Support provided:

Before the course starts
• Support during interviews and course inductions
• 'Taster' days - come and try some classes to help you decide which course you want to do
• An assessment of your needs so we know how best to support you

On the course

• We offer the following types of support:
• Signed support - BSL (British Sign Language), SSE (Sign Supported English), Total Communication (TC), etc
• Note-taking
• Modification of course materials to allow better understanding
• Individual tutorials to help students prepare for and/or follow up classes
• Communication support on work experience placements and residential trips
• Extra time and appropriate resources for examinations

Equipment and Resources
• Course videos can be subtitled or transcribed
• Technical equipment such as radio aids can be borrowed
• Audiological support - advice and support on how to look after hearing aids and manage hearing loss
• Speech therapy can be arranged
• Training sessions on problems associated with deafness are provided for lecturers and fellow hearing students

Contact us:

Susan Wheare
Hearing Support Centre
Oxford & Cherwell Valley College
Oxford City Campus
Oxpens Road
Oxford
OX1 1SA

Tel: 01865 551909
Fax: 01865 551392
Mobile text: 07904 276982

Email: oxfordhearingsupport@ocvc.ac.uk

Who we are

Team Co-ordinator - Susan Wheare
Teachers of the Deaf - Susan Wheare, Paul Manthorpe
Tutor of the Deaf & Trainee Interpreter - Wendy Grant
Senior Communication Support Worker (BTEC qualified) - Louise Morton
Communication Support Workers - Wendy Hunter, Ben Smith, Kay Standing, Jane Gavin, Kat Weston, Jo Aherne