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British Sign Language GCSE consultation coming ‘shortly’ as government misses ‘early 2023’ deadline (BSL)

May 5, 2023 by

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The long-awaited consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE will be published shortly – The […]

Interview: Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove on Where Is The Interpreter, Access to Work delays and more (BSL)

March 22, 2023 by

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Following his speech at the British Deaf Association’s first ever British Sign Language (BSL) conference, during which he announced the […]

Interview: BSL Bill sponsor Rosie Cooper on her ‘number one’ achievement as a former Labour MP (BSL)

March 21, 2023 by

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Former Labour MP Rosie Cooper, who first introduced the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to Parliament as a Private Members’ […]

BSL Advisory Board members revealed at British Deaf Association conference

March 17, 2023 by

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The 16 members of the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which was set up following the passing […]

BREAKING: Where Is The Interpreter compensation case struck out by judge over time limits (BSL)

March 17, 2023 by

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A compensation claim brought forward by Deaf campaigner Lynn Stewart-Taylor and 275 other Deaf individuals relating to nine inaccessible Covid […]

Parents celebrate ‘huge win’ as planned staffing cuts to deaf unit at Islington primary school scrapped

March 6, 2023 by

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Planned cuts to specialist staff at Laycock Primary School’s deaf unit in Islington will no longer go ahead, in what’s […]

Qualification to train more teachers of sensory impairments from 2025 to be created by apprenticeships body (BSL)

March 2, 2023 by

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A new apprenticeship is being developed to boost the number of teachers of sensory impairments – including teachers of the […]

Government minister refuses to confirm if Cabinet Office provides guidance on BSL signers at media events (BSL)

January 19, 2023 by

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A Cabinet Office minister has failed to confirm whether his department provides any guidance on the number of individuals requiring […]

British Deaf Association to launch ‘BSL Alliance’ to monitor BSL Advisory Board’s progress (BSL)

January 18, 2023 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) is to launch a new BSL Alliance to monitor “the progress of the BSL Advisory […]

Teachers of the Deaf numbers hit record low as charity warns of ‘educational emergency’ (BSL)

January 11, 2023 by

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The number of teachers of deaf children in England has fallen for the eight time in a decade to its […]

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