Primary school support

In general, the Hearing Impaired Outreach Service will respond to a request from a school that has a child identified with a permanent hearing loss. A telephone call will be made to establish the support needed and a referral form will be sent for the school to complete prior to an initial visit. The appropriate member of the HIPO team will then arrange to visit the school.

Assessing of pupils needs in relation to the way the child is:

Using their hearing
Communicating with others affected by his ‘listening environment’
Socialising with other children and adults
Accessing the national curriculum
Participating in all school activities

Advice and support for staff

Information concerning hearing loss and the implications for learning
Teaching strategies considering Hearing Impairment
In-Service Training on Deaf awareness
Advice with reference to curricula access
Suggestions for modification of teaching materials
Implications of environmental factors, positioning etc
Support to create a listening environment
Advice on hearing aids, FM systems and appropriate technology
Advice concerning IEP’s & Statement of Special educational needs

Applying the advice
Once the advice is given to the school they are encouraged to mplement the recommendations. Further support will be offered if the school continue to require it.

The following resources are available from HIPO