Cat Robbins – The Sound Teacher, London UK

Cat Robbins, BA (Hons), PGCE (QTS), PGDip (QToD), AssocFBSA

Cat graduated from the University of Kent with a BA (Hons) in Social Policy, and subsequently the University of Surrey Roehampton with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE Primary). She worked as a class teacher for the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Croydon from 2001.

Cat completed a Postgraduate Degree in Education Studies – Qualified Teacher of Deaf children and young people (2014-2016 with Distinction), and does freelance work with the London Borough of Bromley as a QToD for their primary and secondary school Deaf bases.

Educational sound and listening therapy. With several years of theoretical and practical training (case studies) both in the UK and abroad, Cat has achieved Tomatis® Expert Consultant, the highest level of expertise and mastery in the use of the Tomatis® Method in all its aspects.

Cat says: “The demand for my listening therapy services across the UK and beyond reveals the critical value of good sound processing, whatever age or stage of life.”

The Sound Teacher works with private individuals of ALL ages, and with schools and community organisations. Combining up-to-date knowledge of the Tomatis® Method of auditory stimulation with meaningful 1:1 neuro-development and learning interventions, Cat can quickly identify blocks to learning and refine learning efficiency.

In Spring 2024, Cat was awarded Associate Fellowship of the British Society of Audiology (AssocFBSA), for contributions to the BSA and to the field of audiology. Cat is passionate about the impact of hearing and listening on learning and life.

Those who are struggling with school and/or life and not getting the help they want elsewhere are invited to get in touch!

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Cat Robbins
The Sound Teacher

The Sound Teacher is a member of:

• British Society of Audiology (BSA) https://www.thebsa.org.uk/
• British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD) https://www.batod.org.uk/
• National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) ‘Professionals’ member https://www.ndcs.org.uk/

The Sound Teacher has completed the following audiological training for 2024:

• Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Neural basis of central auditory processing (2024)
• Auditory perception and the effects of visual loss (2024)
• Communication & Dementia (2024)
• Links between hearing loss and cognitive function: a psychosocial pathway? (2024)
• Parental Decision Making for Unilateral Hearing Loss (2024)
• Speech In Noise (2024)
• Vestibular rehabilitation guidance (2024)

The Sound Teacher has completed the British Society of Audiology (BSA) Certificate in Otoscopy and Tympanometry.
This is a BSA accredited course (2024) by Tracy James Audiology. Typical delegates for this training include occupational health workers, assistant or associate audiologists, Teachers of Deaf children and young people, GPs and nurses.

• Perform otoscopy reliably and according to BSA recommended procedure
• Undertake tympanometry and according to BSA recommended procedure
• Carry out checks and understand the requirements for calibration of equipment
• Interpret results and findings, recording results
• Communicate results and findings to other professionals

The Sound Teacher can perform otoscopy in your own home or in The Sound Teacher studio, London, UK.

The Sound Teacher has undertaken the following Covid-19-specific training:

• Registered Place2Be ‘Mental Health Champion’ (2021) – https://www.place2be.org.uk
• Psychological First Aid (PFA) trained (2021) – https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/public-health-england

The Sound Teacher has:

Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance with https://www.hiscox.co.uk

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check (Updated November 2024) ‘for individuals involved in caring for, training, supervising or sole charge of children or vulnerable adults’  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service