Opportunity for funded Early Years research from the National Deaf Children’s Society
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is calling for funding applications for their early years research challenge. They are inviting proposals for new projects that will help further improve early years support across the UK. They welcome any proposals and ideas that help to achieve their goal of making sure deaf children receive the best support from the start in early years.
The funding ranges from £25,000 to £50,000 to be spent over two years from 2022 to 2024. The successful applicants will produce a report of their findings for the NDCE. They are especially interested in ideas that:
- test an intervention to evidence an area of existing good practice
- develop strategies and resources parents need to build communication and language skills with deaf children at home
- improve information and practice sharing between practitioners, educators and families
- support teachers and practitioners to develop their skills and expertise with deaf children
- are co-produced with families
- focus on effective support for deaf children aged 0 to 2 and their families.
Other ideas are welcome provided they are specific to supporting deaf children and their families in the early years.
