St. John's School for the Deaf
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St John's school for the deaf is a day and boarding school for hearing impaired pupils aged 4 to 19. In 2007 we became a specialist school for sensory and physical impairments.
St John's is an oral school where pupils are taught by specialist teachers of hearing impaired children. There is great emphasis on supporting the development of pupils' spoken language as well as reading and writing. This approach is underpinned by our commitment to the use of technology to provide children with maximum access to speech. We have a resident audiologist, all classrooms are acoustically treated and pupils have speech therapy delivered by a team of therapists.
Some pupils have special needs in addition to deafness such as visual and physical impairments, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and ADHD. Most pupils arrive with linguistic levels significantly below their hearing peers but have the opportunity to study a wide range of GCSE and other nationally accredited courses. After post 16, students go on to university, further education or employment. The primary department uses a unique approach to reading and language development, the Maternal Reflective Method. This uses the pupils' own conversations to develop a reading text and matches the child's interest level with their linguistic development, providing a bridge into literacy.
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Independent private co-educational day/boarding school in West Yorkshire, England. 4 to 19, 90+ pupils, Roman Catholic
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St. John's School for the Deaf
Church Street
Boston Spa
West Yorkshire
LS23 6DF
England
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Tel: 01937 842144
Fax: 01937 541471
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