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Personally I think that restricting the student to a school for Deaf children would be against equal opportunities....the student should be offered the choice. Perhaps this is dependant on the student's career path: do they, for example, wish to eventually teach D/deaf or hearing children? ATB Claire --On 07 July 2005 15:58 +0100 Jane Bousfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I would suggest that the student does the teaching practice in a signing > school where an interpreter would be unnecessary. > Jane Bousfield > Student Adviser (Disabilities) > Learning Support > APU > East Road > Cambridge > CB1 1PT > 01223 363271 extension 2434 > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Altman" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 3:16 PM > Subject: FW: BSL Support for PGCE > > > We have received an application for a 1-year PGCE course from a deaf > student who's a BSL user. I anticipate she'll need interpreter and > note-taker support for 12 weeks in College, then interpreters full-time > for 27 weeks in school. > > My rough estimate suggests that the non-medical helper support would > approximate £43,500; well in excess of the DSA Allowance of £11,840. > > Has anyone else had to consider funding this? Are there any other sources > of financial support, or any adjustments that can be made to reduce the > costs? > > I hope someone can help! > > Deborah Altman > Disability Co-ordinator > > Trinity and All Saints College > Brownberrie Lane > Horsforth > Leeds LS18 5HD > > Tel: 0113 283 7138 > Fax: 0113 283 7200 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---------------------- Claire Wickham, Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies University of Bristol Union Building Queen's Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1LN Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705 Textphone: 0117 954 5715 Fax: 0117 954 5714 [log in to unmask]