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Young people are pushing for British Sign Language to be taught in schools

In April, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) conducted a poll which revealed that almost 60 per cent of the general public lack the confidence to communicate with a deaf person over fears of not knowing how to do so. A further 84 per cent said they did not know how to use British Sign Language (BSL) to speak with a deaf person.

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Change starts with me: young people campaign against plastics for World Ocean Day

Children can have an impact in the fight against climate change and to save our oceans, say the teenaged founders of Kids Against Plastic (KAP) on the eve of World Ocean Day tomorrow.