Virtual School Sensory Support - Glue Ear Training
Do you work with a child that could be suffering from glue ear?
Virtual School Sensory Support's Team for Deaf Children and Young People is offering Glue Ear Training: Meeting the needs of children with glue ear.
Glue ear refers to a build-up of fluid in the middle ear section (behind the ear drum). This can result in a temporary hearing loss.
Glue ear affects up to 20% of pre-school and reception aged children at any one time, and up to 80% of all children before the age of 10 years. Glue ear usually resolves spontaneously within 3 months. However, 30-40% of children have recurrent episodes and 5-10% of episodes last for more than a year.
During this time, and without appropriate awareness and support, glue ear can also have a significant impact on a child's language development and educational attainment.
Some groups of children are known to be at risk of having long-term glue ear, e.g. those born with a cleft palate or Down's syndrome.
Virtual School Sensory Support are offering a virtual training session via TEAMS, free of charge, to ensure that people working with children have a basic understanding of glue ear, its prevalence and impact. They will be giving ideas on how to create a deaf friendly environment and strategies to support children with glue ear.
- Course title: Glue Ear Training
- Venue: Online via Microsoft TEAMS
- When: Monday, 24 November 2025, 3.30pm to 5.30pm
- Audience: Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SENDCos
- Booking: Please book a space through Educator Solutions, using course code: VSS-1125-T001, or by contacting Claire Hogston by emailing [email protected] or ringing 01603 704040.
- Cost: Free training for staff working in education in Norfolk
- Trainer: Natalie Round, Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People / Educational Audiologist
