Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 89839
Assessments: Sign Language
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with me and my constituents to discuss the introduction of examinations in British Sign Language for deaf children.
Answer
Georgia GouldUnder Ofqual’s regulatory conditions, all students taking GCSE, AS and A level qualifications must be assessed in English, except where another language is permitted, such as in modern foreign language qualifications. Students may be assessed in British S...
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