids
 
 
 
 BB93 - application in classrooms
 
 
 
 BB93 revision response
 
 
 
 Building Bulletin 93
 
 
 
 Policy Statement on Ear Moulds
 
 
 
 Audiometric descriptors 
  
 
 Audiometric Descriptors
 
 
 
 Audiogram Format Document
 
 
 
 Audiometric Descriptors Information Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 Awards and Scholarships 
  
 
 Mary Grace Travelling Scholarship 
  
 
 Mary Grace Travelling Scholarship
 
 
 
 Improving memory skills in deaf pupils who sign
 
 
 
 Teaching strategies used to develop short-term memory in deaf children
 
 
 
 
 The Eichholz Prize 
  
 
 The Eichholz Prize
 
 
 
 
 The Peter Preston Audiology Award 
  
 
 Peter Preston Audiology Award
 
 
 
 
 
 Behaviour 
  
 
 Behaviour - a bird's eye point of view
 
 
 
 Physical interventions?
 
 
 
 Establishing a behaviour code
 
 
 
 Establishing a behaviour code
 
 
 
 Behaviour - whose problem?
 
 
 
 Behaviour, behaviour, behaviour - assessing progress
 
 
 
 
 CPD 
  
 
 CPD Working Group 
  
 
 Working group notes and progress
 
 
 
 Training Needs Questionnaire
 
 
 
 TDA competencies document for MQ Hearing impairment
 
 
 
 
 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
 
 
 
 What to include in your CPD log
 
 
 
 Information for CPD log and extra sheets
 
 
 
 
 Learning Support 
  
 
 Deaf Education Support Forum meeting - November 2009
 
 
 
 Deaf Education Support Forum meeting - September 2009
 
 
 
 Courses for CSWs, Teaching Assistants/LSAs and similar professionals
 
 
 
 Future developments with Association of Sign Language Interpreters
 
 
 
 Communication Support workers
 
 
 
 Training materials for language modification
 
 
 
 Online training for TAs delivered by QToDs
 
 
 
 
 Further and Higher Education 
  
 
 Language modification in FE
 
 
 
 Supporting Students in FE and HE
 
 
 
 Inclusion beyond 16: where does the money come from?
 
 
 
 Learning and Skills Council update
 
 
 
 Return to SENDA
 
 
 
 
 Reasonable adjustments 
  
 
 Archives 
  
 
 Educational achievement, measurement and perspective
 
 
 
 Meeting at the QCA of focus groups on access arrangements
 
 
 
 Latest information re access arrangements for examinations 2005-2006
 
 
 
 Invigilation and Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time
 
 
 
 Examination arrangements
 
 
 
 Notes on a seminar on use of British Sign Language in National Curriculum Tests and Qualifications
 
 
 
 JCQ review of specialist teacher qualifications - BATOD's response
 
 
 
 Urgent notices from the JCQ about the use of readers and the use of BSL in examinations
 
 
 
 Concerns about reasonable adjustments in examinations 2004-05
 
 
 
 I was taken unawares .... changes to examination arrangements
 
 
 
 Signed responses at GCSE and other examinations
 
 
 
 The QCA has suspended the changes to access arrangements for deaf students
 
 
 
 JCQ notice about reinstatement of certificate indications
 
 
 
 QCA email about oral communicators
 
 
 
 
 Access to examinations 
  
 
 Notes on a seminar on testing and assessment
 
 
 
 Clarification and advice for parents about access arrangements for examinations
 
 
 
 Notes on a seminar on use of British Sign Language in National Curriculum Tests and Qualifications
 
 
 
 
 Oral Language Modification 
  
 
 Training materials for OLMs
 
 
 
 Report on oral communicator pilot 2007
 
 
 
 Reinstatement of oral communicators and a pilot UPDATE April 2007
 
 
 
 Reinstatement through pilot of oral communicators
 
 
 
 Latest news on certificate indications and oral communicators November 2006
 
 
 
 Letter to QCA about reasonable adjustments and the DDA
 
 
 
 QCA apologises about allegations of misuse of oral communicators
 
 
 
 
 Exemptions and enhancements 
  
 
 Letter to Jim Knight expressing regret about regulations
 
 
 
 Minister approves continued use of exemptions
 
 
 
