Deaf Students’ Awards Ceremony
D
eaf and hearing impaired students from colleges across the county celebrated their achievements with an awards ceremony held at Northbrook College. The event was organised by the Action for Inclusion consortium, of which Northbrook is the lead college for the hearing impaired.
Over 100 people attended to see the 12 winners being announced and presented with their prizes. Categories included Most Promising Learner, Outstanding Learning Achievement, Successful Progression and Most Progress Made. The audience also heard from three speakers: one from Action for Inclusion, one from the charity, Action for Deafness, and one from Hamilton Lodge School for the Deaf. Finally there was a drama performance by students from Hamilton Lodge School for the Deaf.
After the ceremony, guests had the opportunity to browse a series of stalls from organisations such as Hearing Dogs, Action for Deafness and the deaf employment agency, Dering.
Northbrook’s position as lead college for the hearing impaired comes as a result of the college’s high success rate among deaf and hearing impaired students. Northbrook’s Sensory Support team, led by Annie Rees, provides a range of aids to students, such as interpreters, lip speakers, note takers and listening aids. Annie is also involved in training teachers throughout the region to deal with deaf students.
Photo:
Sarah Rusby, SEN Manager for the Young People’s Learning Agency (fourth from left) with Northbrook students, Hazel Guile, Jason Gogos, Hannah spice, Paul Rawlins and Mathew Akehurst