AQW 3213/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the timescale for the provision in Northern Ireland of a GCSE in British Sign Language.
Asked by David Honeyford MLA on 20 September 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 20 September 2022
- Answer due by
- 5 October 2022
- Answered
- 11 October 202221 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department for Education in England is working closely with subject experts, stakeholders and Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator (England), to develop the draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE. They will be consulting on this draft and then, once it is agreed, interested awarding bodies will be required to develop specifications. Once this work is completed and a qualification becomes available it can then be accredited for use in Northern Ireland.