Sign Language: GCSE
(asked on 10th December 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2018 to Question 145568, whether proposals have been brought forward for a GCSE in British Sign Language.
This question was answered on 18th December 2018
The Department and Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, have recently received an outline proposal for a GCSE in British Sign Language from the awarding organisation Signature. The Department and Ofqual are separately considering the proposal against the requirements for subject content and assessment respectively, which apply to all GCSEs.