Sensory needs resources
These resources are for teaching staff, parents and carers.
Hearing impairment
20 top tips for schools with hearing impaired pupils [360.0 KB] [pdf]
Fact sheets
These factsheets describe different types of hearing loss and offer strategies for inclusion.
Mild hearing loss [90.0 KB] [pdf]
Moderate hearing loss [88.6 KB] [pdf]
Severe and profound hearing loss [90.9 KB] [pdf]
High frequency hearing loss [89.8 KB] [pdf]
Conductive hearing loss [91.4 KB] [pdf]
Unilateral hearing loss [88.9 KB] [pdf]
Websites
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) offers advice to parents and professionals working with hearing impaired children.
Videos
- Tips for teaching deaf children with a mild hearing loss
This video explains
- the major impact a mild hearing loss can have on a child in school
- what professionals can do to support a child with a mild hearing loss in their class
- Flintstones hearing loss
This is an audio video clip of different types of hearing loss, and what it sounds like to a child who is not wearing their hearing aids.
- Guide to hearing aid management
Step-by-step instructions from an audiologist on how to change the tubing in a child's hearing aids.
Visual impairment
10 top tips for schools with visually impaired pupils [399.0 KB] [pdf]
