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Welcome to the BSL Centre For many years Heathlands has been a recognised centre of excellence in the field of the education of deaf children with a reputation for outstanding and innovative practice. This led to Heathlands’ achievement of Specialist School Status in September 2008, the first school for deaf children using sign language to be awarded this accolade. Becoming a Specialist SEN College allowed a new state of the art training centre to be established. It is designed and equipped with superb ICT facilities and a wide range of other resources to support Deaf awareness and the learning of BSL. The Centre was opened by Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt. On 4th June 2009 who has been a great supporter of the school. With the establishment of our BSL training centre Heathlands expertise, experience and facilities can be shared with our partner schools and the community. Heathlands BSL Centre is an active participant in natural developments around the teaching of sign language. The services we offer are continually being extended to meet the increasing demand from our community partners. We welcome your ideas and suggestions on how we can develop further and look forward to seeing you on one of our courses soon.

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Testimonials All quotes are taken from learners of all levels that have attended BSL courses or workshops with the BSL Centre. “A valuable and rewarding experience, thank-you for the encouragement and support..” BSL Level 1 Learner 2012 “The tutor was excellent and the exercises stretched us.” BSL & Deaf Awareness workshop 2013 “Laughing whilst learning!” BSL Level 1 Learner 2011 “A friendly and informal setting, pleasant course members and highly skilled tutor.” Pre-level 3 Learner 2013 “Learning in a supportive environment in a fun and friendly way.” BSL level 2 Learner 2013 “I always looked forward to my Tuesday morning BSL class. Learning a new skill with such great teachers has been the highlight of my week.” BSL Level 1 Learner 2014 “The BSL Centre is comfortable, well resourced and conducive to learning. The tutor was very knowledgeable, but also very encouraging.” BSL level 3 Learner 2014 “I felt confident using BSL early on in the course because of the way it was taught.” BSL level 1 Learner 2013 “Excellent comprehensive teaching- lots of regional variations. Fun, interactive teaching with friendly staff and inclusive centre.” BSL level 3 Learner 2014

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Monday mornings- commencing 8th September 2014 9.30am-12.00pm in the BSL Centre at Heathlands School

Day Time Course Costs Start date Monday 9.30am-12pm 1.30pm-3.30pm 5.00pm-9.00pm 6.00pm-8.00pm Parents group BSL Unit 101 Frontline Deaf Awareness & Communication tactics BSL Level 3 BSL Level 1 - £175 £265 £750 £345 8th Sept 2014 April 2015 8th Sept 2015 Tuesday 10.00am-12.00pm 10.00am-1.00pm 4.30pm-6.30pm 1.00pm-4.00pm or 5.00pm-8.00pm BSL Level 2 BSL Level 1 Young people BSL Level 4 (course cost includes exam fees) £550 £245 £1450 9th Sept 2014 Sept 2015 6th Jan 2015 Wednesday Deaf Awareness Workshop £35 TBC Thursday 2.00pm-4.00pm 11.00am-3.00pm 6.00pm-9.00pm 7.00pm-8.30pm BSL Level 1 Fast track BSL Unit 101 Health Care BSL Level 4 Pre-Level 3 £355 £250 8th Jan 2015 11th Sept 2014 February 2015 January 2015 Friday 10.00am-2.00pm 12th Sept 2014 Please note all course costs exclude exam fees unless stated by administrator. 1 to 1 tuition (half hour session) Small group tuition (per hour, max 6) £22.50 £45.00 Contact us to arrange a session

1 to 1 or small group tuition 1 to 1 or small group tuition is available for anyone wishing to polish up on certain skill areas or to practise for an assessment. Maybe you would like to come along with a friend or a small group to practise the same area. We can arrange time with a teacher for you to gain feedback and support in developing the area you are concerned about. May be you would like to practise your receptive skills, we have a large resource base of practice materials available for students to book time to use. It is always difficult to get motivated for exam practice outside of class, we offer support with both receptive and productive revision.

In-house training and Workshops As a training centre we offer bespoke training for outside schools and companies. We are able to tailor packages of training to match the needs of our clients. The types of packages available range from half day sessions to a block of weekly sessions for groups of staff. The training can take place within the work place or at the BSL Centre, depending upon client needs. We offer Deaf Awareness, Basic British Sign Language or a combination of Deaf Awareness and Basic British Sign Language workshops. These workshops are available to anyone wishing to develop their understanding of Deafness and for anyone who wishes to gain an insight into learning British Sign Language before committing to a full course. Next

Contact us for a quote today! Deaf Awareness training Are you aware of the Equality Act 2010? Under the Quality Act 2010 a ban on direct discrimination now applies to many areas including customer access to good and services. So make sure you are disability friendly by ensuring your staff are Deaf Awareness trained. Don’t discriminate act now! Our Deaf Awareness courses can be tailored to meet your company. Topics include- Levels of Deafness Statistics linked to hearing loss Communication tactics and effective communication Lip reading Getting a deaf persons attention Basic British Sign Language and Fingerspelling Costs include handouts, preparation and delivery time. Contact us for a quote today! Next

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BSL Centre Hire The BSL Centre was established in 2009, designed and equipped with superb ICT facilities and a wide range of resources to support Deaf Awareness training and the delivery of BSL courses. The services and courses we offer are continually being evaluated and extended to meet the increasing demand from our community and partner schools. With the development of the centre we are pleased to be able to offer the following facilities for hire. Rooms available to hire for consultation sessions, business meetings, interviews, training events and presentations. Located just outside the St Albans city centre makes the BSL Centre at Heathlands a very accessible venue. We are a short distance from St Albans City and St Albans Abbey train stations. There are two individual seminar and training rooms for hire. The Seminar room can be adapted to suit the requirements of use. Seating for up to 40 people. There are two laptop access points, one connects to a large flat screen TV and the other to an interactive smart board. The projection of the interactive smart board can also be shown on four flat screen TV’s to the side of the room. The four TV’s can be used singularly and each have DVD access. The Training room can also be adapted to suit the requirements of use. It too houses an interactive smart board, a large flat screen TV with DVD and Video player access. A visualizer can also be connected to the TV to show hand-outs or additional information .

BSL Centre Hire Seminar and Training room half day hire £130.00 Seminar Room half day hire £35.00 Seminar Room full day hire £70.00 Training room half day hire £30.00 Training room full day hire £60.00 £65.00 1 refreshment break, up to 30 people £20.00 Seminar and Training room full day with Buffet lunch Please contact us There are toilets just off of the coffee area. The coffee area has seating, a hot drinks machine and a cold water machine. Refreshments and buffet meal options are available, please contact us with your specific requirements. Maps and directions are provided to meeting/training organisers for distribution to participants.

Useful links Click on the logo to be taken to the website. The BSL centre or Heathlands School are not liable for any information posted on other websites.

Useful links Click on the logo to be taken to the website. The BSL centre or Heathlands School are not liable for any information posted on other websites.

Deaf Awareness & Communication Student Area Deaf Awareness & Communication Level 1 BSL Level 2 BSL Level 3 BSL Level 4 BSL

Deaf Awareness & Communication http://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications

Level 1 BSL http://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications

Level 2 BSL http://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications

Level 3 BSL http://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications

Level 4 BSL http://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications

Contact us…. bsl@heathlands.herts.sch.uk Direct line: 01727 774175 BSL CENTRE HEATHLANDS SCHOOL Heathlands drive St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5AY www.heathlands.herts.sch.uk