We always celebrate their successes at Panathlons back at school in assembly and they can show off their trophies and medals. It raises the profile of our deaf children at school and shows them what they can achieve. It builds good relationships between them because they’re working together as a team and that’s something a lot of them really need to develop. It is so heartening to see them meet other deaf children and independently strike up conversations. It’s that recognition that there are children in other schools who are in the same position as them
