Deafness Competency Framework Scoping Survey (SLT Survey)

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is working in partnership with the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS), the British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD), and other stakeholders to develop a competency framework for speech and language therapists (SLTs) working with deaf and hard of hearing children and young people. As part of the scoping stage of this project, the RCSLT would like to hear from practitioners working within this field.

A separate survey has been launched to capture lived experiences of speech and language therapy from the perspectives of deaf adults, young people and their families.

This survey will be open until 9th October 2026.

What will happen to my information?

 

All survey responses will be anonymous and will be used to inform the development of the RCSLT Deafness Competency Framework. Responses will be retained for the duration of the project in accordance with the RCSLT Privacy Notice .

If you choose to provide your name and contact details to receive project updates or future opportunities to be involved, these details will be stored separately from your survey responses and used only for this purpose for the duration of the project.

Please do not include information that could identify yourself or another person in any free-text response boxes.

Questions about this survey

If you have any questions about this survey or the Deafness Competency Framework project, please contact: sarah.waterman@rcslt.org

The following questions will help us understand the knowledge, skills, qualities and experience that speech and language therapists need when working with deaf and hard of hearing people. Your responses will help inform the development of the Deafness Competency Framework.

If you would like to be added to our distribution list for this project, please leave your name and email address below. You will be contacted when the draft competency framework is available to review during the consultation stage and when the final competency framework is published.