Sensory Inclusion Service Issue Hearing Impaired newsletter Summer 18 25 Ian Barrett Hadrian’s Wall Primary Day Update Achievements Sponsored walk update Held at the Arthog Outreach Who’s done well? >>> page 2 Centre in Wellington >>> page 4 >>> page 3

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Who’s Who? as a consequence, I joined the SDCS as a My name is Martyn Bingham and I am currently the committee member Treasurer for the Deaf Children’s Society and later took on the (SDCS). After spending most of my adult life living role of Treasurer. abroad, I returned to the UK with my family in 2014 and settled in the wilds of . It soon became clear that despite being My daughter, Effie, was diagnosed as being profoundly a relatively small deaf in 2013 while we were living in China, and charity, the SDCS although we loved the idea of living in Shropshire, we does an incredible had no family or friend ties in the county. amount for a huge number of children I started to attend the family group with Effie pretty and families on very much as soon as we arrived and the support that limited resources, so we received from just a couple of hours a week was my only future intention is to help the charity blossom tremendous. As Effie started school and I took on a role and support the quest to support an ever-growing at Harper Adams University, we could no longer attend number of children who can benefit from what the family group but I was keen to keep strong links with charity provides. I only have to look at how confident the people that we had met. Both Effie and I felt a real Effie is both socially and academically to see the need sense of community from the time we spent there and for charities such as the SDCS.

Dates for your diary

SDCS Family Night Pantomime Friday 14th September Saturday 15th December Christ Church Bayston Hill The Place Theatre,

D5099 Leaving after achieve a personal goal (100 metre, Ian’s Hadrian’s 1km or 5k run), get involved in the 18 years variety of stall activities and take Wall sponsored part in this initial event which hopes to become an annual occurrence walk update in the community calendar. The event is open for non-disabled people too, offering a fun-filled day for all the family. The event hopes to attract people from across Shropshire, and wider across the region. Entrance is £10 per runner (but the family can help them for free if they are in a wheelchair or pushchair and After many years of teaching you can raise funds for the charity French, in January 2000 I started of your choice if you want to) working for the Sensory Inclusion and get a medal when you finish. Service as a Teacher of the Deaf There will be free access to music, and quickly realised that this was workshops, sensory walk, quiet my dream job (which has made the area, picnic area, crafts, holistic Well, I’m back in all in one decision to retire a tough one)! I therapies, technology, sport, arts, piece, having walked 80 plus miles feel very privileged to have worked health food, face painters and along the Hadrian’s Wall path from with the most amazing children and much more. Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway young people who have gone on in the hottest conditions on record! to achieve such wonderful things, For further information please I feel a real sense of achievement both big and small, without letting contact june.meagher@ for having completed the walk and a hearing loss deter them. The shroshire.gov.uk or 01743 having suffered only one blister. If young people I have worked with 257957. Shropshire Deaf Children’s you fancy having a go yourself, have been truly inspiring and I feel Society would welcome any I can pass on a few tips - firstly, honoured to have been a part of runners that would like to run on avoid a heatwave! their journey. I have been lucky to behalf of the charity. work with amazing parents and Thank you so much to everyone carers and to be part of the great who has sponsored me - I SIS team. I will miss working with Holiday Cover currently have £632, exceeding my £500 target. There is still time to these inspirational children/young Summer 2018 people and my colleagues and donate money to the work of the wish them all a great future. Shropshire Deaf Children’s Society During the holidays a different before my Just Giving page closes teacher of the deaf is on duty by going to I’m now looking forward to every week. taking lots of term-time holidays https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/Ian-Barrett3 (Dubrovnik, New York, Malaga Mark Rutter (technician) is also planned so far), spending more available for part of the holidays. Many thanks, Ian Barrett time with my ever-expanding family, If you have an issues call Darby volunteering and relaxing. House on 01952 385269 and ask for a message to be given to Mark Adderley CofE Active Severn or the teacher of the deaf on duty. Primary Family Group takes place on An inclusive fun run, the first of Charlie Crowshaw (mum of Oscar) its kind - wheelchair, frame and Thursday 9th August 2018 between 10 -12 and Thursday organised a bake sale at Adderley pushchair friendly event with stalls, CofE Primary in . culture and music activities for all 23rd August 2018 (10am-12pm) for pre-school CYP. ages - will be held in Shrewsbury The school raised £57, Quarry on Saturday 1st September. Ear mould impressions which is amazing with a The event is an opportunity for pupil count of only 41! people with disabilities to work to can be made at this time.

