
Use digital platforms to introduce BSL to all children within primary schools. Studies suggest sign-language use improves spelling, reading and language skills for all. It promotes inclusion of hearing-impaired children, supporting better educational, employment, and mental health outcomes.
Bridget Phillipson
Education Secretary
Require schools to teach British Sign Language from Key Stage 2 & at GCSE
Make sign language a compulsory subject in secondary schools across England
Fund more British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in the emergency services
Fund free BSL courses for all deaf individuals and their friends and family
Provide government funding for early dyslexia screening in all primary schools
Use digital platforms to introduce BSL to all children within primary schools. Studies suggest sign-language use improves spelling, reading and language skills for all. It promotes inclusion of hearing-impaired children, supporting better educational, employment, and mental health outcomes.
Require schools to teach British Sign Language from Key Stage 2 & at GCSE
Make sign language a compulsory subject in secondary schools across England
Fund more British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in the emergency services
Fund free BSL courses for all deaf individuals and their friends and family
Provide government funding for early dyslexia screening in all primary schools