14. Silver Training and development

14. Silver Training and development

Training and development

• 9S - Offered deaf awareness training to staff who do not work directly with young people.
• 10S - Supported identified staff to learn British Sign Language Level 1. (Examples of support – providing funding, allowing staff to attend during work hours.)
• 11S - Identified staff have learnt some basic signs and phrases that are relevant to their area of work, to welcome and include deaf young people.
• 12S - Identified staff can use the skills learnt for Bronze – British fingerspelling alphabet and basic greetings in British Sign Language (BSL).
• 13S -Ensured there are designated staff member(s) with a good working understanding of the range of communication professionals available, and that they know which are most suited to different situations, how to book them, are aware of things to consider when using them, and can provide informal advice about them to other staff.