Report shows 58.9% of deaf students failing to catch five good GCSEs compared with 35.8% of hearing childrenDeaf children are lagging behind their hearing classmates,with six in 10 pupils still failing to achieve the government’s GCSE benchmark, according to figures published on Thursday.
GCSE attainment among deaf pupils in England improved final year, and with 41.1% achieving five GCSEs at A* to C including English and maths,up from 36.3% the previous year. However, the attainment gap between deaf and hearing children remains alarming, and campaigners say; 58.9% of deaf students failed to catch five good GCSEs in final summer’s exams,compared with 35.8% of hearing children with no special educational need.
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Source: theguardian.com