AV^UK is delighted to congratulate our graduate Alex on his recent musical successes. Alex has been awarded a ‘distinction’ in his recent Grade 4 drumming examination. Alex will be sitting his GCSEs any day now but has already achieved an A* for his Music composition and an A* in his Music performance. These grades make up a large percentage of his overall marks for GCSE music and so we’re keeping everything crossed for him!  Alex also sings in his School Chamber Choir and is now a fully-fledged member of his local Community Choir too.

Alex was referred 16 years ago, after he was diagnosed with severe hearing loss following his mother’s concerns when he was just a few weeks old. He was one of the first children in the country to be fitted with digital (rather than analogue) hearing aids. Alex and his parents joined our AV^UK programme when Alex was 2½ years old and graduated in time to start at his local primary school.

It has been wonderful that Alex and his mother have kept in touch with AV^UK after their initial graduation from the programme. We wish Alex every continuing success in his Music and in his other GCSE subjects.