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2 London Marathon and hold support ropes at the Emily Hanlon and bottom. You had to work with your Suzanne teammates to get anywhere and Eisa Muhammad (Nanny to that meant talking to each other, Oscar Owen) which they all did, and by the end of the day, they were swapping Emily and Eisa organised a cake took part in sale at Millbrook Primary. Their this year’s numbers and arranging the next event. A great end to a great day! Teaching Assistant, Amanda Ball London reported that, “It was a fabulous Marathon. day. Emily and Eisa did an Suzanne Transition Day excellent job of organising the sale completed and they raised over £260! It was the distance Summer 2018 brilliant, not only for raising money in 5 hours and and awareness, but in raising the 25 minutes, raising over £300 for self-esteem and confidence of SDCS. Thank you Suzanne, you’re an amazing Nanny!

Primary Day

both children.” Millbrook Primary This was held at The Lantern in have chosen to support Deaf Shrewsbury and was attended by Awareness Week annually in hearing impaired pupils in Year 6 the future. and 7. It was a great opportunity This year’s primary day was held for the Year 7 pupils to share Stottesdon at the Arthog Outreach Centre their positive experiences of the in Wellington. What an amazing transition to secondary school CofE Primary facility! And what amazing young and for the Year 6 pupils to have people turned up to use it! some additional preparation for Florence Giles (who attends Everyone (including the staff) threw transition. The students all enjoyed Family Group regularly) and her themselves into the challenge spending time with each other. brother William held a cake sale at games (how hard can it be to Stottesdon get a ball from one end of a hall These events help children and CofE Primary, to the other?) Everyone threw young people to feel included in a along with themselves at the climbing wall, group of hearing impaired students lots of friends and the orienteering, well that and we are very grateful to the and family threw everybody! The markers SDCS for continuing to fund members were really well hidden and only these days. busily baking! the most determined competitors found them out, while some just Deaf Awareness The event wandered around in the sunshine raised a total chatting and looking vaguely at Week success of £150 with the grass, which was fine too! We half of the stopped for a well-earned lunch A number of children and their money going break and somehow managed families organised fundraising to SDCS and to eat in between telling jokes events during Deaf Awareness the other half and comparing stories, before it Week in May. We have had to the Friends was back to the fun! It was lovely some lovely feedback from all of of Stottesdon Primary fund. to see the teams work together these events. Thanks to all who and encourage each other on got involved and baked their This is a huge achievement for the climbing wall and the ropes hearts out. such a small school. course, taking it in turns to climb

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3 No more paper newsletter copies Achievements The Sensory Inclusion Service has been requested to only send out this newsletter via email in the Well done to all of you future. If you would like to continue receiving this from September and and her tutor commented that, Sion Smith we currently post it to you, can you “She really is a wonderful young Sion please inform us of a valid email lady and a pleasure to teach!” recently address to ensure you don’t miss took part out on the latest information. Outstanding Young in his first Citizen Award mountain Send an email to dawn.ball@ bike race telford.gov.uk to confirm your as part of current email address and the Pearce that you are happy to receive Cycles correspondence electronically from downhill The Sensory Inclusion Service. series at Rhydyfelin in Llangynog. Sion’s mum Beth said, “He came back buzzing, with a big smile on Achievements his face!” Sion hopes to compete again in the future. Alexia Protic Carina Proferian Alexia We are highly delighted that three has been students with a hearing impairment chosen received an Outstanding Young to be Citizen award from the High prefect at Sheriff of Shropshire. The award Shrewsbury ceremony was held at Telford Academy. College in March 2018. She was the choice Antonia Hassall received the award of both staff for her work with family activities and fellow in the community and for joining students, the Donnington and Muxton Youth Carina has overcome many and is extremely proud to be Council. challenges over the last two years. taking up her responsibility in the She arrived in the UK with no next school year. Rhian O’Toole received the award English, but she has embraced for being a peer mentor and role a new culture and has thrown She has also just been awarded an model for younger students with a herself into learning English. As Outstanding Achievement Award hearing impairment. Rhian has also part of this Carina has attended for her work in Hair and Beauty, spoken to staff from mainstream activities organised by SIS such as having completed most of a 2 year schools about how they can best the secondary day at , course in one academic year. support children and young people by the SDCS such as the Family with a hearing loss. Day at and went She hopes to combine her work on a residential trip to Dukes Barn with photography next year so that Sophie Turner received the with the NDCS. This participation she can create make up looks for award for giving presentations to has required courage and support, the photography students to film professionals about the impact of but she has both enjoyed them and begin creating a portfolio for her multi-sensory impairment and and benefitted from them (and is college interviews. useful strategies which teachers now supporting a profoundly deaf and TAs can use to facilitate student with English as a second She was presented with the award inclusion. language to do the same). at the school’s Oscars Ceremony,

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