Affiliations & Training

The Sound Teacher is an Associate Fellow of the British Society of Audiology - AssocFBSA

The Sound Teacher is a member of:

British Society of Audiology (BSA) https://www.thebsa.org.uk/

British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD) https://www.batod.org.uk

National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) ‘Professionals’ member https://www.ndcs.org.uk

The Sound Teacher has completed the following audiological training for 2024:

British Society of Audiology (BSA) Online Learning Modules https://www.thebsa.org.uk/

  • Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Neural basis of central auditory processing (2024)

  • Auditory perception and the effects of visual loss (2024)

  • Communication & Dementia (2024)

  • Links between hearing loss and cognitive function: a psychosocial pathway? (2024)

  • Parental Decision Making for Unilateral Hearing Loss (2024)

  • Speech In Noise (2024)

  • Vestibular rehabilitation guidance (2024)

The Sound Teacher has completed the British Society of Audiology (BSA) Certificate in Otoscopy and Tympanometry.

This is a BSA accredited course (2024) by Tracy James Audiology. Typical delegates for this training include occupational health workers, assistant or associate audiologists, Teachers of the Deaf, GPs and nurses.

  • Perform otoscopy reliably and according to BSA recommended procedure

  • Undertake tympanometry and according to BSA recommended procedure

  • Carry out checks and understand the requirements for calibration of equipment

  • Interpret results and findings, recording results

  • Communicate results and findings to other professionals

The Sound Teacher can perform this specialised assessment in your own home or in The Sound Teacher studio, London, UK.

The Sound Teacher has undertaken the following Covid-19-specific training:

Registered Place2Be ‘Mental Health Champion’ (2021) https://www.place2be.org.uk

Psychological First Aid (PFA) trained (2021) https://futurelearn.com/partners/public-health-england

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The Sound Teacher subscribes to:

Deafness and Education International https://www.tandfonline.com/ydei

The Sound Teacher has:

Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance with https://www.hiscox.co.uk

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check ‘for individuals involved in caring for, training, supervising or sole charge of children and vulnerable adults’ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service