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<p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf
or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success
they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to judge local priorities
and to make local funding decisions. It is therefore for local authorities, in consultation
with local people and having regard to the range of statutory responsibilities placed
on them, to determine the exact nature of provision in their areas, including services
for supporting children and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>The
Whole School Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Consortium is being
funded by the department to embed SEND into school improvement in order to equip the
workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including children
and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>I have met with the National
Deaf Children’s Society and asked my officials to consider their proposal for a central
bursary scheme for teachers of the deaf. They will report to me once they have collected
all the relevant information.</p>
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