 Reinstatement of oral communicators and a pilot UPDATE April 2007
 
 
 
 Reinstatement through pilot of oral communicators
 
 
 
 Latest news on certificate indications and oral communicators November 2006
 
 
 
 QCA letter about certificate indications says no decision has been made
 
 
 
 Early Day Motion, July 2006, on access to examinations for deaf students
 
 
 
 Meeting about certificate indication removals - June 2006
 
 
 
 Letter to QCA about reasonable adjustments and the DDA
 
 
 
 QCA agrees with JCQ that oral communicators should not be permitted in examinations
 
 
 
 
 Language modification 
  
 
 Language Modification Feedback
 
 
 
 Training materials for language modification
 
 
 
 
 BATOD's role in examinations and testing
 
 
 
 
 Guidelines 
  
 
 Quality Standards for specialist teaching and support services for deaf children and young people - guidelines
 
 
 
 BATOD and RCSLT Position Paper
 
 
 
 How 'access to work' funding can help employees
 
 
 
 Models of Services for deaf children
 
 
 
 Organisation and Management of Services
 
 
 
 Speech and Language Therapy Guidelines
 
 
 
 Guidelines for Teachers Preparing Worksheets
 
 
 
 Guidelines for Teachers of the Deaf attending SENDIST tribunals
 
 
 
 
 Inclusion 
  
 
 BATOD's policy on Inclusion
 
 
 
 Ofsted report into inclusion - July 2006
 
 
 
 HMI report into specialist support services
 
 
 
 Extracts from the recent debate in the house of Commons on the closure of special schools
 
 
 
 Mary Warnock's recent pamphlet on inclusion and statementing
 
 
 
 Ofsted report on inclusion in mainstream schools
 
 
 
 
 International 
  
 
 Helping to build understanding - the rτle of BATOD
 
 
 
 Making a difference
 
 
 
 Training in the UK
 
 
 
 Models of Deaf Education around the world 
  
 
 Models of Deaf Education around the world
 
 
 
 Teacher of the Deaf training in Europe
 
 
 
 Deaf education in Sweden
 
 
 
 Email from America
 
 
 
 Teaching in Bermuda
 
 
 
 Emerald Hill School, Zimbabwe
 
 
 
 Deaf education in Germany
 
 
 
 Deaf education in Luxembourg
 
 
 
 Deaf education changes in Netherlands
 
 
 
 Deaf education in Norway
 
 
 
 Developments in Romania
 
 
 
 How Russia deals with deaf children
 
 
 
 A Workshop for Teachers in Tanzania
 
 
 
 
 Cambodia 
  
 
 Acoustic Trauma in Cambodia
 
 
 
 
 Ecuador 
  
 
 Making a difference - in Ecuador
 
 
 
 
 India 
  
 
 Integrated Pre-School for Deaf Children TAMIL NADU South India
 
 
 
 Agenda item three.... India
 
 
 
 
 Kenya 
  
 
 Seeking volunteers to Kenya
 
 
 
 
 Malawi 
  
 
 Malawi inclusion project
 
 
 
 Education for all
 
 
 
 An update about the plans in Malawi
 
 
 
 
 russia 
  
 
 Russia trip
 
 
 
 
 Somalia 
  
 
 The beginning and growth of a new language – Somali Sign Language
 
 
 
 
 Sweden 
  
 
 Goal fulfilment in school for the deaf and hearing-impaired
 
 
 
 
 Tanzania 
  
 
 Setting up a parent organisation
 
 
 
 UWAVIKA conference
 
 
 
 
 Working overseas 
  
 
 EENET
 
 
 
 VSO
 
 
 
 The Woodford Foundation
 
 
 
 
 
 Literacy 
  
 
 Literacy Hour 
  
 
 Key Questions
 
 
 
 Literacy Hour and Special Schools
 
 
 
 Literacy Hour and Support Services for Deaf Children
 
 
 
 Literacy Hour in Units or Resource Bases
 
 
 
 
 
 Mental Health and Self-esteem 
  
 
 Mind over Matter
 
 
 
 ADHD, Autism and deafness 
  
 
 Recognising ADHD, Autism and deafness in the classroom
 
 
 
