Experiences and challenges in education of deaf young people in Scotland

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Education Scotland, the British Deaf Association (Scotland), and Scotland’s National Centre for Languages (SCILT) worked with deaf young people to co-produce this case study detailing the experiences and challenges of young deaf people in accessing education in Scotland.

The case study provides insight on the experiences and challenges of four deaf young people in Scotland while attending secondary school, college or university and what supported them to effectively engage and achieve.

Challenges and experiences are broken down into common themes, such as:

• Sitting exams
• Transitions
• Language learning and sharing in school/college/university and outwith
• Extra-curricular clubs, activities and societies
• Helpful and supportive approaches
• Deaf role models
• Engaging parents and families

There are series of recommendations included within the document, which can be downloaded below.

Education Scotland also have further resources on support for deaf young people, including videos and a presentation on good practice.