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Excited to see
@tyleroakley
’s
#HearMeOut
video
http://t.co/TFPh4IMMXR
He urges all YouTubers to add
#closedcaptions
to their videos
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Love
@TheVampsband
new music video - it stars Rose, one of our volunteers
#deaftalent
#DeafAwarenessWeek
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(1/4) Very pleased to share an exciting & long-awaited update on clear
#facemasks
.
@DHSCgovuk
have approved two transparent masks for use in UK wide NHS health settings. This will be a game-changer for
#deaf
children & young people who rely on lip reading & facial expressions. 👏
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Huge congratulations Alex! Great to see all your amazing work being recognised 👏
Congratulations Alex Duguid MBE, honoured by The Duke of Cambridge for services to Deaf People and to British Sign Language Education 🎖️
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You did it Rose!!! We couldn’t be more proud of you. What a moment for you, and the deaf community. We love you, well done!! ❤️🙌
What a moment! Your
#Strictly
2021 champions are Rose and Giovanni 🎉
@RoseAylingEllis
@pernicegiovann1
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Year after year, deaf children are still achieving an entire grade less at GCSE.
This disparity is further proof that our education system consistently fails them and without targeted investment in Teachers of the Deaf, nothing will change.
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Dinah and Daniel are calling for clear
#FaceMasks
and other adjustments to be made available to schools before they reopen next week. The Government must make sure that
#deaf
children have the support they need to access learning.
Sign their petition 👉
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We've been following
@RoseAylingEllis
and
@pernicegiovann1
on
@bbcstrictly
and have seen from families of deaf children the impact Rose has. This article from Eloise shows this impact, and busts some myths around deafness and music
#DeafCanCan
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Great news - the Government has written to us and
@SignatureDeaf
to say they're open to considering a new
#GCSE
in
#BritishSignLanguage
! Find out more here: 🎉Thanks to all the 2435 people who emailed
@NickGibbUK
👍
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We’re calling on the Government to make clear
#FaceMasks
widely available & offer guidance on how to communicate with
#deaf
people during
#coronavirus
Otherwise, deaf people could face months of misery as they struggle to understand what’s said to them.
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We’re so excited to see Tasha announced as a contestant in the latest series of The Great British Bake Off! Tasha has been part of the National Deaf Children’s Society for almost 3 years, and we couldn’t be prouder to see her on the show. ♥️
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So proud to have helped
#EastEnders
with their episode tonight.
#Deaf
representation is so important. Every deaf child and person is different, and we're here to help children of all levels of hearing loss and communication types. Get our help:
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Wow - Maisie from Oscar-winning film
@SilentChildFilm
receives praise from
@JustinTomlinson
and
@theresa_may
in today's Prime Minister's Questions. We couldn't be prouder.
Thrilled that the PM joined me in paying tribute to the amazing & inspirational Maisie Sly from
#Swindon
- star of the Oscar winning
@SilentChildFilm
#PMQs
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Incredible! Well done Rose and Giovanni. We’re so proud of you.
"In this dance we have a very special moment, and I'm doing it for the deaf community." 💖 So much power in the silence of Rose and Giovanni's routine.
#Strictly
@RoseAylingEllis
@pernicegiovann1
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Tilly tells us three reasons why she learnt
#BritishSignLanguage
(BSL) for her deaf child.
Time is running out for you to fill out the
@educationgovuk
BSL GCSE consultation! The consultation closes this Friday, click the link to add your thoughts👇
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If you've just watched
@SilentChildFilm
on
@BBCOne
and would like more info on support for
#deaf
children please leave a message on 0808 800 8880 or email helpline
@ndcs
.org.uk, and our Helpline will get in touch with you when they reopen after Easter:
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#Deaf
young people want to share their experiences of education in lockdown with MPs on the Education Committee
@CommonsEd
@HouseofCommons
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Last week we started legal action against the Department for Education in England. We think their guidance on face coverings in school is unhelpful and potentially damaging to deaf children’s education. Read our reasons for taking this action here 👇
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Mattel release a Barbie with hearing aids unveiled by
@RoseAylingEllis
! Rosie, Participation Manager
@NDCS_UK
says "She will give all children a much greater appreciation of the diversity of people around them". Check out this lovely photo shared with us❤️
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Did you watch
#SignsForChange
?
@RoseAylingEllis
gave insight into growing up learning
#BSL
and highlighted the issue of the lack of free
#BSL
lessons for families. Help us campaign for free BSL lessons for parents of deaf children, write to your MP today .
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ITV have covered the difficulties face masks in class present for deaf children. Thank you
@halfon4harlowMP
for speaking out on this.
Face masks return to secondary school classrooms in England to tackle Omicron
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Do you think young people should be able to study a British Sign Language GCSE?
