D. Post-school education
We share the long-term goal for post- school education set out in the BSL National Plan, which is: “BSL users will be able to maximise their potential at school, will be supported to transition to post-school education if they wish to do so, and will receive the support they need to do well in their chosen subject(s).”
Action | Timescale | Action By | Oversight responsibility |
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20. We will take action to ensure that students and prospective students who use BSL are properly supported. This will include:
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By 2018/19 |
SDS with Student Recruitment and Admissions (SRA), Schools and BSL Officer |
Director of Student Wellbeing |
21. Take on board guidance/advice produced by the SFC and others to ensure that across the Colleges and University, staff are aware of their responsibilities towards BSL users, and that students who use BSL know what to expect. | From 2018/19 |
BSL working group with SDS |
Deputy Secretary, Student Experience |
22. Offer teaching staff and hearing peers deaf and BSL awareness training early in their programmes when there are deaf and BSL using students on their courses. | By 2019/20 |
SDS with BSL Officer |
Director of Student Wellbeing |
23. Support the development and implementation of systems so that deaf students see all videos on their courses with subtitles. | By 2018/19 |
All Schools SDS with BSL Officer |
Director of SDS |
24. Plan a three-day summer school for deaf BSL users and other deaf students to attract the brightest and best students to our University. |
By 2019/20 |
SDS with BSL Officer and Accommodation, Catering and Events |
Director of Student Wellbeing |
25. Investigate barriers which BSL users and deaf students may face in undergraduate degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine and law, providing solutions and encouraging deaf applicants. | By 2022/23 |
School of Law and CMVM with BSL Officer and Admissions |
Deputy Secretary, Student Experience |
26. Provide BSL/English interpretation for anyone who books it for student graduation events, including appropriate seating arrangements and responsive communication with people requesting it. | By 2018/19 |
Student Administrative Services with BSL Officer |
Director of Student Systems and Administration |