Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 37206
Sign Language: GCSE
Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Question
Alberto Costa
Conservative — South Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Ofqual on the timing of the first teaching of the British Sign Language GCSE.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe development of a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is an important step toward fostering greater recognition of BSL as a language, and the government is committed to developing a qualification that benefits both students and the wider deaf community.Th...
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