Luton Deaf Advisory and Support Team (LDAST)
The Luton Deaf Advisory and Support team (LDAST) which is based at our two resource bases supports children and young people who are deaf, their families and schools. ​Staff from LDAST make visits to homes, nurseries, schools and colleges and are made up of a nursery/primary age team and a secondary age team.
Find out more about the Luton Deaf Advisory and Support team (LDAST).
Icknield Deaf Provision (IDP)
The primary stage specialist provision for deaf children in Luton is based at Icknield Primary School.
This provision is for children who are severely or profoundly deaf and the children within the provision have an education, health and care plan (EHCP).
Their approach to teaching is to meet the needs of the child, and so a variety of communication methods are used within the school.
The service uses Sign Supported English most during the early years and Key Stage 1.
Some children need this to continue, but others shift to a more auditory/oral approach and use spoken English to communicate and make maximum use of their hearing through technology to access spoken language.
IDP also has some children for whom British Sign Language is a key communication tool.
Magic Words Therapy provides speech and language therapy four days a week at IDP.
Find out more about IDP on the school's website
Contact information
Clare Johnson QToD (IDP Lead)
Telephone: 01582 533114
Email: johnsonc@icknield.primaryluton.co.uk
Icknield High School Deaf Resource Provision
Children have a place within the resourced provision if they have:
- an education, health and care plan (EHCP)
- a severe to profound bilateral hearing loss
- associated language and communication difficulties
Their placement within the provision is organised and maintained by Luton Council.
Find out more about the eaf Resource Provision on the school's website
The Hearing Support department provides:
- education communicators to support students within their mainstream classes
- BSL tuition with a deaf tutor
- speech and language therapy sessions with a Magic Words therapist
The aims of the provision are to help students:
- integrate within the mainstream environment
- achieve academically
- thrive socially
Education communicators are qualified to a minimum of BSL level 2, with many being qualified and signing at a higher level. This ensures that sign support can be provided across the entire curriculum regardless of subject.
Students select their GCSE options at the end of year 8 and begin the teaching of them in year 9. This gives students 3 years to cover content and prepare for formal examinations in year 11.
Contact information
Nicola Redmayne-Addison QToD
Email: nredmayneaddison@icknield.beds.sch.uk