Ian is Head of Policy and Research at the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) where he has oversight of NDCS’s parliamentary and research activity as well as co-ordinating or drafting information publications to parents and professionals in relation to education, special educational needs, post 16 provision or social care.

Ian represents NDCS in the Consortium for Research into Deaf Education (CRIDE), as well as supporting NatSIP on various projects.

Outside of NDCS, Ian is a Trustee at Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education and regularly blogs about deafness at http://iannoon.wordpress.com/