 ADHD and deafness
 
 
 
 Autism and deafness
 
 
 
 Booklet behaviour management worksheets
 
 
 
 
 NSPCC Helpline
 
 
 
 Emotional Well-Being of Deaf Children
 
 
 
 Signs of the Times report entitled Towards Equity and Access
 
 
 
 Promoting social and emotional skills in deaf children
 
 
 
 Deaf parenting - a meeting of Healthy Deaf Minds
 
 
 
 Personal and Social Development project
 
 
 
 Reaching Deaf Minds
 
 
 
 Sense of Self
 
 
 
 
 Early Support 
  
 
 Archived UNHS documents 
  
 
 UNHS 27 April 2001
 
 
 
 UNHS 5 October 2001
 
 
 
 Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention
 
 
 
 Newborn Hearing Screening and Teachers of the Deaf: Programme arrived safely and doing well!
 
 
 
 UNHS workshop on assessment and intervention
 
 
 
 
 NHSP Executive meeting reports 
  
 
 NHSP Executive meeting, October 2004
 
 
 
 NHSP Executive meeting, May 2004
 
 
 
 NHSP Education meeting, November 2002
 
 
 
 
 deafness@birth website 
  
 
 The launch of the deafness@birth website
 
 
 
 Virtual training - what's in it for you?
 
 
 
 Video resources on the deafnessatbirth.org.uk website
 
 
 
 
 Early Support Programme 
  
 
 The new Early Support website has now been launched
 
 
 
 Early Support Pilot Programme
 
 
 
 Early Support - what's happening now?
 
 
 
 Information about the Early Support Parents' libraries
 
 
 
 
 NWREEP 
  
 
 North West Regional Early Excellence Programme
 
 
 
 An introduction to the North West Regional Early Excellence Programme
 
 
 
 
 Pre-school Special Interest Group 
  
 
 BATOD South pre-school SIG Conference
 
 
 
 Performance of Early Intervention services identified by the NHSP Quality Assurance Programme in England
 
 
 
 Monitoring Protocol – Working with families
 
 
 
 Family Service Plan
 
 
 
 
 Reflections on Newborn Hearing Screening one year on....
 
 
 
 Working with the families of newly diagnosed infants with hearing loss
 
 
 
 Social services involvement in the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
 
 
 
 Communicating with your baby
 
 
 
 
 Numeracy 
  
 
 Access to Maths
 
 
 
 A,B & C moments - or Polar Bears, Holes and Fishes
 
 
 
 Numeracy resource sheets
 
 
 
 
 Current research 
  
 
 Background to folder content
 
 
 
 Reading and spelling abilities of teenagers who are deaf
 
 
 
 Deaf Education Research update from Moray House, University of Edinburgh
 
 
 
 Baschet Structures and music project
 
 
 
 Parents sharing books with young deaf children in spoken English and in BSL
 
 
 
 Parents' and Teachers' Views on Deaf Children's Literacy at Home: Do they agree?
 
 
 
 The role of sign language for deaf children with cochlear implants: good practice in sign bilingual settings
 
 
 
 Deaf children and Research: a model of good practice and participation
 
 
 
 The Phonological Skills Test for BSL (PST-BSL) – Project Update
 
 
 
 The educational attainments of deaf pupils
 
 
 
 The NDCS Youth Consultation
 
 
 
 An Evaluation of Specialist Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Young People
 
 
 
 
 Resources 
  
 
 Dyslexia resources 
  
 
 Deafness and dyslexia - troubleshooting guide
 
 
 
 Strategies for supporting dyslexic deaf pupils
 
 
 
 Divide and Conquer sample pages
 
 
 
 
 Numeracy resources 
  
 
 A,B & C moments - or Polar Bears, Holes and Fishes
 
 
 
 Numeracy resource sheets
 
 
 
 
 Sign resources 
  
 
 Signed Stories - a free online library
 
 
 
 BSL Unit 1E Pushes and Pulls
 
 
 
 Symbol Unit 1E Pushes and Pulls
 
 
 
 demonstration Alphabet e-book
 
 
 
 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed'
 
 
 
 LET'S SIGN Food and drink Flashcards/posters
 
 
 
 16 BSL Signs in colour
 
 
 
 Early years everyday things we do
 
 
 
 BSL signs for play school conversation
 
 
 
 Link the words to the signs
 
 
 
 
 Training Materials 
  
 
 Language Modification 
  
 
 Training materials for language modification
 
 
 
 Training materials for OLMs
 
 
 
 
 
 Literacy resources 
  
 
 Flippin' phonics
 
 
 
 Reversible verbs
 
 
 
 Game: Semantic steps
 
 
 
 Talking semantics - COLD
 
 
 
 Writing frames
 
 
 
 
 The activities of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
 
 
 
 Why Join BATOD
 
 
 
 BATOD offers LSAs....
 
