The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf MAGAZINE British Association of Teachers of the Deaf November 2000 ISSN 1366-0799
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The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf MAGAZINE British Association of Teachers of the Deaf November 2000 ISSN 1366-0799 ARTICLES N.IRELAND SURVEY DATA 1998 SUPPORTING PARENTS AND PUPILS ETHICS AND FUNDRAISING NEWSNEWS && INFORMATIONINFORMATION AUDIOLOGY REFRESHER 14 COURSES AND MEETINGS ICT NEWSPAGE INTERNATIONAL NEC COMMITTEE WORK REGION NEWS BOOK REVIEWS CALENDAR £ 4.00 From your editor.... After the bumper ICT issue I dreamt of a quiet slim issue of the Magazine. No pages of annual report this year! Several items came in after the ultimate deadlines and suddenly my time was filled with this issue. Running in parallel I am planning for the Silver Anniversary Magazine due out at the same time as the Conference and AGM in Cardiff in March. There are several contributors writing for that magazine which will look at the world of deaf education over the lifetime of BATOD, a 25 year potted history. It promises to be as exciting as the ICT Magazine, though relevant in slightly different circles! It is wonderful to receive articles from practising teachers about what they are doing, especially when the work was triggered or builds on articles that have been published in this Magazine. The Birmingham Visiting Teacher Service work really complements the article by Malcom Garner describing the work in Staffordshire(page 22 November 1999). Lynda Holland’s colleagues seem to be dab hands at fund-raising and they are being asked to write for a future issue about how they do it. If you find the muse moving you then send the results to me via e-mail - with pictures in hard copy. If you send a return label/envelope then I will endeavour to return items asap after publication. Please do share your triumphs with us... Contents Articles Ann Hit Squad 4 Magazine editor Peer Support 7 Deaf Studies 7 Web site: www.batod.org.uk Ethics and fund raising 14 Creating a need 15 Our e-mail addresses are easy to remember they all end A digital future? 16 @batod.org.uk So the Magazine will be: Northern Ireland Survey Data January 1998 [email protected] centre pull-out (check your spelling so you don’t fall into the black hole!) Phoning 01964 544243 Regulars BATOD Magazine, Publications & E-mail discussion and communication 3 Audiology Refresher no 14 11 Advertising? Noticeboard 21 ....PLEASE SPEAK International Page: Locked in! 26 This and That 28 (don’t sigh and hang up!) ICT Newspage 13 if no-one makes it to the phone to respond Worth Reading 32 Technology Update 34 LEAVE A MESSAGE or send a fax Association Business: or even e-mail Minutes of NEC Meeting 17 June 2000 [email protected] behind centre pages Visit our web pages http://www.batod.org.uk Presidential Ramblings 1 What went on at NEC 23 September 2000 2 Committees working for you 22 Need to contact BATOD? News from the regions 30 talk to Subscription rates into 2000 35 I’ve moved... notification form 35 BATOD Hon Sec Paul Simpson e-mail: [email protected] Obituary answerphone / fax 01494 464190 Brian Fraser 1935 -2000 18 Advertising rates 29 Front Cover Calendar 36 Hamish making shortbread. Hamish has a cochlear implant and is supported by the Croydon Hearing Impairment Service. Presidential Ramblings Reading the September infrastructure for their activities. BATOD has been magazine - the special thinking in this direction for some time. Our ICT edition, I realise business planning has reached the stage of costing once more how much our activities and needs and looking for sources of is being achieved by income in creative ways. We are at a crucial stage BATOD members on of our development and it is essential that we have behalf of our children the necessary infrastructure to support us all and our profession. In professionally, with whatever new demands the these challenging times future brings. Our 25th Anniversary, reflecting on all it was inspiring to read we have achieved so far, seems an opportune of the range of exciting moment to plan a secure future. activities developing in the ICT field and I was nearly persuaded by Fiona There are exciting opportunities too: BATOD Atkins’ contribution to consider a palm top! welcomes working with Elizabeth Andrews during her secondment to the DfEE to look at the issues In fact there are so many issues, political, triggered by UNHS, and also the opportunity to professional and practical, in which we are currently participate in the Early Years Working Party active that whatever I include in these ‘Ramblings’, established by NDCS. These important areas I must apologise now for those I omit. require our professional input and once more link to those twin issues of training and inter-professional There are two major themes which have