It’s in development but we need to show the
@educationgovuk
that there’s widespread interest in a BSL GCSE – just answer a few quick questions to show your support.
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We found that two-thirds of deaf children are now more confident wearing their hearing aids and seven in 10 happier talking about their deafness. Thank you to the amazing
@RoseAylingEllis
@pernicegiovann1
for raising
#deafawareness
#Strictly
#deafcancan
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Dinah is campaigning for schools to be provided with additional support following the return of facemasks, including clear
#facemasks
, notetakers and interpreters, and additional
#hearingtech
, as she says she is ‘dreading the return to school’. Read more
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This
#DeafAwarenessWeek
we asked
#deaf
children what it feels like when they can't take part in conversations because people don't know how to include them. Easily done and easily fixed with
#DeafAwarenessTips
💪See all ours here and please share your own!
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Today is a big step forward for the British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE in England as the curriculum is finalised and published by the
@educationgovuk
.
The GCSE will be taught in schools from September 2025. 👇
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This
#DeafAwarenessWeek
we asked
#deaf
children what it feels like when they can't take part in conversations because people don't know how to include them. Easily done and easily fixed with
#DeafAwarenessTips
💪See all ours here and please share your own!
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@SkyCinemaUK
: Classy speech from
@RachelShenton
in sign language. 👏
From Hollyoaks to Hollywood, congratulations!
#Oscars
#Represent
🇬🇧
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Happy
#DeafAwarenessWeek
, everyone! We are celebrating the fantastic progress the deaf community has made thanks to their impressive campaigning.
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Do you have access to
@MicrosoftTeams
?
@sarahmann365
explains how you can use it to make video calling
#accessible
for
#deaf
people.
#DeafTech
@hag_kim
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We are so excited to see Tasha on the Great British Bake Off tonight! All of us at the National Deaf Children’s Society are so proud of you! 🙌
Here’s a message to say good luck! ❤️
#GBBO
#BakeOff
#GreatBritishBakeOff
#Bake
#Deaf
#DeafRepresentation
#GoodLuck
#DeafRoleModel
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"For the UK’s 50,000 deaf children and young people, representation like this is just so important.” See how we’ve been supporting EastEnders in developing a new storyline about deafness 👇👇👇
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Watch
@PeterAldous
MP's excellent question in Parliament. It's great to hear that work on the BSL GCSE has been resumed. All thanks to the amazing work of campaigners Daniel and
@AnnJillings
.
#RightToSign
#BSL
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Great to see
@RachelShenton
and
@overton54
today at
@LongwillSchool
for the
#Deaf
! They brought their
#Oscars
to inspire the children and encouraged them to follow their dreams!
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It's
#DeafAwarenessWeek
! Join us as we share tips and advice to help you improve your deaf awareness, and improve the deaf awareness of people around you.
Head to our website for information and resources on deaf awareness.
#DeafAwareness
#DAW2023
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We won!!! Completely thrilled that our
#ndcsroadshow
won the Community Impact and Engagement award at
#SPFoundationAwards
tonight. Well done to everyone nominated! It was amazing to be there and see all the incredible projects that are happening!
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“I’m proud to be deaf and Muslim.”
This week, Muslims across the world will be celebrating Eid to mark the end of Ramadan. Tasnia shares with us what Eid is all about.
We’d like to wish a happy Eid al-Fitr to everyone in our community celebrating –
#EidMubarak
!
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It's
@CareersWeek
! Many
#deaf
students believe their career options are limited. But deaf people can be musicians, doctors and builders – the list is endless. Find out how you can help deaf students plan for the future. 👉
#NCW2020
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Students can choose from 30 languages to study at GCSE, which is brilliant. But British Sign Language (BSL) is not one of them, even though it’s a legally recognised language in the UK.
Show your support for the upcoming BSL GCSE with the link below. 👇
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@hearingmum
:
#proud
Our 12 yr old deaf son who, for his Yr 7 Science Fair decided to educate everyone about hearing loss & explain how the technology behind cochlear implants works.
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A big crowd in Parliament Square this afternoon at the
#SENDNationalCrisis
event! Great to see so many people come together to campaign against cuts to support for
#deaf
and disabled children.
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#DeafAwarenessWeek
is about celebrating deaf people and highlighting the issues they face. It's not an opportunity for large cinema chains to pay lip service to accessibility with publicity-seeking gimmicks.
Real equality is permanent, not temporary.
Cinema chains Vue, Cineworld and Odeon are to put on more subtitled screenings at their venues from today, for one week only as part of
#DeafAwarenessWeek
.
The temporary move has been slammed as a “publicity-seeking gimmick” by
@NDCS_UK
.