 
 
 Can he hear?
 
 
 
 Guidelines for Teachers Preparing Worksheets
 
 
 
 
 Being a Teacher of the Deaf 
  
 
 Archive 
  
 
 Role of the Peripatetic Teacher of the Deaf
 
 
 
 
 Current issues related to training Teachers of the Deaf 
  
 
 The Future of Teacher Training
 
 
 
 Invigilating public examinations
 
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions 
  
 
 Submissions and responses to the STRB 
  
 
 Previous submissions to STRB 
  
 
 BATOD's response to the STRB's 2007 report
 
 
 
 BATOD's second 2007 STRB submission
 
 
 
 BATOD's 2007 STRB submission
 
 
 
 BATOD's 2006 STRB submission
 
 
 
 BATOD's submission to the School Teachers' Review Body for 2005
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 2004-2005
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 2002-2003
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 2002-2003
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 2001-2002
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 2000-2001
 
 
 
 Pay and Conditions of Employment 1999-2000
 
 
 
 
 BATOD's submission to the STRB for the 19th report
 
 
 
 BATOD's submission to the STRB for 2009
 
 
 
 Oral evidence to STRB October 2008
 
 
 
 BATOD's response to draft 2008 STRB report
 
 
 
 BATOD's submission to the STRB for 2008
 
 
 
 
 Revised Model Pay Policy unattached teachers April 2008
 
 
 
 Response to DfES revised Performance Management policy
 
 
 
 BATOD's position on TLRs
 
 
 
 BATOD involved in SEN allowance consultation
 
 
 
 BATOD's policy on SEN allowances
 
 
 
 BATOD has met the DfES about SEN allowance 2 and other matters
 
 
 
 Salaries, Allowances and Threshold
 
 
 
 Pension advice - Making a difference
 
 
 
 
 Training as a Teacher of the Deaf 
  
 
 Training as a Teacher of the Deaf
 
 
 
 Fact Sheet: Training as a Teacher of the Deaf
 
 
 
 TDA competencies document for MQ Hearing Impairment
 
 
 
 Annex A - ToD competencies document for MQ Hearing Impairment
 
 
 
 
 Training as a ToD - available University courses 
  
 
 Train to be a ToD at Birmingham University
 
 
 
 Moray House - course details
 
 
 
 Post-graduate diploma at Hertfordshire
 
 
 
 Let’s go to Leeds!
 
 
 
 Manchester: voted the most popular University in the UK
 
 
 
 Supporting high achievement: Mary Hare Training Services
 
 
 
 
 The Henry Winkler Award for Special Needs
 
 
 
 The role of the Teacher of the Deaf (2009)
 
 
 
 Access To AST and Excellent Teacher status for unattached teachers
 
 
 
 Access To Signing Classes
 
 
 
 Communication Modes
 
 
 
 The Eichholz Prize
 
 
 
 
 
 Publications 
  
 
 BATOD Association Magazine 
  
 
 Association Magazine content 
  
 
 BATOD Association Magazine 1999 
  
 
 November 1999
 
 
 
 September 1999
 
 
 
 May 1999
 
 
 
 
 BATOD Association Magazine 2000 
  
 
 November 2000
 
 
 
 September 2000
 
 
 
 May 2000
 
 
 
 March 2000
 
 
 
 January 2000
 
 
 
 
 BATOD Association Magazine 2001 
  
 
 November 2001
 
 
 
 September 2001
 
 
 
 May 2001
 
 
 
 March 2001
 
 
 
 January 2001
 
 
 
 
 BATOD Association Magazine 2002 
  
 
 December 2002