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Sign Language: Curriculum

Commons · Question 81506 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that British Sign Language is taught in schools.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Oct 2025

The government is committed to promoting inclusive education and welcomes the teaching of British Sign Language (BSL) in schools. Schools may choose to offer BSL as part of their school curriculum, or as an extracurricular activity.Following the British S...