175 Dashwood Avenue
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3DB

Tel: 01494 464 190
Fax: 01494 464 190
E-mail: secretary@batod.org.uk
Website: www.batod.org.uk

Description:
Promoted the education of all hearing impaired children.

Aims:

• To promote the education of all deaf children, young persons and adults.
• To advance the status of teachers of the deaf.
• To ensure and enhance the high quality of mandatory training of teachers of the deaf, and their continuing professional development.

Activities:

• Fostering and disseminating good practice.
• Providing a platform for independent research.
• Informing and responding to legislation relating to deaf learners.
• Actively influencing those agencies which govern the legislation, pay and conditions of teachers of the deaf.
• Representing the Association on relevant national organisations.
• Providing promotional, publicity and information materials related to the profession.
• Providing conferences, short courses and workshops for members and interested parties.
• Contributing to the development and quality assurances of all mandatory courses for teachers of the deaf.
• Enabling competent and effective teachers, especially young teachers, to join the profession.
• Influencing the SEN element in Initial Teacher Education so that NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) have positive attitudes towards deaf pupils.

Membership:
Contact organisation or see website for full details for membership rates.

updated 05/07/06

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