Who we are

We began as a group of parents and professionals in 2004 who joined together to find ways of supporting families of deaf* children by developing and delivering training courses to tackle specific issues.

We believe all deaf children should be given the chance to reach their full potential and therefore aim to develop resources and workshops

We are user-led charity so that any child, young person or family member can request a specific topic or workshop for us to develop and deliver. All our workshops and resources are designed to promote the development of skills that will enable deaf young people enter adulthood with confidence and high esteem.

Where difficulties exist as a result of hearing loss we will explore ways of getting round these barriers, working with both professionls and members.

We also work with the wider community to encourage improved awareness of the needs of deaf children and young people. We run bespoke deaf awareness courses to help businesses, voluntary organisations and community groups develop their understanding and to learn practical communication skills.

Jane Shann, Director

Jane is an experienced Teacher of the Deaf who is herself hearing-impaired. She is passionate about promoting deaf children skills for independence and confidence in the hearing world, and works closely with a range of professionals and families to develop workshops and resources that meet these aims.

Jane Savage, Workshop
Coordinator

Jane's child contracted meningitis at the age of three months and it severely affected her hearing. Jane has run a pre-school group helping parents to help their children and now works for Phoenix.

Lesley King, Administrator

Lesley is an experienced special needs teacher. She now helps run the Phoenix office, manage communications with members, organise workshops and generally support the day-to-day running of Phoenix.

Trustees
Phoenix has a board of trustees from different backgrounds who have a broad range of experience in many areas. They all contribute their skills voluntarily to assist the organisation.