The School of Signs is Signature’s latest launch, aimed at providing primary schools with resources to deliver British Sign Language in classrooms.
The School of Signs is a free programme of study, which has been developed over the past 18 months, with the aim of bridging the communication gap between deaf and hearing peers and giving all children the opportunity to learn BSL in a fun and engaging way.
While developing the programme of study, Signature spoke with many teachers who were enthusiastic about introducing BSL into their classrooms but often faced challenges due to a lack of accessible resources.
In response, Signature recognised that this programme was more important than ever.
The School of Signs enables BSL to be implemented accurately and effectively in schools.
The full programme of study consists of 20 online lessons, delivered by qualified Deaf BSL teachers from the Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD).
Topics covered in lessons include emotions, family, days of the week and many more.
Alongside the lessons, there is a fictional series called Codebreakers, produced by ITV Signpost, which follows two spies who go undercover in a school to uncover the mysteries behind the scenes.
Each episode then applies the topic of a lesson to an exciting plot, which ensures the programme of study is exciting for children to be engaged with.
The programme of study also consists of comprehensive resources, including lesson plans, homework quizzes, posters, and a video dictionary of all the signs covered.
The School of Signs is more than teaching BSL in classrooms, it is a resource to improve inclusion in schools and children’s communication skills.