recurred working. recently in my visits and discussions and which reappeared at the Millennium conference of the On the international front, BATOD members found National Council for Professionals in Audiology, time to attend the International Congress of organised by BSA in Blackpool, when I spoke on Educators of the Deaf in Sydney, combining behalf of BATOD. Whatever profession was professional interests with some pleasure! It was describing its role, the issue of Continuing exciting to see so many delegates from the UK there Professional Development (CPD), linked frequently and the high quality of our presentations. BATOD to Performance Related Pay and Appraisal systems, had not been involved in the planning, but I am and that of collaborative working occurred, delighted to say that, for the Maastricht meeting in frequently linked to the introduction of Universal five years’ time, Peter Annear will be on the scientific Neonatal Hearing Screening (UNHS). BATOD is planning party. Paul Simpson will be attending the active in both areas: our CPD log will soon be ready European group of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) to pilot to assist us all, and we are involved in the and will have the opportunity to ensure that RNID/NDCS Joint Training Initiative looking at the BATOD’s voice is heard in the European planning needs for training and collaborative working which too. will arise out of UNHS. In addition, our 25th Anniversary Conference in Cardiff in March will be So, ‘Advancing the Profession’ continues nationally an exciting occasion with the title of ‘Breaking down and internationally. It is important that while we are the Barriers’. The plans for this conference are well dealing with the all the major issues, including the in hand and early registration is advised - Cardiff is mandatory qualification and that of pay, we do not an attractive venue, so bring the family and enjoy neglect our professional development on behalf of the facilities too. the children and families with whom we work. We hope to see you in Cardiff and on our BATOD short Once more, at the Blackpool conference, I was courses. struck by how much BATOD achieves on a voluntary basis, providing swift professional responses on a wide range of issues. Other similar organisations rely on paid staff to provide the ©BATOD Magazine November 00 1 What went on at NEC on 23 September 2000 report by Alison Weaver At the September meeting, the NEC had the Paul had attended a meeting of the JMSG at which opportunity to experience first hand the benefits of concerns were expressed about the process using a soundfield system in a difficult listening surrounding the bidding to run the courses for environment. Discussion flowed smoothly, with mandatory qualification. A letter has been sent to fewer interruptions, as members no longer had to the TTA detailing these concerns. David Braybrook strain to hear colleagues at the other end of the will be representing BATOD on the selection panel. table. The system has been donated to BATOD by Paul will discuss BATOD’s key concerns with David PC Werth and should prove highly beneficial in the so that he can present them at the panel meeting. future. Sue will also invite the NDCS to meet again with the TTA and BATOD. Sue Archbold will be speaking at the RNID ‘Hear for All’ Conference in October. At this conference the A meeting is being held in October in Belfast to first 3 publications of the Education Guidelines, discuss the training of Teachers of the Deaf in which have been drawn up in consultation with Northern Ireland. Mr Alan McCandless from the BATOD members, will be launched. Department of Education for Northern Ireland will chair the meeting. Representatives from BATOD Paul Simpson has again been in discussion with the and NDCS Belfast will attend. DfEE concerning the provision of information to schools and services. All LEAs receive ‘Spectrum’, MAP demonstrated a PowerPoint presentation a monthly update of new publications which schools designed to provide a standardised talk to Teachers and services can order. In addition, all DfEE of the Deaf in training at the start of their courses. It publications are sent to the EASEA website. School is planned to extend this to other presentation and LEA staff can register with this service at: topics. www.easea.co.uk to receive a regular e-mail alert when new information of interest to them is on-line. Sue had recently attended a course providers’ Work is also in hand to provide LEA support meeting to discuss the Continuing Professional services with the monthly mailing to schools. Development Log. The course providers are keen to move on and implement the log. In addition to NGfL funding is available to LEAs via the Standards the log, the Royal College of Speech and Language Fund. For 2000-2001 £155 million has been Therapy has published a code of ethics.