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BREAKING: British Sign Language (BSL) Bill passes second reading in Commons

January 28, 2022 by

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A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language moved one step closer to becoming law on […]

NDCS ‘delighted’ as face masks will no longer be required in classrooms from Thursday

January 19, 2022 by

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Face coverings will no longer be required in classrooms from tomorrow, the Prime Minister has announced, in news which has […]

Calls for deaf pupils to receive ‘mitigation funding’ as they face ‘deeply unfair disadvantage’ over face masks

January 18, 2022 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society has called for a ‘mitigation fund’ for schools to purchase extra support for deaf pupils […]

Liam O’Dell: If 2021 was the year we asserted our rights, 2022 is the year we strengthen them

December 31, 2021 by

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Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]

Welsh college removes advert for BSL tutor with a ‘minimum level 1’ qualification following criticism

December 8, 2021 by

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A Welsh college has come under fire after it posted a job advert for a British Sign Language (BSL) “lecturer” […]

Return of face masks in schools will ‘fill deaf students with dread’, NDCS says

November 29, 2021 by

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Secondary schools in England are advised to wear face coverings in communal areas from today, in news which a leading […]

Two out of three teachers don’t know how to teach deaf pupils effectively, survey finds

November 22, 2021 by

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More than two thirds of teachers in England feel unable to teach a deaf child effectively, according to a Teacher […]

30,000 additional SEND places welcomed by NDCS following budget statement

October 27, 2021 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has expressed its support of government plans to create an extra 30,000 school places […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation to be launched in ‘first half of 2022’

October 25, 2021 by

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A public consultation on government plans to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is to take place in the […]

Liam O’Dell: Drop the Latin, where’s the British Sign Language GCSE?

August 2, 2021 by

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Education secretary Gavin Williamson may well think that he has ‘seized the day’ with his announcement that thousands more students […]

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