Phillip Wyatt

Phillip was born in 1959 in Bristol. He attended a local special school for deaf children in Bristol from the age of two. Then at age eleven he went to a residential special school for deaf children in Surrey, continuing on to the school’s residential sixth form college.

Culture Shock

Here Philip recalls the difficulty of entering the ‘hearing world’ after school.

Being Teased

Here Philip recalls painful memories of being teased at his school.

Hitting the Wicket

Here Philip describes getting out of playing cricket.

Tea Dance

Here Phillip describes growing up in a single-sex environment.

Not Coming Home

Here Phillip describes the sadness he felt when he started boarding school.

Out of Bed

Here Phillip describes being got out of bed by the Deputy Head in the mornings.

Having to Lipread

Here Philip describes the difficulty of having to lipread in lessons.

An Oral Education

Here Philip talks about having an ‘oral’ education and the equipment he had to use in school.