§ Mrs. Colquhounasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will name the further educational opportunities that are available for deaf school-leavers.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFurther education facilities specially for the deaf and partially hearing are available at
- Sir James E. Jones School of Vocational Training, Manchester (a department of the Royal School for the Deaf. Cheadle Hulme).
- Brixton College of Further Education, London.
- City Literary Institute, London.
- Matthew Boulton Technical College, Birmingham.
- North Nottinghamshire College of Further Education, Worksop.
Normal facilities for further education provided by local education authorities are also available to hearing-impaired school leavers, and authorities are increasingly arranging supporting services to enable those with the necessary communication skills to attend ordinary courses.
§ Mrs. Colquhounasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek to insert into the Education Acts a right of deaf children to be educated, if they desire, to 18 years of age.
§ Mr. ArmstrongIn general terms sections 8(1)(b) and 41(a) of the Education Act 1944 already provide for this. I do not think that the Act should be more specific.