About Bob Sign Language
Hello my name is Bob McCluskey. My company is Bob Sign Language, shortened version is BSL! I started teaching BSL in 2013. Before then, I worked in accounts, worked my way up to become Accounts Manager. However I found it boring, not much face to face contact.
I like to meet people which is why I started teaching BSL. I trained as a teacher and achieved the PTTL certification. I then started teaching Level 1 to 6. I then qualified A1 Assessor so I could teach Level 6. I also teach deaf awareness, and I also freelance for companies who wish to learn BSL. I either visit their premises or teach via Zoom.
I have taught companies like AMAZON, GSK, Aston Villa Football, many many more. When covid struck, classroom settings had to change to zoom. People/students liked using Zoom because they learnt BSL whilst they were forced to stay at home. Since then, post Covid, the popularity of Zoom has been phenomenal and this is now the main platform I use to teach BSL.
Why do I teach BSL? Because it’s fun and as my personality is full of fun, my lessons are fun too! Learners like to come to my lessons to give them a break from homelife/work. They come to class for a laugh. If you’re interested, please contact my PA, Julia. She works at admin support, like booking exams for you, liaising with learners who want to learn BSL Level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Any information, Julia will help. She can arrange facetime/zoom calls for you to have a chat with me. Julia used to work for the NHS as a Director’s Secretary. She now works for me full time.
If you are interested in any of the courses, you will have fun! I have a high percent pass rate of about 98% so far. Lots of my students have passed!
Please contact us!
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Meet The Team
Bob McCluskey, BA (Hons)
Director & Teaching Level 1 to 6
During the pandemic, he adapted his style of teaching via Zoom classes which has proven to be so successful, this option is now the main platform for his BSL teaching.
He wants all his students to learn BSL in a fun environment, at the same time, is committed to teaching them all that they need to know and to pass their assessments with flying colours!
Bob has a Executive Assisstant working with him to deal with all administrative tasks while he is out teaching what he loves best! If you have any queries or need advice, please contact Julia on [email protected]
Julia
Executive Assistant
Julia has worked in the secretarial field all her life since leaving college, working up from a junior team secretary to a PA to Deputy Director of Nursing.
She is passionate about helping and supporting Bob to teach as many learners as possible to learn BSL for effective and smoother communication with Deaf people.
Please do not hesitate to contact her with any queries/suggestions/ideas!
Sarah
Teaching Level 2 & 3
Sarah Clarke (BA Hons, QTLS, A1 assessor) is a qualified teacher and has been teaching BSL for 20 years. A level 6 signer herself, she has taught Deaf Awareness to many organisations including Transport for London, in Cancer Departments in hospitals and in various primary and secondary schools and colleges.
Sarah has worked with many Deaf children, teaching them elements of story telling in BSL. She has also taught BSL Levels 1-3 and Deaf Awareness in the classrooms. On a number of occasions, she has worked with Deaf children in Brazil for several months.
Sarah has a passion for raising Deaf Awareness, strengthening Deaf Identity and community, and developing the use of BSL Language.
Sean
Teacher Level 1
As a Deaf teacher, workshop leader and consultant, Sean Chandler is renowned as an advocate of and expert in Deaf education. Work as a presenter and BSL consultant for TV and Film has seen him involved in award-winning productions including ‘Name Me Lawand’ (Channel 4) and ‘Musical Storyland’ (CBeebies).
As a Qualified Teacher of Music (Secondary PGCE) and Qualified Teacher of the Deaf (PgDip inclusive Learners), Sean teaches Deaf children using British Sign Language and runs courses teaching BSL. He also regularly delivers Deaf awareness training for peripatetic music services and other organisations such as the BBC and Lloyds Banking Group. Sean is equally in demand as a community music practitioner, facilitating inclusive workshops for Deaf and hearing participants across the UK. Recent initiatives include ‘I Can Play with Brass Roots’, shortlisted for the Brass Bands England 2024 ‘Band Project of the Year’ award.
Ruth
Teaching Level 3
Ruth is deaf and a native BSL user. She holds teaching qualifications such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCAPHE), A1 Assessor, and BSL Level 6 qualifications. Ruth’s teaching journey began in 1989 when a BSL teacher encouraged her to join the BSL teaching team. She has also worked in both deaf and mainstream schools to support deaf children.
Ruth’s teaching experience includes a wide range of settings, from schools and colleges to universities, companies, and hospitals. She currently works at Coventry University in a teaching position and firmly believes that hearing people should learn BSL. She finds great joy in teaching and watching her students develop their BSL skills
Teaching BSL is both rewarding and enjoyable. Ruth looks forward to meeting and teaching you all, her motto is, “Don’t run, but walk through.”
Nageena
Teaching Level 1
Nageena is a deaf, native BSL user. She is a qualified British Sign Language teacher with 10 years of experience teaching BSL courses. Nageena has extensive teaching experience of working in different education establishments such as schools and universities as well as local authorities and private companies delivering Deaf Awareness sessions and BSL classes.
Nageena was the founder of Deaf Women’s Society in 2017, in later years she became a project manager for the group. Nageena understands the many challenges faced by people with disabilities through both lived experience and working life, she is passionate about promoting the social model of disability, in reducing inequalities and promoting inclusion to improve health and well-being of people.
Nageena has a strong relationship with the British deaf community and has a passion for her language and culture that she likes to share with hearing people in order to reduce challenges and barriers the deaf community face on a daily basis with everyday living.