Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 904604

Sign Language: GCSE

Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on the implementation of a GCSE in British Sign Language.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The new British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is a key feature of our commitment to enhancing the status of BSL in education and society.The department published subject content for the BSL GCSE in December 2023.As is the usual process for introducing a qualif...

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