We offer a wide range of courses and training opportunities for anyone working in the field of deaf education or audiology. This is founded on more than 100 years of collective experience of working with profoundly deaf young people.
At Mary Hare, we teach around 200 deaf children every year. It is with this continuing experience of understanding their needs, developing strategies and techniques to further their education and by providing the very best in technology and audiology, that we are able to offer courses to other professionals working in similar fields. We work in partnership with a number of organisations to deliver some of our courses.
We are taking on an extra 10 places. Email Courses@maryhare.org.uk now to reserve a place for the apprenticeship (including PGDip) or the non-apprenticeship PGDip. Closing date for applications is 16 October.
In response to HOSS feedback, a focus option will be available on most modules on the Teaching Deaf Learners QTOD PGDip (part of the apprenticeship) which meets DfE mandatory qualification. Apprentices/students will have the option to focus their independent research and writing on complex/additional needs and deafness in relation to the assignment briefs.
To register your interest and find out more please email us at courses@maryhare.org.uk
We are very proud to announce that Mary Hare is now able to offer the: TfSI (QTOD) Apprenticeship which includes a PGDip. This is your opportunity to use the apprenticeship levy to fund the long-awaited apprenticeship to train teachers of deaf children and young people. Get your application in early as places are limited.
Employers - if you are a non‑levy payer (i.e., with an annual salary bill of less than £3 million) the government typically covers 95% of training and assessment costs, leaving you responsible for 5% of the funding band (314,000). This means the Mary Hare apprenticeship costs you £700. For more information: Employing an apprentice
Applications are now being accepted for September 2025 and a second cohort in October 2025 for:
Both lead to the Mandatory Qualification approved by the Department for Education.
Expressions of interest are now being accepted for:
Please contact courses@maryhare.org.uk. Watch this space for further announcements about stand-alone modules for CPD and master’s degree.
BATOD, on behalf of the Ovingdean Hall Foundation, administers the Con Powell Scholarship to provide bursaries for teachers wishing to train as a Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People (ToDs) but who are not are not working as a Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People (ToD), so the local authority (LA) or school is not obliged to support financially.
Our professional courses is led by an experienced team of people who have worked and participated in research in deaf education for many years.
