Deafness
Virtual School Sensory Support
The Virtual School Sensory Support (VSSS) team consists of specialist teachers, specialist support assistants, rehabilitation officers, an educational audiologist, and technical support officer. They offer comprehensive and flexible support to children and young people with a sensory loss and their families and help them to aim high and reach their full potential. Their staff support from the point of diagnosis, working in homes, early years settings, schools and post 16 settings.
Find out more about who we support.
Deaf Resource Bases
There are Deaf Resource Bases in Colman Infant and Junior School (Norwich) and specialist packages of support available for deaf students at high school.
All children can access the specialist support provided by Resource Bases as well as being part of their class and school community.
Within the bases, your child may have access to
- Teaching from the Teacher of deaf children and young people
- Small group teaching
- A Specialist Support Assistant who may support your child in class, as appropriate
- Speech & Language therapy, as appropriate
- A Deaf peer group
- A Deaf adult role model
- Home to school transport, if needed
Some schools cater for children with special needs commonly associated with physical disabilities and/or sensory impairments. There are also a number of residential, out of county schools which make provision for Deaf children. For more information contact sensorysupport@norfolk.gov.uk.
Virtual School Sensory Support are happy to receive referrals from
- Parents or carers
- Key person in school or pre-school setting
- Health professionals
- SENDCo with parental permission, if a child has a diagnosed sensory impairment
