Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 64039

Sign Language: GCSE

Tabled: 1 July 2025

Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to introduce a GCSE on British Sign Language.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.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 l...

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