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Fantastic news that the British Sign Language Bill has passed its remaining stages in Parliament, thank you to
@rosie4westlancs
and all involved with the BSL Act Now! campaign and also to Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work
@NorwichChloe
#BSLBill
#BSLActNow
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It's been announced today that face masks are returning to secondary school classrooms in England. If you're a school or college, please remember to make 'reasonable adjustments' for
#deaf
pupils. Read our infographic for more advice 👇
#KeepItClear
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Face masks can be a huge barrier for
#deaf
people. We’ve joined up with
@ActionDeafness
,
@UKDeafCouncil
,
@SignHealth
,
@BDA_Deaf
,
@ActionOnHearing
,
@royaldeaf
,
@SenseCharity
to write a joint letter to
@PHE_uk
on this issue. Read our letter here -
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We've received a positive response from
@NHSEngland
about clear face masks. They say "Where possible, clear masks will be used by clinical staff to communicate with these (
#deaf
) patients". We'd like information about how health settings can purchase these masks.
#KeepItClear
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Huge congratulations to Maisie,
@RachelShenton
and all the
@SilentChildFilm
team for an incredible film and being officially up for an Oscar!!! We've got all our fingers crossed for you!
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So proud of Austin and mum Justine for appearing on
@thismorning
yesterday!
He's done a fantastic job campaigning for
#ClearFaceMasks
and highlighting how isolating
#FaceMasks
can be for
#deaf
people.
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Well done
@RoseAylingEllis
&
@pernicegiovann1
on your
@bbcstrictly
journey! Our CEO, Susan, says “This could be a new dawn for deaf children because it’s clear for all to see that with the right support and the will to succeed, they can aim for the stars."
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Did you see Rose Ayling-Ellis, star of
@bbceastenders
, become
@bbcstrictly
's first deaf contestant this weekend? Rose was paired with Giovanni and said, "I want to break down the stereotype that deaf people can’t dance and can’t enjoy music."
#DeafCanCan
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Loving today's
@GoogleUK
Doodle sharing British Sign Language
#deaf
#BSL
#BritishSignLanguage
#ThomasBraidwood
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So excited to see
@RoseAylingEllis
sign the
@CBeebiesHQ
bedtime story on Sunday! Rosie, Participation Manager
@NDCS_UK
said "Watching someone as inspiring as Rose communicating in British Sign Language will be a brilliant end to Deaf Awareness Week.”
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The festive season is upon us! So here's some
#BritishSignLanguage
signs that might help in the run up. We've got more videos to share over the next two weeks - so keep an eye out! 🎄⛄️
#ChristmasSigns
#BSL
#SignLanguage
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A very sad day. Sir David Amess MP was a long-term supporter of deaf children and he will be missed. Our thoughts go out to his family and all those who knew him.
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It’s
#DeafAwarenessWeek
! We’re celebrating deafness and met some amazing
#deaf
young people to share
#MyDeafStory
. Follow us for resources to improve your
#DeafAwareness
and find out what the young people we met love about being deaf
#InclusionDeafness
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#FaceMasks
in class will be devastating for
#deaf
children. The Gov must show exactly how it will guarantee all deaf pupils can access lessons when schools return.
If you're worried about your child our Helpline can support you.
👉
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@DeafAcademy
: Don't forget
@SilentChildFilm
is showing on
@BBCOne
this Friday at 7.40pm - we can't wait! 🤩🤩🤩
#thesilentchild
#oscarwinners2018
#BBC1
#deaf
#movietime
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It's vital that families of
#deaf
children can access
#BritishSignLanguage
courses in the early years. Jo Campion, our Deputy Director of Campaigning and Advocacy spoke about this on
#youandyours
@BBCRadio4
this week. Read the full interview here 👉
#BSL
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We're so excited to see the launch of BSL on BBC Newsround online bulletins this week! Deaf young people told us it was important to them so we're really pleased to see this now in action.
Here's the fully signed version of today's
@Newsround
bulletin, giving deaf children better access to the news.
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(1/5) Trigger Warning: Loss, Grief, Mental Health
It’s with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Immy Nunn. Immy was an influential member of the deaf community, sharing content that inspired so many deaf young people, and educated audiences on deafness, mental health,
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A huge thank you to the brilliant
@5AfterMidnight
for coming down and supporting our sign language choir last night. Everyone performed beautifully, and raised some amazing awareness for deaf children!
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Thank you for sharing this moment with us again Rose!
