To all our students – The team at Dot Sign Language are doing everything we can to support your BSL studies. In addition to emailing you homework and videos of our teachers signing, we will be offering teaching through a video conferencing platform called Zoom. Do not worry if you have not used anything like […]
Message from Kathleen Grehan, Director of Dot Sign Language This is a very difficult time for us all with uncertainty and change happening in all aspects of our lives. The drastic but necessary Government decision to close all schools and colleges and the advice for many of us to self-isolate and for all to cut […]
At Dot Sign Language we are aware of your concerns regarding your courses and assessments, and also of the need to keep yourselves, families and the wider community safe. As a small business we are also concerned and are doing our utmost to support you all and find new ways to carry on teaching. We […]
This Wednesday – 18th March is the anniversary of British Sign Language being recognised as an official minority language in the UK, (18th March 2003.) Although 17 years on, and despite being the first language of tens of thousands of British citizens it still does not have legal status! 5 years ago Scotland enshrined BSL […]
In order to safeguard the health of Dot Sign Language students and staff, we are taking the current position on COVID-19: As per the guidance from Public Health England, we are currently asking any student who has returned from a category 1 specified area (guidance on the gov.uk website) in the last fortnight to self-isolate […]
You might already be aware that today – March 3rd – is ‘World Hearing Day.‘ This is organised every year by the World Health Organisation. The day aims to raise awareness on deafness and hearing loss, and to promote ear and hearing care across the world. A recent survey of over 2,000 people by mobile […]
If you are interested in studying British Sign Language Level 3, 4 or 6, starting September 2020, we invite you to our Information and Interview Day. Date: Saturday May 30th 2020 Time: 10am – 1pm Venue: The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH FREE OF CHARGE Kathleen Grehan – Director of Dot Sign Language, […]
British Science Week is a celebration of the innovation that led the United Kingdom to excel in science and technology. It’s organised by the British Science Association to push the importance of science at the heart of culture and society, whose mission is to support, grow and diversify the community of people interested and involved […]
Dot Sign Language are delighted to be teaching British Sign Language to a group of 12 Sixth Formers at Tormead School, Guildford. Head of Sixth Form Julian Sykes, who is also participating in the classes, recognises the importance of the students being able to communicate in BSL whatever their future profession. We plan an ongoing […]
The next meeting of the Dot Sign Language homework group ‘Going The Extra Mile’ will be this Sunday, February 9th, 12pm to 2pm. The group meets at Wetherspoons, The Rodboro Buildings, 1-10 Bridge St, Guildford GU1 4RY (On the one way system.) We are discussing the possibility of a Woking meet up in the future […]
