HC Deb 23 January 1975 vol 884 cc459-60W
Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what facilities there are for deaf and partially deaf children to receive further education.

Mr. Prentice

Further education facilities specially for the deaf and partially hearing are available atMatthew Boulton Technical College, Birmingham. Bourneville College of Further Education, Birmingham. Brixton College of Further Education, London. City Literary Institute, London. Croydon College of Design and Technology. North Nottinghamshire College of Further Education, Worksop. Sir James E. Jones School of Vocational Training, Manchester, a department of the Royal School for the Deaf, Cheadle Hulme.

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.

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