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| Article | Page | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Articles and Reports | ||
| Quality Standards in Peri services | 4 | Carole Sturt describes the launch of the latest document produced in Scotland to assist Peripatetic Services in self-evaluation. |
| Self-Evaluation by Peripatetic Services | 5 | Self-Evaluation by Peripatetic Sensory Services aims to contribute to the development of quality assurance procedures for peripatetic sensory services. The project was funded by the Scottish Executive to support self-evaluation in the sensory services. It aims to help teachers in sensory services to evaluate their own practice. |
| Jam on both sides | 7 | Peter Annear reflects on life as a rural Peri. |
| Reflections on a rural pre-school peri-service | 8 | Janice Bramhall & Jo Elliott, Somerset considers how her Service meets the demands of working with pre-school children. |
| It doesn�t matter - It had glue on it anyway | 10 | A day in the life of .... Corinda Carnelly. A peek at Corinda's diary identifies situations that many Peris will recognise. |
| Both of them.... now what? | 12 | Thoughts from a parent who discovered that both children were deaf and really appreciated the support of a visiting Teacher of the Deaf. |
| The peri-ToD�s bag of tricks | 12 | Back in November 1994 Val Hayhow (then Tayside Service) sent in a list of the items that she had with her to service her needs throughout the day. The list is reproduced here - see how many items you carry with you and consider what is new! |
| Weighting and banding criteria | 13 | Sheila Smith offers an answer from Blanche Nevile Service to the question: Who decides which children a Peri teacher sees and how often? In Services with only one Teacher of the Deaf this may not be an issue but in larger Services, it can raise questions around standardisation. |
| Assessment and the peripatetic teacher | 14 | Tina Wakefield, Sheffield Service and Chair of the NEC Education Management Committee has collected a list of assessment tools that ToDs may use to produce reports and measure progress. |
| Referral Guidelines | 15 | This useful advice sheet was forwarded to the Magazine to assist ToDs who are unclear about procedures for referral. |
| UNHS report | 17 | Nicky Ereaut attends a UNHS working group on behalf of BATOD. This comprehensive report covers progress as the project began to gather momentum earlier in the year. |
| ICAN | 19 | David Braybrook explains about ICAN. I CAN is the national educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties. I CAN services are for children of all ages and integrate therapy and education to provide a tailored programme of help for the individual child. |
| Advanced Technology Hearing Aids | 20 | Ed Brown, MSc, SRCS Principal Audiological Scientist Sunderland Royal Hospital was asked to explain about digital hearing aids and the Modernising NHS Hearing Aid Services (MHAS) project. |
| Crucial developments in audiology | 23 | Peter Preston writes on behalf of A&ICT committee after committee members had considered the implications for ToDs of the developments in audiology. Teachers of the Deaf have had to become familiar with increasingly sophisticated hearing aids, analysers and diagnostic systems. We are currently at the dawn of an era which is characterised by a relentless and unprecedented spate in developments across a significant range of audiological contexts. How will that affect the work of BATOD, INSET and work patterns? |
| Launch of the directory of BSL/English Interpreters | 25 | Sandra Dowe reports on the launch of the new red, loose-leaf directory by the Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI) |
| BSL and the National Curriculum | 25 | Nick Warnock, Nottinghamshire Sensory Support Service, has been employed to develop multi-media resources for use with deaf children in mainstream and inclusive settings. However due to an urgent request from the Teachers of the Deaf, teaching assistants and Communication Support Workers for a database of signs, his priorities have changed. Nick describes is current work on this linked to all subjects in the National Curriculum. |
| Kavule Parents� School for Deaf Children (Uganda) | 28 | Doreen Woodford describes the Kavule Parents� School for Deaf Children (Uganda). This is one of the several schools that the Uganda Parents of Deaf Children Association and the Uganda Association of the Deaf, together with local community help, are encouraging all over the country. This is a way of trying to get education to the many children who would otherwise have no chance. |
