Pupils and teachers from a school in St Albans featured in a BBC documentary supporting people in learning British Sign Language (BSL).
Heathlands School for deaf children featured on the show Old Hands, New Tricks, in which actress Rose Ayling-Ellis takes viewers on an uplifting experiment to see if BSL can bring a group of elderly people confidence and joy in later life.
In the second episode, Heathlands students and staff supported Rose, who is deaf and a BSL user herself, in helping to reignite a passion for learning in the elderly.
Rose, who shared her own experiences of growing up deaf, chose five students to join her on a visit to the care home to help teach them the basics of BSL.
Heathlands School has a BSL Training Centre on site and staff who offer a range of courses to the general public, other schools and community groups. Classes are also available every week to parents of deaf children.
Old Hands, New Tricks is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.
Photo credit: BBC iPlayer
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