Deaf schooling and charities in Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

1. The number of Deaf specific schools in Scotland (secondary & primary). Along with quantity of pupils per one.

2. The number of Main stream schools with deaf support departments in place and the pupils quantities.

3. The number of Deaf charities active in Scotland today.

4. Funding available for deaf charities from both ScotGov and North Lanarkshire Council.

Response

I include some of the information you requested.

The number of Deaf specific schools in Scotland (secondary & primary). Along with quantity of pupils and the number of Main stream schools with deaf support departments in place and the pupil quantities

all Local Authority schools in Scotland will have a procedure to adapt to supporting deaf pupils when required. The schools would need to be contacted directly for you to establish the information for your first 2 bullet points. The school contacts can be found using the contact list available on the SG website,
https://www.gov.scot/publications/school-contact-details/

The number of Deaf charities active in Scotland today - While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. However to find the information on Charities with deafness within charitable purposes this can be found on the Office of the Charity Regulator (OSCR) website at www.oscr.org.uk/ by using “deaf” as a search term. It should be noted that some of these are small charitable trusts. Further charities who focus on deafblindness can be found by using “deafblind” as a search term.

Funding available for deaf charities from both ScotGov and North Lanarkshire Council - Small grants are available annually through the Section 10 Grant Fund administered by the Support for Sensory Loss and AAC Team, Scottish Government. Deaf charities are currently funded through the following SG schemes, some of which may now be closed to new applicants:

• Self-Management Fund
• Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
• Children Young People and Families Early Intervention (CYPFEI) fund
• Adult Learning and Empowering Communities (ALEC) fund
• Equalities and Human Rights Fund

We are unable to answer your enquiry regarding North Lanarkshire Council, however, you may wish to contact them directly at QualityAssurance@northlan.gov.uk and they may be able to help you.

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