British Sign Language - Level 1 Award

This is an accredited course in British Sign Language (BSL) and can be taken without any previous experience of BSL.

Achieving this qualification means that you will be able to communicate in BSL on a range of themes that involve simple, everyday language use.

You will gain basic skills and confidence in production and reception of BSL. At the end of the qualification, learners will be able to:

• Understand and use a limited range of simple words and sentences in BSL
• Take part in simple, everyday conversations in BSL
• Give and follow simple directions or instructions in BSL
• Give and follow simple familiar statements or descriptions in BSL

The qualification is divided into three units and additional study and practice outside of the classroom are essential to being able to successfully achieve the Award.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents such as a passport, EU citizen ID card, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card.

If you have been in the UK for less than 1 year or have entered the UK with a visa you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK - your visa, your biometric card that covers the duration of your course or any relevant home office documents to support your residency should all be provided. 

If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen we will need to see evidence of 'Pre-Settled' or 'Settled-status' documents. 

Also, for funding purposes, we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits (e.g. JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC), Housing benefits etc. please provide evidence of this).

On completiton of this course, you can progress onto the Level 2 British Sign Language course.