The organisations detailed their concerns in submissions to the Scottish Parliament’s Education Committee, which is investigating the provision of schooling for children and young people with a sensory impairment.
The inquiry follows recent publication of data showing a clear gap in attainment with their peers. Deaf pupils have an average qualification tariff score of 289 against 439 for those that can hear, and pupils with a visual impairment score an average of 249. Five times as many deaf pupils leave school without any qualifications – 10 per cent – as other school-leavers.
The National Deaf Children’s Society highlighted the lack of information about the number of pupils needing support. “There is currently no complete national data set on numbers of deaf children and young people in Scotland,” it said in its submission.
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