| Using direct input hearing aids for pleasure! | 29 | Most of the young people that ToDs work with want to be �ordinary� and are �ordinary�... they want to listen to their favourite CDs, personal stereos, minidisks, CD and cassette players, use computer and video games. Getting sound directly to their hearing aids should not be a problem. This short article describes the solutions available from Connevans. |
| Not alone.... | 50 | Louisa Booth ToD and Audiological Scientist with Advanced Bionics UK organised a day in London for some of the young people that she works with. Louisa shares some of things that she discovered are important to the teenagers. |
| BATOD membership form and poster | centre pull-out | A new BATOD membership application form has just been published - so try and persuade your colleagues to join up! The pull-out also has a colourful poster advertising the work of BATOD. Pin this up on the wall in schools that you visit and encourage mainstream teachers to take advantage of the information BATOD makes available through the Magazine, Journal and on the Web site. Additional copies of the poster are available..... contact Paul Simpson, Secretary. |
| Information: | ||
| Threshold Applications | 3 | A short note to remind members that BATOD can offer assistance with threshold applications. |
| Classroom resources - reviews | 26 | Practising Teachers of the Deaf use the materials with their pupils before commenting for these reviews. |
| Noticeboard | 27 | Details of forth-coming meetings and courses. |
| Audiology Refresher no 17 | 31 | Margaret Glasgow has produced an oh-so-simple guide to checking behind-the-ear (BTE) aids. |
| Audiology Refresher no 18 | 33 | An illustrated guide to re-tubing and cleaning earmoulds. |
| The use of Stetoclips | 36 | Richard Vaughan (NDCS) completes the trio of sheets on hearing aid care by describing the use of steoclips. NDCS believes that regular subjective testing of children�s hearing aids is essential and effectively complements the less frequent objective tests carried out by audiologists using specialist equipment. |
| Abbreviations in this issue | 39 | The collection of abbreviations and acronyms continues to grow. This list covers most of those used in this Magazine. |
| CPD Information | 43 | A new page that will keep BATOD members informed about CPD opportunities. It is hoped that a corresponding web page will also carry details of courses from other establishments to co-ordinate a CPD 'calendar'. |
| ICT Newspage | 45 | Jane Frew lists web sites to visit, information about NOF training, Primary On-Line and other ICT items of interest. |
| This and That | 48 | Celebrations and Awards provide many of the snippets of information that have been sent in to the Magazine Editor recently. All Teachers of the Deaf are invited to send in a paragraph/photograph or comments for this page. |
| Association Business: | ||
| Minutes of NEC Meeting 16 March 2001 | behind centre pages | Confirmed Minutes of the previous NEC Meeting |
| Presidential ramblings | 1 | Sue Archbold, President chats about recent newsworthy items. |
| What went on at NEC on 16 June 2001 | 2 | The regular precis of meeting business to keep members informed in outline until the minutes or more detailed reports appear. |
| Representing you | 3 | Between the NEC meetings members of BATOD attend various meetings that are of particular interest to Teachers of the Deaf. This list is not exhaustive as some reports have not yet been received or meetings reported on. |
| BATOD UK - meeting with NEC Officers | 37 | Region representatives keep NEC members updated on what is happening around the UK. If you have not attended a region meeting or wonder what has happened recently then you can catch up with the news on these pages. |
| NEC Committees working for you | 40 | Reports from the NEC standing committees to update members on recent work carried out. |
| GCSE Sub-committee report | 38 | Jenny Baxter reports on the latest meeting of the Committee and outlines some of its plans. |
| NEW Subscription Rates 2001-2 | 51 | Annual Membership subscription rates apply from 1st August. Slight changes to the rules and an opportunity for those over 80 to remain as BATOD members free! |
| Have you moved? Change of address form | 51 | Reading a colleague's Magazine? Wondering what has happened to your copy? If you are not receiving your BATOD Magazine and Journal perhaps it is because we have no record of your current address. Put this right by completing the form and returning it to Bev McCracken, or simply email him from here. Treasurer & Membership Registrar |
| Calendar | ||
| Meetings to know about | 52 | Advertised courses and meetings which are of interest to BATOD members. Contact the magazine editor to add a one line entry to this valuable page or pay for a small advert on the Noticeboard. |
| Advertising Rates | 42 |