WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 09/01/2012

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OPIN-2012-0050 - Improving School Acoustics

Raised By:

Mike Hedges

Subscribers:

Darren Millar 10/01/2012

Peter Black 10/01/2012

Bethan Jenkins 10/01/2012

Aled Roberts 10/01/2012

Mohammad Asghar 10/01/2012

Vaughan Gething 10/01/2012

Mick Antoniw 10/01/2012

Keith Davies 10/01/2012

Jenny Rathbone 10/01/2012

Llyr Huws Gruffydd 10/01/2012

Rebecca Evans 10/01/2012

Suzy Davies 17/01/2012

Christine Chapman 19/01/2012

Antionette Sandbach 25/01/2012

Eluned Parrott 25/01/2012

Rhodri Glyn Thomas 07/03/2012

Joyce Watson 19/03/2012

Improving School Acoustics

This Assembly:

• Recognises that there are more than 1,700 deaf pupils in Wales;

• Acknowledges that poor acoustics within school classrooms create a barrier to learning for all children, especially for children with a hearing loss;

• Welcomes the progress made by the Welsh Government in ensuring that all schools funded through its 21st Century Schools Programme meet good acoustical standards;

• Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that all new build schools, nurseries and college buildings accessible to children with a hearing loss are built acoustically friendly and are tested to ensure that they meet at least the minimum acoustical standard.