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Deaf Awareness Week - primary assembly resources

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An assembly framework and video to learn about the deaf community and Deaf Awareness Week which is celebrated in May each year.

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Free BSL Lessons for UK Primary Schools – The School of Signs

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Free British Sign Language (BSL) resources for primary school classrooms. Access complete video lessons & teaching tools from the School of Signs by Signature

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Deaf Awareness Week is run on an annual basis by the UK Council on Deafness, it will be taking place between 2nd – 8th May 2022.

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Deaf Awareness Week I National Deaf Children’s Society

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Celebrate Deaf Awareness Week (5 to 11 May 2025) with us and help make everyday life more deaf-friendly for children and young people.

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2026 Deaf Awareness Week theme ‘Right to understand - Together, we break barriers’ - BATOD

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Deaf Awareness Week 4-10 May 2026 The UK Council on Deafness Deaf Awareness Week theme for 2026 is ’Right to…

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12 million adults in the UK are deaf or have hearing loss. We can all play our part to be more deaf aware, both at work and in daily life.

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2025 Lip Reading challenge - 10 questions

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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Lip reading challenge - animals  primary

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Tips for good communication with a Deaf person - Deaf Awareness Week

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Learn the alphabet with Kat then try the fingerspelling challenge.

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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People have all sorts of ideas about what it's like to be Deaf. Help your friends be more Deaf aware by sharing these myth-busters with them.

All Deaf people can lip-read
False!
Not all people can lip-read.

Lip-reading is hard work. It takes a lot of effort and concentration and can be really tiring. Not all lip patterns are recognisable. Try looking in a mirror and saying 'pat', 'bat', 'mat' without using your voice - can you tell the difference? Get your friends to try it too.

Even people who are good at lip-reading can only understand about 30% of what's being said - the rest is guesswork.

Deaf people can't enjoy music
False!
Lots of Deaf people love music.

Some Deaf people can hear music, others might not be able to hear music very well but enjoy the vibrations.

There's lots of technology that can help Deaf people enjoy music - find out more at how you can listen to music.

Sign language is the same everywhere
False!
Just as there are thousands of different spoken languages around the world, there are hundreds of different sign languages.

Even English-speaking countries have their own sign languages (Britain has British Sign Language (BSL), the USA has American Sign Language (ASL) and Australia has Australian Sign Language (Auslan). In the UK we also have regional sign language, so there are often variations with certain words.

Want to learn sign language? learn with us here

Deaf people can't use the phone
False!
Lots of Deaf people use the phone

Some Deaf people can hear well enough to use standard phones, others use technology like amplified (really loud) phones.

Even if a Deaf person can't hear on the phone they can text, FaceTime, Skype and use services like SignVideo.

Deaf people can hear everything with their hearing aids or cochlear implants
False!
It can be really frustrating when people assume Deaf people can hear OK if they're wearing their technology.

Hearing aids can help focus sounds and make them louder, and cochlear implants carry sound directly to the brain. But this doesn't mean a Deaf person hears in the same way, or as well as a hearing person.

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Deaf Awareness Week - Deafness Resource Centre

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People have all sorts of ideas about what it's like to be Deaf. Help your friends be more Deaf aware by sharing these myth-busters with them. False! Not all people can lip-read. Lip-reading is hard work. It takes a lot of effort and concentration and can be really tiring.

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How hearing loss feels like | Hearing loss Simulator

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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Learn British Sign Language (BSL) for many different topics. You can also view our videos by playlist.

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Watch, learn and play as you celebrate deaf awareness week with CBeebies.

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2025 Answers - animals

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Answers - Secondary - Technology & Social Media

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Answers - Secondary - Technology & Social Media

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2025 Answers - Technology & Social Media

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Answers   Technology & Social Media   secondary

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Secondary - Technology & Social Media - Lip reading challenge

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Secondary - Technology & Social Media - Lip reading challenge

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2025 Lip Reading Challenge - 10 questions

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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Lip reading challenge  Technology & Social Media secondary

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Try these lip-reading activities to help the children and young people in your group to become more deaf aware

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What do vowels look like on the lips?
Vowels (a, e, i, o and u) make very distinct 'open mouth' shapes. When they stand alone (i.e. without an adjoining vowel), each can make at least two sounds e.g. tap and tape, pin and pine. When two vowels come together (e.g. au, ee, oa, oi, ou etc.), they make other distinct sounds (e.g. fraud and laughter). On your first attempt at this game, take a moment to think of all these different shapes.

This is a multiple choice game and, in each part, you will be presented with a list of words. You are to watch the speaker in the 'one word' film clip and select your choice of word from that accompanying list. If your first guess is incorrect, keep trying until you choose correctly. The game will then automatically move on to the next multiple choice sample.
Remember that practice makes perfect so, when you feel more confident, why not ignore the list and see how well you do without that added support? You may be surprised by how much you have improved!

If you're ready, you can now press 'play'.
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What do vowels look like on the lips? Vowels (a, e, i, o and u) make very distinct 'open mouth' shapes. When they stand alone (i.e. without an adjoining vowel), each can make at least two sounds e.g. tap and tape, pin and pine. When two vowels come together (e.g.

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Hi everyone! I'm Sarah, digital content officer for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. I manage the Charity's social media, blog and e-newsletter and help with promoting digital campaigns. I'm obsessed with dogs, tea and reading (in that order).

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Hi everyone! I'm Sarah, digital content officer for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. I manage the Charity's social media, blog and e-newsletter and help with promoting digital campaigns. I'm obsessed with dogs, tea and reading (in that order).

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Deaf awareness games and activities | National Deaf Children’s Society

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Try these free fun games and activities with children and young people in your class, group or at home to make them more deaf aware

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Tiger and Elephant's special ears | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Don't talk with your mouth full! | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Getting Elephant's attention | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Shhh – it's storytime! | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Elephant needs the quiet corner | Deaf awareness for the early years

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2025 Learn the alphabet then give this a go.

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2025 - How did you get on?

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Answer - 5 finger spelling challenge  - Primary

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2025 Learn the alphabet then give this a go.

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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2025 - How did you on?

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Ayrshire Deaf Education Service: Learn BSL

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Answer - 5 finger spelling challenge  - Secondary