Deaf Perspective | for your training needs ...

As a LearnDirect Scotland centre, Deaf Perspective is the largest training provider for those wishing to gain a professional qualification for working with deaf people. We offer a range of British Sign Language courses from basic “Work Related Vocabulary” up to CACDP/Signature Level 6 NVQ. image of class.

Courses are delivered in our excellent facilities at the Festival Business Centre near to Glasgow city centre or within your own training facilities. For individuals, most of our courses can be part funded using ILA, subject to individual eligibility. An online resource library is open to all Deaf Perspective clients where access to video resources actively complements learning.

Our Consultancy Service offers organisations the opportunity to have their service provision appraised to ensure that they are fully meeting the needs of their deaf clients.

Ronnie
Ken
Beth
Silvana
Christine
Bobby
Louise
Daz

Ronald or Ronnie as he prefers to be known, has been teaching BSL for over 20 years. His commitment to providing courses, with start dates and durations, designed to meet the needs of students led to him establishing Deaf Perspective in 2000. Since then it has grown to become the largest provider of such training in Scotland.

He holds both A1 and V1 and, as well as his assessment and verification duties also delivers a number of Level 2, 3 and 6 courses.

He has also developed a number of new courses such as the Educational Support Workers course together with associated quality learning materials.

With over 18 years experience of teaching BSL, Ken is the main Internal Verifier at Deaf Perspective. He too holds both A1 and V1 qualifications.

His knowledge and experience has been invaluable in the creation and delivery of new courses and teaching materials.

Beth has several years experience of teaching within colleges. She too is qualified to A1 standard and will soon have V1.

Together with Silvana she is one of the most popular Level 1 and 2 tutors in Scotland.

Silvana has several years experience of teaching within colleges. She too is qualified to A1 standard.

Together with Beth she is one of the most popular Level 1 tutors in Scotland.

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A welcome new addition to the Deaf Perspective team, Christine brings several years experience to her post.

She currently delivers Level 1 courses, and is working toward her A1 and V1 certification.

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Bobby has many years experience of teaching within colleges.

He is very well liked and respected by students and colleagues and is know to make all students enjoy their learning experience. He too is qualified to A1 standard and will soon have V1..

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Louise started her career working for 8 years at Frank Barnes School for the Deaf teaching children the joys of sign language.

For the last 10 years she has worked at the BBC as an in-vision signer and has also been an online media director. In addition to teaching, her freelance work involves being a Deaf Relay Interpreter for numerous Agencies and monitors BSL for actresses/actors and theatre groups.

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Daz is constantly fascinated by languages, and is fluent in BSL and English. Having graduated from the University of Reading in 1999 in Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies, Daz now teaches at various places including the Universities of Reading and Hertfordshire. Here he teaches a range of subjects including Theatre Arts, Drama education and translation of plays (including Shakespeare) into BSL for stage and TV.

He also works as English to BSL interpreter for the media industry as well as actor/translator for various Theatre companies. Daz also teaches BSL at advanced levels with many years of experiences as well as being an assessor and IV for NVQ programmes. Daz hopes to share his love of languages with his students!