HIPEN

FEAPDA

Paul SimpsonPresident, FEAPDA (and NEO,

BATOD)Romania, May 2015

Structure of presentation• Who am I?• What is FEAPDA?• Leonardo project and Europe• Future collaboration with HIPEN?

Terminology

• Deaf• Hearing-impaired• Hard of Hearing

Who am I?• Teacher in a secondary school for deaf children and

housemaster for 95 deaf boys aged 11 to 19• Peripatetic Teacher of the Deaf in the Midlands• University Lecturer in Birmingham training Teachers of the Deaf• Head of service for deaf and vision impaired children in the

South of England• Head teacher of primary school for deaf children• Author of educational publications for Teachers of the Deaf• Teacher in a primary resource base for deaf children• National Executive Officer of BATOD• ….. and President of FEAPDA

BATOD National Executive Officer

•British Association of Teachers of the Deaf

•The only employee

•1350 members – the majority of the ToDs in the UK

BATOD

Magazine (5 times per year)Journal (4 times per year)

Website www.batod.org.ukElectronic forum

MeetingsConferencesPublications

Representation

BATODBritish Association of Teachers of the Deaf

National College of Teachers of the Deaf

and

the Society of Teachers of the Deaf 1976BATOD is the sole association for Teachers of the Deaf in the UK – promoting excellence in deaf education

BATOD website

The work of the Association• works with local and national government to support

Teachers of the Deaf and deaf children

• responds to consultations on legislation affecting deaf children

• gives advice on the National Curriculum and examinations

• aims to improve terms and condition of employment

• ensures that training of ToDs is of high quality

• organises national and local conferences and meetings

• keeps up to date with new technology

Consortium for Research Into Deaf Education (CRIDE)

•BATOD•National Deaf Children’s Society (parent organisation)•University researchers•Head teachers of schools for the deaf•Ewing Foundation (charity providing training and information about language and technology)•Ear Foundation (organisation providing training and information for Teachers of the Deaf about CIs and BCHIs)

Special schools in the UK

1900 871982 751991 482003 332007 31 2009 242011 17

40000 deaf children in the UK

• 88% in mainstream education• (7% in resource bases)• 2.5% in schools for the deaf• 9.5% in other special schools

Teachers of the Deaf in the UK1,437 Teacher of the Deaf posts in services across the UKplus special schools, cochlear implant centres and other settings

48000 deaf children in the UK87% of deaf children communicate only using spoken English in their school or other education setting. Around 9% use sign language in some form, either on its own or alongside another language eg Signs Supporting English. BSL alone – around 4%

What is FEAPDA?

Fédération Européenne d'Associations de Professeurs de Déficients Auditifs

European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf

The Federation was established in 1969 in Brussels (BE)

The headquarters is now in Luxembourg

What is FEAPDA?Council and the Executive CommitteeEach association is represented in the Council by 2 or 3 delegatesThe Council meets every yearThe delegates are elected for a period of 4 yearsThe Committee is composed of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and the Congress SecretaryThe members of the Committee are elected for a period of 4 yearsThe Committee meets twice a year and is responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Council

What is FEAPDA?

•Current members come from B, D, L, MK, NL, S, SLO, UK•Represents the associations and promotes good practice•Congress every two years•www.feapda.eu

FEAPDA Congresses

• 2013 Koper, Slovenia: Supporting deaf teenagers• 2011 Sint Michielsgestel, Netherlands: literacy• 2009 Verona, Italy: working with families• 2007 Friedberg, Germany: cochlear implants• 2005 Geneva, Switzerland: ethnic minorities• 2003 Cardiff, Wales, UK: behaviour problems• 2001 Strasbourg, France: new challenges• 1999 Orebrö, Sweden: sign bilingualism• 1997 Antwerp, Belgium: early intervention

FEAPDA Congresses

• 2016

• Centre de logopédie

• Luxembourg

• Inclusion and what it means for deaf children

• Flyers

FEAPDA Congresses

The aim of these biennial congresses is to spread good practice, to hear about new developments in the field and to allow Teachers of the Deaf to meet each other to discuss their work with deaf children and young people.

Leonardo da Vinci ProjectResearched status and qualificationsFindings - different arrangements across EuropeEU – standardisation of generic teacher competenciesHighest common denominatorEncourage wider consistency for European deaf childrenExperts involved from across the content

Leonardo da Vinci

Consultation online Reporthttp://www.feapda.eu/leonardo

Example Press conference – individual countries and the EUPresentation and seminar at ICED in July 2015

University of Malta

iCARE Project

iCARE four-year European Marie Curie Initial Trainingimproving Children’s Auditory REhabilitation (iCARE) i) to provide training to create a new generation of researchers capable of exploiting the synergies between different disciplines to optimise spoken communication in children with hearing impairment

iCARE Project

improving Children’s Auditory REhabilitation (iCARE)

ii) to combine research across disciplines to develop novel methods, training skills and procedures for improving auditory rehabilitation.

iCARE Project

The range of professionals includes:•professor in the department of neuroscience working in the field of audiology and speech pathology in Belgium•special education psychologist•ENT consultant from Greece•researcher from University College London•post-doctoral student from Germany•employee of Cochlear

iCARE Project

The range of professionals includes:•audiologist•researcher into binaural hearing•professors of acoustics, biophysics, e-learning, electrical engineering and acoustics•a developer from Ecophon

iCARE Project

FEADPA provides: •learning and exchange experiences through its members•links to the work on the ToD competencies arising from the Leonardo da Vinci project. Part of the delivery of training in the overall project will be e-learning –n a possibility for teachers across Europe learning to improve their knowledge, skills and understanding about the education of deaf children

Looking to the futureCongress

Website

Membership

Any questions?

president@feapda.org