I think British sign language should be taught because if you want to come on news channels you should start learning it.

It creates a fairer world for all children!

love sign language!

But the money used to create a new GCSE could be spent on a really important subject like maths!

I definitely think that BSL should be a GCSE. After all, the government tells us to treat everone the same - no matter if they can see or hear; we cannot do this unless we can study and learn sign language.

I think that British sign language should be taught as a GCSE because it might be needed in some pupils' jobs.

I think yes because if someone is mute and can’t talk, then the only way they can speak is to use BSL if they are in ??????? even more, if a student suddenly turns mute (for some reason) after they were taught sign language in their GCSE’s then it might be sooo useful for them.
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I think they should as sign language is very important and should be recognised as an educational skill.

Yes
Definatly sign language is some people way of communicating so you can learn if you have a sibling or relative or even a friend and be able to talk to them

Yes because it would help communication with people with hearing problems and sign language looks (see what I did there)like it would be interesting to learn

My sister actually needs sign language and I am actually needing some help so this would be amazing

of course because then deaf people can have the same chance to do something they are good at

I think English sign language should be taught in GCSE because you would be able to talk to people who wouldn't be able to speak to you in proper words

Everyone should have the choice to help someone else so I think it should be taught as a GCSE.

I think that Sign Language should be a GCSE because personally, my brother is deaf and uses sign language. Sometimes when people try to speak to him he cannot hear them. If they knew sign language, he would know what they were saying straight away.

Why not? GCSE sign language would be a great bonus for some other GCSE level students. It's unfair for deaf children to not be able to take any GCSEs in what they specialise. Some people are good at French so they take that, others are good at sign language, let them take it!

I think that it should be taught as a GCSE because it will inform everyone about this topic and help them to understand more.

Definitely
Sign language can help understand and interact with others who may not be able to speak or write

Definitely. It will really help deaf kids all over britain

YES! It gives people of different ability's the same chance in life and promotes equality

I think British Sign Language should be taught as a GSCE because so many people around the world are deaf, and if people could talk to them in BSL it would make them feel welcome and valued. :)

I think it's good for people that have dissiblitys

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I think that BSL should be taught as a GCSE because if it is then people who are deaf will be able to communicate with more people.

I believe that sign language is as important as learning another language

I’d love it to be taught because if someone is deaf or has communication difficulties,it would help all of us.

It would be so helpful to communicate with other people who have speaking difficulties and you could interact with them a lot.

I think that sign language is an important skill, but it would be really hard to test because everyone who would be taking it is fluent and there’s no theoretical part. So I think that it should not be introduced as a GCSE but there should be more lessons on it in school.

Yes
Just because someone cant hear doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to study.
They are still students and should be able to find a subject that suits them.
Come on even Cbeebies have shows with sign language in them.
How long does it take for schools to catch on?
lets make a change. :)

I believe it should be taught because it is a different type of language as you don't speak it-also it would be probably the only time you would get the opportunity to learn it.

Yes as it can help people to expand their communication ,which would open more opportunities.

It might help remove stereotyping people when it comes to sign language and other mental problems. It can also help create a more diverse community.

I do believe that British Sign language should be made a GCSE because its basically English for the. people who use it.

Sigh language is very useful

Definitely
Sign language can help understand and interact with others who may not be able to speak or write. It would be so helpful to communicate with other people who have speaking difficulties and you could interact with them a . Why not? GCSE sign language would be a great bonus for some other GCSE level students. It's unfair for deaf children to not be able to take any GCSEs in what they specialise. Some people are good at French so they take that, others are good at sign language, let them take it!

I think BSL should definitely be taught because it will help us communicate with people who can't hear and we never know when we'll come across a deaf person , so it will be useful!

I think British sign language should be a GCSE as a lot of people do use it regularly but usually only family members understand.

Yeah definitely!!! It would be very good for everyone.

Yes, because it would be a useful skill to have and deaf people would benefit from it.

It would be really useful to learn sign language and it is really fun!

I think it should be taught in schools because it can often come in very handy in and out schools.?

Yes because someone could lose their voice suddenly and not know what to do.

Yes it should be taught as GCSE because so many people communicate using it. And not everyone has to do it

yes as when we get older we will start to meet many more people and maybe we will become friends with a deaf person and it would be very difficult to communicate with them . However, if you knew how to talk sign language then it would be so much easier for you to talk with them. :D

I think it would be great for people with hearing difficulties

yes because it might help disabled and people who are deaf

I think it is rly important.

I think sign language should be taught because it means more deaf children can easily join in with conversations

I think British sign language should be taught as a GSCE but it should be an option as not everyone will want to learn it or need it.
But for the people who do need it it is a great idea

I dunno

I think you should have the option to learn it so you can understand a much wider verity of people

Yeah , it's a good idea for deaf and non deaf people. Like sign language translators on tv have to learn it somewhere, And it also makes it a lot fairer for the deaf people.

I think it should be part of GCSE’s because everyone should be treated equally. It would be also nice to communicate with some of my distant family members. I wouldn't want to feel lonely and isolated if I was born deaf or unfortunately became deaf. It would give students greater opportunities too.

IMAGINE how many people can talk ... then think how man can't. Sign Language is a challenging skill to learn and those people who can do it should be given the opportunity to prosper further - especially because its a life skill.

Yes cuz if we want to communicate with deaf people this is key. Think how many kids whose families are deaf. This would really help them

it would be good for everyone

I think that you definatly 100% should.
You should because you never know in the future whether you're gonna become deaf. In that case sign language would be EXTREMELY useful!

Cause it’s hard to learn

N-O spells NO

Yes,because what if you lose your voice? how are you going to communicate with other people?

every one shuld have a chanse to be able to talk to everyone

Sign language is important imagine life if you were deaf

No because you'll have more work

Why wouldn’t they

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I think sign language should be taught because it allows people who are deaf to feel more comfortable.

I’ts important to be be able to communicate with everyone.

i know that its important to learn new things but its not to important to sign language unless you want to its not something you do everyday... unless you do it everyday???

Yes! If people learn it, it will give them a chance to communicate in person without speaking! And it will give people who can't speak the chance to chat.

because what if people cant even talk.

It’s a nice idea but a waste of thought because not that many people would take it and some could easily decide to do other things that will affect their career more.

Some people have been saying how the moeny should be spent on the more important like maths but I have a question. Do you not think for a deaf person this could be being one of the only ways for you to communicate with other people would you then not find it important ? Also perhaps it wouldn't be so popular at first however what if that is what you want to study ? Would you not be sad that they didn't have the GCSE you offer ? why should people who want to study not as popular things be over looked ?

No, even though I like it and sometimes use it. It should still be taught in school though. : ) ; )

Also agree with uniquepika and a_gamer.

I think it should because what if you see or meet a deaf person and they ask you something how would you
know what to do

Not everyone wants to be a news sign language reporter and other jobs with sign language in it, so why do we need sign language to be part of the GCSE program?!

It is useful and helpful

This is a brilliant idea. I am a young carer and this would be a massive step in disability rights.