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Here Richard talks about taking part in field trips at school.
Here Joanne talks about a trip to the fair, a school journey and trips to the theatre.
Here Ronald talks about playing cricket.
Here Ronald describes the shame he felt every Sunday when he walked to church with school.
Here Clenton describes his group not being allowed to go on trips with the rest of the school.
Here Mark talks about a wonderful primary school teacher.
Here Mavis describes her school being sent oranges for Christmas.
Here Christine describes having to eat mashed potato at school.
Here Angela describes her painful experience of meal times at college.
Here David describes the school dining room and the ‘no talking’ rule.
Here Ronald talks about asking his Headmaster for more food.
Here Mark describes having to eat on separate ‘Diet Tables’
Here Paul talks about his experience of playing cricket with non-deaf students.
Here Tara talks about her first experience of a swimming lesson.
Here David describes taking part in the School Sports Day.
Here Helen talks about feeling included in Sports at school.
Here Simone talks about the lack of sports facilities at school.
Here Joanne talks about how she felt about being given a ‘toy’ basketball hoop to play with in her Physical Education lesson.
Here Clenton describes being picked last in Sport.
Here Sebastian describes support not working for sitting exams.
Here Christine talks about her difficulties trying to lipread in school and how that impacted on how she felt about herself.
Here Michelle talks about the downside to having what she describes as ‘velcro’ support assistants in school.
Here Clenton talks about his struggles at school due to his Dyslexia not be recognised.
Here Donna talks about wearing a portable hearing loop in class.
Here Zara describes how her teacher helped make a different educational choice.
Here Jane talks about starting school at the age of six.
Here Tara talks about the decision to send her away to school aged just sixteen months.
Here Miro talks about his experience of feeling well supported at primary school, by everyone in the school.
Here Micheline talks about her parents’ decision to educate her at home.
Here Ian talks about his family having no choice over where he went to school.
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