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Sign Language: GCSE

Commons · Question 37206 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Alberto Costa

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

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 19 Mar 2025

The 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...