@RoseAylingEllis
@pernicegiovann1
#KeepDancing
#DeafCanCan
The strength in this silence. Thank you Rose and Giovanni for bringing this groundbreaking moment back to the Ballroom
#Strictly
@RoseAylingEllis
@pernicegiovann1
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We can’t wait to watch
#SignsForChange
tonight with
@RoseAylingEllis
! Seeing positive
#deaf
role models like Rose on stage and screen is especially important for deaf children. It makes them feel less alone and encourages them to believe they can dream big and aim high.
Rose Ayling-Ellis calls for free access to sign language lessons
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It’s
#SignLanguageWeek
! We met with
@NickGibbUK
today to talk in more detail about why
#BSL
needs to be available as a GCSE. We’re now taking stock of what was discussed to plan next steps which we will share as soon as we can. Thanks for all your support!
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It's the
#BakeOff
final! We're sad Tasha isn't competing, but we're excited to see her back on screens tonight 🎂
Seeing Tasha on the show has inspired so many deaf children helping them to realise they can achieve whatever they set their mind to. 🙌
#GBBO
#DeafRepresentation
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Many congrats
@KatieJRedstar
! What a fantastic result on the outcome of the
#WhereIsTheInterpreter
judicial review today. This will make a big difference to the
#deaf
community. Bravo! 👏👏👏
#WITIJudicialReview
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We're here at the
#BSLBillRally
today as the second reading of the
#BSLBill
takes place in
#Parliament
.
@BSLActNow
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Lots of people are getting behind the
#KeepItClear
campaign for clear face masks.
George works in the care sector and is also calling for clear masks to be more widespread – please sign his petition 👇
#weneedclearmasks
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It is simply not good enough that Channel 4 has said they will not solve the subtitling issues until at least mid November. This is almost two months. If there was no sound on TV, there would be a huge outcry. Ofcom must now take strong regulatory action.
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The BBC would like to speak to
#deaf
young people or adults on the impact of
#FaceMasks
on public transport.
If this is something you feel passionate about, and want to share your story, please email media
@ndcs
.org.uk.
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The British Sign Language GCSE is very exciting because it allows students to learn BSL. There is currently a shortage of BSL interpreters, so this could be beneficial in addressing the issue. Show your support for the BSL GCSE by completing our survey.
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Think MPs don’t read emails from the campaigner actions you take? Think again! Here’s
@EdwardLeighMP
highlighting the impact of
#facemasks
in Parliament yesterday. Thank you! 👏 Inspired? Join our campaigns network & make change happen for
#deaf
children👇
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What a wonderful article in today’s
@TheSundayTimes
from
@SianGriffiths6
- Demonstrating that despite the challenges, “
#deaf
children can do anything they want” So inspiring Maisie,
@RachelShenton
and
@SilentChildFilm
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Wow! We've been reflecting on the
#BritishSignLanguage
#GCSE
campaign. In 2025,
#BSLGSCE
will finally be rolled out to schools across England. None of this would be possible without your support! More detailed timeline on our website:
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Fantastic news! The UK Government is delivering 250,000 clear face masks to NHS and social care workers (). This will make a huge difference for
#deaf
children and young people. Do ask for a clear mask for your next health care or audiology appointment.
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It’s with great sadness that we hear the news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. We remember her incredible work throughout her reign, and acknowledge the lasting impact this will have. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go to the Royal Family at this time.
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Update! A new type of clear face mask, created in the UK, is available for NHS use. The mask is certified for use in low risk settings (Type IIR level). Fantastic step forward 👏 We hope to see more clear PPE for medical staff available soon.
#KeepItClear
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Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England.
#Deaf
awareness will be absolutely crucial for millions of people.
@grantshapps
and
@transportgovuk
please promote and retweet our top tips video about how to be
#deaf
aware when wearing a
#facemask
or
#facecovering
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The
@educationgovuk
is developing a British Sign Language GCSE but we need to show there’s widespread support from everyone, deaf and hearing. Please answer a few quick questions to show your support.
#BSLGCSE
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Go Reuben! Quick - you can catch him on
@BBCTheOneShow
right now! He's one of our
#NDCSyab
members and he's talking about support for
#deaf
children at school.
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#Deaf
children and young people have repeatedly told us
#FaceMasks
left them seriously struggling to socialise, understand their teacher and maintain their mental health.
Taking them out of classrooms and highlighting the benefits of transparent ones are signs of real progress.
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Two budding Teachers of the Deaf on the panel here! Both Dan & Toby want to be role models for younger deaf children which is fantastic 🙌 we need more Teachers of the Deaf!
#CPC2022
#SENDReview
#SENDInTheSpecialists
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Tomorrow's the day! Our campaigns team will be in Westminster to tell politicians in England about issues affecting
#deaf
children. Thanks for sharing your messages to MPs! Keep an eye on our social channels to see live updates of the event tomorrow 👀
#SENDInTheSpecialists
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