16 - 22 March 2026
School BSL Lesson
For #SLW2026, we are providing access to a free, pre-recorded BSL lessons designed especially for schools. This video will introduce students to key signs and help raise awareness of Deaf culture, encouraging more inclusive classrooms for everyone.
Whether you’re a primary or secondary school, no prior BSL experience is needed to get involved. Complete the form to register your interest and be among the first to hear when full details and resources become available.
BSL will be available soon
We're still making preparations for this year's Sign Language Week and will update the website regularly in the run-up to March. Thank you for your patience.
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SIGN LANGUAGE WEEK 2025
About
Sign Language Week holds immense significance for the BDA, particularly this year as we launch our #TakingBSLForward civil rights movement. The week serves as a crucial opportunity to garner support for our mission and act as a platform to launch our 'Early Years’ position statement.
As the 'National Representative Organisation of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in the UK,' our responsibility is to 'Promote, Preserve and Protect' BSL and ISL. Our national sign languages have faced marginalisation for over a century at the hands of the hearing majority—teachers, doctors, politicians—who relentlessly promoted oralism, denying Deaf children access to sign language and resulting in damaging language deprivation.
BSL stands as the fourth most widely used indigenous language in the UK, with an estimated 151,000 individuals utilising the language.
BSL will be available soon
We're still making preparations for this year's Sign Language Week and will update the website regularly in the run-up to March. Thank you for your patience.