Online Courses
Webinar - Safeguarding Training session
Date: Thursday 9th July, 2026
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Fee: £40
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Ella Savell-Boss
This Safeguarding Course will provide an up-to-date overview of current UK legislation and guidance and will cover the following:
- Clear understanding of roles and responsibilities within safeguarding
- Recognising signs and indicators of safeguarding concerns
- Practical guidance on what to do if a concern arises
- How to record and report concerns appropriately
- Building confidence in responding safely and effectively
Ella Savell-Boss is an NSPCC Accredited Safeguarding Trainer, a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Person-Centred and Gestalt Therapist, a Home Office Approved Prevent Trainer and is Mental Health First Aid trained. During her career, she has held roles as Extended Schools Manager, Children's Services Manager and Director of Safeguarding for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. She now runs her own Training company.
Certificates will be awarded for 1.5 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk
Webinar - Managing Difficult Conversations
Date: Saturday 2nd May, 2026
Time: 10am – 12pm
Fee: £40
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Ella Savell-Boss
This bespoke Course will support you to feel more confident and prepared when handling challenging conversations in your day to day roles. The session will cover the following:
- Understanding the purpose and importance of difficult conversations in professional settings.
- Recognising common barriers and emotional responses in challenging discussions
- Building confidence in preparing for and structuring conversations
- Practical strategies for managing conflict and maintaining professionalism
- Effective communication skills, including active listening and clear messaging
- How to respond to different reactions and keep conversations focused
- Creating positive outcomes while maintaining relationships and boundaries
Ella Savell-Boss is an NSPCC Accredited Safeguarding Trainer, a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Person-Centred and Gestalt Therapist, a Home Office Approved Prevent Trainer and is Mental Health First Aid trained. During her career, she has held roles as Extended Schools Manager, Children's Services Manager and Director of Safeguarding for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. She now runs her own Training company.
Certificates will be awarded for 2 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk
Webinar - Working in the Legal Domain for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs
Date: Saturday 14th March, 2026
Time: 10am – 3pm
Fee: £45
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Byron Campbell and Catherine Hall
This Webinar is for Deaf and Hearing Trainee Interpreters who may be thinking about working in the Legal domain once they are qualified. While the development strategies, skills required and resources available differ for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs, as they work together in a variety of Legal settings, this joint session will provide valuable insight into each others roles and enable participants to consider and discuss best working practise.
NRCPD guidance states that Trainee Interpreters should not undertake work in the Legal domain. It is also recommended that those wishing to work in the Court and Tribunal Services, should have at least three years post-qualified experience. There are however, some types of Legal assignments that may be suited to a ‘newly’ qualified Interpreters who possess the requisite skills and knowledge.
This Webinar will cover the different types of assignments that occur in the Legal domain and will outline some of the key skills and knowledge that Interpreters will need to begin their career in this domain. Alongside presenting the strategies and resources available, the Webinar will discuss the creation of a development plan so Trainees can focus on the steps needed to gain the knowledge and skills that will be required.
Certificates will be awarded for 5 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk
Webinar - Working in the Legal Domain for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs
Date: Saturday 14th March, 2026
Time: 10am – 3pm
Fee: £45
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Byron Campbell and Catherine Hall
This Webinar is for Deaf and Hearing Trainee Interpreters who may be thinking about working in the Legal domain once they are qualified. While the development strategies, skills required and resources available differ for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs, as they work together in a variety of Legal settings, this joint session will provide valuable insight into each others roles and enable participants to consider and discuss best working practise.
NRCPD guidance states that Trainee Interpreters should not undertake work in the Legal domain. It is also recommended that those wishing to work in the Court and Tribunal Services, should have at least three years post-qualified experience. There are however, some types of Legal assignments that may be suited to a ‘newly’ qualified Interpreters who possess the requisite skills and knowledge.
This Webinar will cover the different types of assignments that occur in the Legal domain and will outline some of the key skills and knowledge that Interpreters will need to begin their career in this domain. Alongside presenting the strategies and resources available, the Webinar will discuss the creation of a development plan so Trainees can focus on the steps needed to gain the knowledge and skills that will be required.
Certificates will be awarded for 5 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk
Webinar - Working in the Legal Domain for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs
Date: Saturday 14th March, 2026
Time: 10am – 3pm
Fee: £45
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Byron Campbell and Catherine Hall
This Webinar is for Deaf and Hearing Trainee Interpreters who may be thinking about working in the Legal domain once they are qualified. While the development strategies, skills required and resources available differ for Deaf and Hearing TSLIs, as they work together in a variety of Legal settings, this joint session will provide valuable insight into each others roles and enable participants to consider and discuss best working practise.
NRCPD guidance states that Trainee Interpreters should not undertake work in the Legal domain. It is also recommended that those wishing to work in the Court and Tribunal Services, should have at least three years post-qualified experience. There are however, some types of Legal assignments that may be suited to a ‘newly’ qualified Interpreters who possess the requisite skills and knowledge.
This Webinar will cover the different types of assignments that occur in the Legal domain and will outline some of the key skills and knowledge that Interpreters will need to begin their career in this domain. Alongside presenting the strategies and resources available, the Webinar will discuss the creation of a development plan so Trainees can focus on the steps needed to gain the knowledge and skills that will be required.
Certificates will be awarded for 5 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk
BSL Linguistics
Date: Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October, 2025
Time: 10am – 4pm
Fee: £255.00 all inclusive
Venue: ONLINE
Delivered by: Tessa Padden in BSL
Tessa Padden, MA is a qualified Deaf Interpreter and Translator, a BSL Teacher trainer and an experienced teacher of BSL and Linguistics at University level.
The Course is 18 hours of online learning over three days and will establish a solid understanding of the structure and Linguistics of BSL.
The Course content will cover:
The Conditional Clause
BSL Semantics
Simultaneous Signs
Syntactic Space
Tenses/Time Markers
Non-Manual Features (NMF)
Negation
Morphology
Verb Classes
Classifiers
The sessions will consist of presentations, group work and video clips.
Participants will be expected to attend for all three days and to study independently between sessions as homework exercises will be provided for personal practise and development.
The Course is ideal for anybody with a minimum of Level 3 BSL and an interest in improving their self-awareness of the language and its structure. It is a useful addition for those studying Level 4 and Level 6 BSL as well as Deaf and hearing professionals, Translators, Interpreters, Presenters, BSL Teachers and Education Support Assistants, who use the language both personally and professionally.
This three day Course is running for the 29th time and continues to be hugely popular with our students.
Certificates will be awarded for 18 CPD points.
To register your interest, please email - training@bsl-link4comm.co.uk