Are there good Signing Deaf Schools in the UK? Is the set up simliar to what it is here in the US? Meaning there are academic kids, but a lot of them are behind b/c of floundering in the mainstream?
I know there is the Royal Schools for the Deaf in Margate, Derby and Manchester but I don't know how good they are. I know there is a quite primaries that do BSL, such as Blanche Neville and Frank Barnes but they are in London. There is also Hamilton Lodge.
Here's a list of schools for the deaf in the UK Schools for the Deaf in the UK
I know but I only did a quick google search. I know a lot of them are sadly now closed. Did you go to a deaf school here?
Which deaf free state school does well?? Which one did you go to?
Most of schools you listed aren't even good. Some schools you listed have a serious problem as such as RSD have a serious issues regarding to students. Well-known school does not equal to good school. I know Frank Barnes school ages ago, and it was bad in past but I don't know if it has improved since then.
However, I expect almost all deaf schools to provide support for spoken speech, BSL, English and SSE.
The same one I went to :O But rather not to reveal as I do not mix my real life with internet life.
Most of schools you listed aren't even good. Some schools you listed have a serious problem as such as RSD have a serious issues regarding to students. Well-known school does not equal to good school. I know Frank Barnes school ages ago, and it was bad in past but I don't know if it has improved since then.
However, I expect almost all deaf schools to provide support for spoken speech, BSL, English and SSE.
What is RSD? I had look at Ofsted report and see what they say. They seem be high and above average. None of schools are on average or below.
In past they was low and was marked low but about last 5 years or maybe bit more they been marked high. They have improved since the past. That good those last few Deaf schools left been marked high, cos I bet if it was average or worse they be close down quickly and easily cos so many been closed down in short time.
Ofsted Report
Frank Barnes School for the Deaf - Outstanding (Grade 1)
Heathland School for the Deaf - Outstanding (Grade 1)
Hamilton Lodge - Good (Grade 2)
Royal School for the Deaf Derby - Good (Grade 2)
Elmfield School for the Deaf - Good and staff is Outstanding (Grade 2)
Because school below is from Scotland have different inspectors than England. 6 is excellent, 5 is very good, 4 is good, 3 is adequate, 2 is weak and 1 is unsatisfactory.
Donaldson's School for the Deaf - Very Good (5)
RSD = Royal School for the deaf, Derby.
Ofsted report doesn't paint the whole picture. I have a pretty large network of friends living many different areas that have went to some of schools you listed.
Ah right thanks. I do remember loads of bad report of deaf schools around 1960s to 1990s cos it not being run properly. Some so sad how deaf was treated in some of schools. Maybe they changed now like in 2004 and onwards, improved?