Found: , this does not allow us to understand the divergent experiences of people with hearing loss, deafness

Found: The culture and behaviours – the organisational deafness – of those with authority is the prime

Found: The same goes for deafness sometimes.

Found: hearing only proceeds if the prisoner is fit to take part. 6.23 Prisoners with disabilities such as deafness

Found: Action • hearing impairment – Action on Hearing Loss , British Deaf Association  and UK Council on Deafness

Found: Action • hearing impairment –  Action on Hearing Loss , British Deaf Association  and  UK Council on Deafness

Found: effects, in man, animals or plants Key words Brain, Behaviour, Hearing, Auditory perception, Deafness

Found: hearing only proceeds if the prisoner is fit to take part. 6.23 Prisoners with disabilities such as deafness

Found: is a c haritable organisation that supports people in the UK who have experienced hearing loss or deafness

Found: I want to look at how many reports of deafness or hesring loss have been reported.

Found: 1 Cross Party Group on Deafness Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 6.00pm to 7.30pm.

Found: 1 Cross Party Group on Deafness Meeting, Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 6pm.

Found: Q1) to December 2023 (Year 5 Q3) [notes 8 to 10]Time PeriodType of LTHC: Number of participants with Deafness

Found: reporting a Developmental disorder in Time periodType of LTHC: Percentage of participants reporting Deafness

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to (a) promote the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in public spaces and (b) improve the availability of BSL education, in light of the aims of Sign Language Week, which takes place from 18 to 24 March 2024.

Answered by Gilruth, Jenny - Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of Sign Language Week in promoting British Sign Language (BSL) given its positive impact on both culture and community in Scotland. During this week the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills reiterated support of BSL and the Scottish Government’s commitments within the BSL National Plan 2023 – 2029.

In response to (a), the Scottish Government published the BSL National Plan 2023 – 2029 in November 2023. This plan sets out our approach to making Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, visit, work, and learn; it sets out 45 commitments across ten priority areas including health, education, and justice. The BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 also requires listed authorities to publish their own Authority Plans; they are our key partners in promoting the use of BSL in public spaces.

In response to (b), the Additional Support for Learning Act places education authorities under duties to identify, provide for and review the additional support needs of their pupils, including those affected by deafness. The level of support required, and input from a specialist teacher of deaf children and young people, will vary depending on a child’s individual needs. To support deaf children and young people the Scottish Government provides funding of £150,000 to The Scottish Sensory Centre to support staff training enabling effective support to deaf pupils. In addition, Education Scotland has developed a professional learning resource which seeks to support practitioners to engage more effectively with British Sign Language users. This can be found on their website at the following link: https://education.gov.scot/resources/good-practice-in-working-with-deaf-learners-their-parents-and-families-bsl-plan/

Education Scotland has published a BSL toolkit setting out the key national legislation and General Teaching Council for Scotland standards which practitioners should be aware of when working with BSL users. Information to help practitioners understand BSL, Deaf culture and identity is provided throughout the Toolkit alongside some of the key definitions and terms used when working with parents and families. You can view the Toolkit here: British Sign Language (BSL) - Toolkit for Practitioners | Resources | Education Scotland . Education Scotland also published resources to help families support their children’s learning, which can be found at: BSL | Parentzone Scotland | Education Scotland