The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) this week said the government had “failed” deaf children by not preventing councils from making the cuts.
Annual GCSE statistics for England show that 37.3 per cent of deaf children achieved the government’s benchmark of five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths (ACEM) last year – compared to 39.7 per cent in 2010/11.
Campaigners have laid the blame on the government’s austerity measures which they say have led to local authorities cutting vital support services for deaf and hearing impaired children.
The recent NDCS “Stolen Futures” investigation uncovered that one in three councils are taking away support for deaf children including teachers of the deaf and speech and language therapists.
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