Deaf Awareness

BSL for beginners is a comprehensive online course developed alongside language experts and Deaf teachers to provide communication skills and knowledge. The 2-hour immersive learning course introduces you to deaf people who share their personal experiences, and teach BSL through a range of informal clips, receptive practice, short quizzes, and vocabulary.

A CPD activity for interpreters who wish to improve their specialist skills and knowledge.

Straightforward online deaf awareness training for people who want to improve communication with deaf peers, colleagues and customers, 1 in 6 people in the UK are deaf or hard of hearing, Deaf awareness training can improve sales and customer retention, reduce staff embarrassment, and improve internal communication, It also helps employers to meet the needs of the Equality Act 2010.

Get Deaf Aware online, Police is deaf awareness training designed specifically for police forces. The included content is tailored to suit the needs of the police and has been purposely created to improve deaf awareness in highly sensitive and often stressful situations.

A CPD activity for interpreters who wish to improve their specialist skills and knowledge.

Developed by Jade Matos Carew, Senior Assessment Manager at University of Cambridge (English Language Assessment), key teaching skills is an e-learning package for those who teach BSL. The content is delivered in BSL by subject experts. Within this package you will look at various topics, such as organisation skills and techniques, classroom management, classroom planning, decision making, and relationship building. CPD certified, the content will provide you with the opportunity to improve your level of teaching within your classroom.

A CPD activity for interpreters who wish to improve their specialist skills and knowledge.

This online course is designed for those responsible for recruiting, managing and supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus in the workplace. It provides the tools, knowledge and resources to ensure people are supported at work. Topics include - hearing loss at work, the Equality Act 2010 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland, talking about hearing loss at work, how to make the workplace accessible and inclusive recruitment. The course includes video clips, receptive skills and quizzes. Delegates will leave equipped with the knowledge and skills to make their teams and organisations more inclusive.

This course is for teachers delivering Signature level 1 qualifications, to refresh and enhance your BSL teaching skills whilst contributing to your Continuing Professional Development. This course shouldn’t take longer than three hours to complete and is split into bite size sections so you can go at your own pace or focus on one part at a time.

This course is for teachers delivering Signature level 2 qualifications, to refresh and enhance your BSL teaching skills whilst contributing to your Continuing Professional Development. This course shouldn’t take longer than three hours to complete and is split into bite size sections so you can go at your own pace or focus on one part at a time.

This course is for teachers delivering Signature level 3 qualifications, to refresh and enhance your BSL teaching skills whilst contributing to your Continuing Professional Development. This course shouldn’t take longer than three hours to complete and is split into bite size sections so you can go at your own pace or focus on one part at a time.

This course is for teachers delivering Signature level 4 qualifications, to refresh and enhance your BSL teaching skills whilst contributing to your Continuing Professional Development. This course shouldn’t take longer than three hours to complete and is split into bite size sections so you can go at your own pace or focus on one part at a time.

Understanding BSL Grammar is online professional development for those who teach British Sign Language. It has been designed to develop your understanding of BSL grammar, offering you the ability to maximise your potential and become the best teacher you can be.