British Sign Language club
Sign to Shine
Our courses raises deaf awareness and teaches new communication skills for all children to enjoy.
Our course was developed and trialed with hearing and deaf children to make the content accessible, fun to learn and inclusive for all children to enjoy. It is packed full of games and activities covering topics such as deaf awareness, the alphabet, first conversations, food, animals...to name but a few. It is a good introduction for children who may wish to go on to take BSL as a GCSE in the future.
Teaching a visual language improves inclusivity from an early age, integrating and uniting children while providing them with another great way to communicate.
Discover Our Engaging British Sign Language (BSL) Programmes for Schools!
We offer a range of exciting BSL opportunities designed for both primary (from Year 2) and secondary school students.
Our programmes are suitable for all learners—hearing, deaf, visually oriented students and more. Whether you're just curious or preparing for Level 1 BSL or BSL GCSE, our resources provide a meaningful introduction to this beautiful visual language and deaf awareness.
Discover our BSL clubs, workshops and online learning platform!
Become a SWF BSL teacher or provide BSL sessions using our resources.
*Important to Know
British Sign Language is a legal and protected language, and it’s essential it’s taught by qualified BSL tutors.
Our courses offer an introductory experience only. If you, your school or your staff are interested in official Level 1+ BSL qualifications, we recommend visiting Signature to find accredited courses.
We proudly work with deaf BSL teachers whenever possible. Due to a national shortage, we also work with experienced hearing BSL tutors (minimum Level 3).
We aim to build a national network of BSL teachers to have qualified leaders come to your school but to meet current growing demand, we’ve developed an online learning platform to ensure schools without immediate access to a qualified BSL teacher can still get started.
For more information or to discuss which option works best for your school, please do not hesitate to get in touch - bsl@soundwavesfoundation.org
We’d love to support you on your BSL journey!
“The games were
fun and it made learning
signing really easy”
“Out of all the after school clubs, BSL rocks the most!”
