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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>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures
and our additional investment will help to manage those pressures. The additional
£250 million funding for high needs brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1
billion 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The ‘Special Educational Needs
in England: January 2018’ statistical release showed that 94% of pupils that identified
with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are learning in mainstream settings.
It is therefore important that teachers in mainstream schools, as well as those in
specialist settings, have access to the training they need to support their individual
pupils. The Whole School SEND Consortium is being funded by the Department to embed
special educational needs and disability (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>I recently 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 of the relevant information.</p>
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