Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 42158

GCSE: Sign Language

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a British Sign Language GCSE.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is in the process of developing a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE. This landmark GCSE is an important step towards greater recognition of BSL as a language and will foster better communication between Deaf and hearing communities.The depar...

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