A BBC report today suggests ‘Deaf pupils ‘left behind’ by education system’ and goes on to state:
The charity also found that only 29% of deaf school-leavers go to university. The figure for hearing students is 45%.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49226769
As always, no comparative data is offered to help us put it into perspective and consider how bad it might be but a 2015 study in England by the Consortium for Research in Education reported that only 7% went on to ‘Higher Education.’
https://www.earfoundation.org.uk/files/download/1264
A 2018 report in the Independent suggested that only 9% attended the more prestigious Russell Group universities.
A report in the Guardian, 8 January 2018, stated:
Educational support for England’s 45,000 deaf children is “in complete disarray” with a dwindling number of specialist teachers struggling to meet growing demand, according to research. A report by the Consortium for Research into Deaf Education says the number of teachers of the deaf has been cut by 14% in the past seven years, at the same time as a 31% increase in the number of children requiring support.
No such criticism of the Scottish system has been made.
Talking-up Scotland 
Another of their gloom anddoom stories, nothing good ever happens in Scotland according to our State Broadcaster !
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The report was produced by a charity supporting young people with hearing difficulties, so it is, seeking to make the case for more resources for the education of such children. This is a common strategy by charities – presenting an eye-catching statistic, usually out of context.
To an extent, I ‘accept’ this from charities, and I expect it, too. Publicity gets them more funds from the public.
However, broadcastersnhave a duty to set the data in context.
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