Government of Jersey

Sign Language in Primary Schools (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 14 December 2018.

Request

The number of children who have been taught British Sign Language in Primary School from 2010 to 2016?

The number of children who have been taught British Sign Language in Primary School and who have sat an examination in British Sign Language 102 Module from 2010 to 2016?

The number of children who have been taught British Sign Language in Primary School and who have passed an examination in British Sign Language 102 Module from 2010 to 2016?

Response

	Number of primary school children taught British Sign Language Level 1 qualification
2010	16
2011	7
2012	15
2013	9
2014	22
2015	<5
2016	10
Total	82

	Number of primary school children who sat British Sign Language Module 102 examination
2010	12
2011	8
2012	6
2013	13
2014	8
2015	10
2016	8
Total	65

	Number of primary school children who passed British Sign Language Module 102 examination
2010	7
2011	8
2012	<5
2013	6
2014	8
2015	8
2016	6
Total	46

The Department have determined that revealing the actual figure when there is less than five would likely breach the privacy of the individuals and therefore, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 Law has been applied.

Article Applied

Article 25 Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and;

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.