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  1. Welcome

    1. Introduce Yourself

      Introduce yourself to the community by telling us a little bit about yourself and your interest in British Sign Language.

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    2. Using this website

      Tips and advice for using this website.

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  2. Learning British Sign Language

    1. Why are you learning BSL?

      Why did you decide to learn British Sign Language?  Share your BSL story with the community.

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    2. What is the BSL sign for:

      Ask the community how to sign a certain word or to translate a sign that you do not know the meaning for.

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    3. Songs, Stories, Poems, & Nursery Rhymes

      Share Songs, Stories, Poems, & Nursery Rhymes in British Sign Language.

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    4. BSL Practice Zone

      Practice your BSL skills here with a short description or story and let other people give you feedback.

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    5. Courses & Evening Classes

      Share tips, information, and stories about your experiences of learning BSL.

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    6. BSL in Schools

      Discuss your thoughts and ideas for learning British Sign Language in schools.

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  3. General Discussion

    1. Job Vacancies

      Are you looking for, or are you offering, any BSL or related job vacancies?

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    2. Baby Sign Language, Signalong, Makaton

      Baby Sign Language, Signalong, and Makaton are communication systems that incorporate signs but are not the same as British Sign Language.  Signalong and Makaton are systems often used by people with communication difficulties. Use this topic to discuss these.

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    3. Current Events & News

      General discussion on current affairs issues and news.

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    4. Other

      For discussions that don't fit anywhere else.

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  • Latest Posts

    • BigMcC09
      My bel journey

      By BigMcC09 · Posted

      So far, I am really enjoying my BSL journey. I think that it is something I would’ve never done and I’m glad I’m pushing myself to do it. I think it’s great and everyone should have a go and take a chance and start to learn it because you never know when it will come in Handy
    • BigMcC09
      Why I joined

      By BigMcC09 · Posted

      Hello, my name is ellie and I started learning BSL because I think it is important as an inspired aspiring teacher to be able to help the ability to educate all pupils with all different abilities. BSL has really helped me and made it easy to understand.
    • Becage4
      My BSL journey

      By Becage4 · Posted

      I used to work in an SEMH children's home, 5 years ago, and I began to learn BSL alongside some of those young people. I then saw a BSL evening course at my local high school and took part in that, we did an introduction, then all nagged the tutor so much, she agreed to do Level 1! We got 2 weeks in when covid lockdown struck and the course, like everything else, was cancelled. 2 years ago I got together with my partner, who has hearing loss, which is progressing. We decided it would be a good idea to learn BSL now, while she can still hear a bit, so we are prepared. 2 of my adult children and their partners are learning alongside us. We post question and answer videos on our family WhatsApp to practice, our current quest is to see who can sign the most unlikely occupation and place to live! My partner already finds it very difficult to make out what people are saying in busy or noisy spaces, so the few signs we have learnt together, along with fingerspelling, have already been very helpful and we can all see how much this new skill will benefit all of us.
    • Becage4
      BSL Course-Introduce Yourself

      By Becage4 · Posted

      Hi I'm Bec. My partner's hearing is failing so, we decided to start learning BSL, along with 2 of my grown up children and their partners. We are posting question and answer videos in our family WhatsApp to practice!
    • Chloe.A.Doe1991
      Introducing myself

      By Chloe.A.Doe1991 · Posted

      Hi,  My name is Chloe, I work in a SEND school within Norfolk. Whilst at this provision we had a non-verbal student join us, whilst he does not use BSL or Makaton to communicate it got me thinking that the chances of us having a pupil that does is incredibly high and unfortunately it is not part of our mandatory training therefore I asked if I could sign up for BSL training as part of my CPD and our company agreed, I then had 20 colleagues ask to join as well. 
    • Claire Froud
      Bor Da.. Hi I'm Claire.

      By Claire Froud · Posted

      Hi im a newbie to this and hope to get to know the community of users on here.  I am myself partially deaf with degeneration in both ears. I wanted to do the course for my interest as well as it could be used further on in my life .... so its a WIN WIN XX 
    • skimbleshanks22
      I joined a BSL Society today!

      By skimbleshanks22 · Posted

      Hi there👋 I just thought I'd drop in and mention that I joined a BSL Society that takes place in my university today. I came along to the drop in session and despite being quite nervous, I learned a thing or two and made a few friends. I recognised a lot of the beginner signing from the british-sign.co.uk course (level 1) I've been practicing.  A funny small difference I noticed was the regional dialect - being in Scotland there's a few minor differences in how to sign place names, etc than in England. It's been so fun and interesting to learn about!  
    • Eryn
      Help on an exam

      By Eryn · Posted

      Hi, I’m Eryn, a French student! I’m in the British section of my international school so I have a World Issues exam at the end of the year. I chose as the topic of my oral the public image of disabled people in Britain. There are a few reasons for this choice: a family member has a disability (not a hearing-related one) and I started learning BSL (I’m a complete newcomer).  So would anyone in Britain with a job involved with the production of media (e.g. editor, journalist, artist,...) engage in an email exchange with me? It’s only about answering a few questions or directing me toward helpful documents.  I would also really appreciate it if people living in Britain (therefore exposed to British media) could answer a quick survey (only 5 questions). Any help would be much appreciated!  Contact me via: [email protected]  Link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWGRHYdU_9LwlSI_fi_I6fmUCMPKVugldD6D3nH-wJnEbYuQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

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