Find a clear contact route for the question you have today. Listed organisations provide their own services.
17 services and contact routes
Stockport Council
Specialist support for babies, children and young people with hearing or vision needs. Ask about a Teacher of the Deaf, language access, family support and support in education.
Referrals are usually made after hearing or sight assessment. Families can contact the service for advice.
NHS commissioned provider route
Published Stockport contact for children’s hearing assessments and hearing aid care. The service information lists a base at Stepping Hill Hospital.
Confirm the provider holding your child’s referral using their latest appointment letter. Service arrangements have been changing.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The audiology contact published by NHS Greater Manchester. Use it for the relevant Stockport NHS service, and confirm the correct route for a child’s care.
A general NHS audiology contact is not confirmation that this team manages your child’s current appointment.
Together Trust, impartial advice
Free, confidential and impartial information and advice for families of children and young people aged 0 to 25 who have or may have SEND. Support is also available for young people.
Ask about school support, EHC assessments, plans, decisions and rights. Meeting attendance depends on availability.
Independent Stockport charity
Local practical and emotional support for people with sight or hearing loss, including information, advocacy, activities and an equipment resource centre.
112 Shaw Heath, Stockport, SK2 6QS. Confirm the age range, communication access and availability of activities directly.
Manchester course provider
Introductory British Sign Language courses and Signature accredited Level 1 and Level 2 courses, taught by experienced Deaf BSL teachers.
Crawford House, Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9GH. Check course dates, fees, age requirements and availability. Funded courses have separate eligibility criteria.
BSL learning in Stockport
An introductory BSL course, plus Signature accredited Level 1 and Level 2 courses at Walthew House. Suitable options for families, friends and others learning to sign.
112 Shaw Heath, Stockport, SK2 6QS. Ask about the next course, fees, age suitability and available places.
External BSL course provider
Signature approved centre offering BSL Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 courses, with online learning resources to support study.
Use the course pages to enquire about current courses or join a waiting list. Confirm the venue or delivery format, dates, fees and age suitability directly.
Royal Association for Deaf people, national charity
British Sign Language courses including remote learning options. RAD Learn also provides online BSL study resources developed by Deaf teachers and experts.
Ask about current remote courses, entry requirements, fees and available places. Check eligibility separately for any funded family courses.
Online beginner learning from home
Introducing British Sign Language is an online course for beginners. Study at your own pace using information, signing videos and online assessments.
This is an introductory course, not a Signature Level 1 qualification. Check the current fee, access period and age suitability before enrolling.
Stockport Council
Broader family support from pregnancy through to age 19, or up to 25 with SEND. Find early development, parenting, activities and routes to practical help.
Use the council’s current hub listings to find the right location and contact. Ask about the access your family needs.
Stockport Council directory
Current information and listings for services, education, activities and support for children and young people with SEND in Stockport.
Check the individual listing for eligibility, referral, cost and availability.
Specialist NHS service covering Stockport
Specialist mental health support. The published service includes young people aged 4 to 18 who are severely to profoundly deaf or have significant language and communication difficulties, and children of deaf parents.
A professional working with the child or family can refer. Confirm eligibility and waiting times. Use urgent services for a crisis.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Support with questions, concerns and complaints about care provided by the Trust. The team can explain the complaints process and independent advocacy routes.
PALS does not provide a diagnosis or make clinical decisions. The email is published in the Trust’s Easy Read contact leaflet.
UK grant provider, available to Stockport applicants
Grants for deaf children and young people and related organisations. Requests may include equipment, BSL courses, tuition or therapy subject to the Trust’s criteria.
Read the April 2026 guidance and apply before costs are incurred. The website starts the secure portal process. Funding is not guaranteed.
External national communication charity
Information and training relating to language, communication and Cued Speech. Families can explore this alongside BSL, speech and other approaches.
Formerly Cued Speech UK. Confirm the support available to your family directly.
Stockport Community Connector
Contact Matt Scott, Stockport Community Connector, to talk about what matters to your family, explore information and support, and find useful local connections or a next step.
As a parent of a deaf child, Matt can listen and share his experience. Contact details are from his National Deaf Children’s Society leaflet.
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Open the Stockport Local OfferContacts were checked against the organisations’ published information. A listing does not guarantee a place, funding or immediate availability. For urgent concerns, use urgent help.