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Mandatory providers

The following providers deliver mandatory qualifications (MQs) for teaching pupils with a hearing impairment (HI), visual impairment (VI) or multi-sensory impairment (MSI).

Provider name Address Approved provision

HI, VI and/or MSI

Contact name
Institute of Education University of London Psychology and Human Development
25 Woburn Square
London WC1H 0AA
VI Dr Olga Miller
o.miller@ioe.ac.uk
University of Hertfordshire School of Education
De Haviland Campus
Hatfield
Herts
AL10 9AB
HI Ms Joy Jarvis
j.jarvis@herts.ac.uk
University of Leeds
In partnership with Bretton Hall college
School of Education
Hilary Place
Leeds
LS29 9JT
HI Ms Ruth Swanwick
r.swanwick@education.leeds.ac.uk
University of Manchester Faculty of Education
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
HI Ms Wendy McCracken
wendy.mccracken@man.ac.uk
Whitefield school and centre
in partnership with Kingston University
McDonald Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4AZ
MSI

Ms Geraldine O'Grady
geraldineo@whitefield.org.uk

University of Plymouth
in partnership with West of England and Devon school for children with little or no sight LEA sensory service
Helen Knowler
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 2AT
HI, VI Ms Helen Knowler
helen.knowler@plymouth.ac.uk
Mary Hare grammar school
in partnership with Oxford Brookes University
Arlington Manor
Snelsmore Common
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 3BQ
HI Mrs Carol Ward
carolw@maryhare.org.uk
University of Birmingham School of Education
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
HI, VI, MSI

Mr Stephen Powers (HI)
s.g.powers@bham.ac.uk

Ms Liz Hodges (MSI)
e.m.hodges@bham.ac.uk

Ms Jenny Whittaker (VI) j.r.whittaker@bham.ac.uk

To obtain further information, please contact John Perryman at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) on:

e-mail: john.perryman@dfes.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: 020 7925 6142


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