Hearing Resource Centre
The Hearing Resource Centre is a unique secondary resource for hearing-impaired students in Oldham. The centre caters for students with a range of hearing losses who require support to access the curriculum. Teachers of the deaf and Educational Communicators support the students both in class and in the centre.
Our Provision Includes
- Full time specialist trained staff who are experienced in working with children with a hearing impairment.
- Immediate response to faults on cochlear implant processors, hearing aids and radio aids as specialist audiological support is available on site.
- A student centred approach to communication.
- All individual work e.g. speech and language sessions, pre and post tutorial sessions carried out in an acoustically treated centre.
- Full support across the curriculum from an Educational Communicator including pastoral care.
- Pre and post tutorial sessions provided in the centre by the Educational Communicator who has consistency of support.
- Teaching in the centre provided by Teachers of the Deaf.
- Supportive school staff that are able to deliver deaf friendly teaching.
- The support of a deaf peer group.
- Opportunities for termly parent drop-in sessions to informally meet other parents, HRC staff and to look at students’ work.
- A range of extra-curricular activities in addition to those provided by school.
Contact Details
Address:
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue
Oldham
OL8 3EPContact Name: Mrs L McWhirter
Telephone: 0161 770 8560E-mail Address: lm@hathershaw.org.uk
