Emily

I am married to a man who is profoundly deaf but relies on lip reading. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are both also profoundly deaf. My brother-in-law uses a mix of BSL and lip-reading. My sister-in-law is more reliant on BSL.

I have always wanted to learn to sign especially since I met my husband so I would be more able to converse with my sister-in-law especially without needing my brother-in-law to interpret.

When I became a mum to Pixie and Jesse, I wanted them to be able to communicate with their aunt and uncle too.

I have been attending Louise and Becky's classes from when Pixie was 4 months old in the first lockdown and have been signing with her and Jesse ever since. Seeing their signing vocabulary and comprehension grow makes me so proud.

In my past, I have been an ICU nurse and a childminder with a degree in Educational Studies, but once I began Signing Babies classes, being a franchisee was always in the back of my mind.

I've always loved working with children. They're little rays of sunshine. It was only when I was on maternity leave with Jesse that I decided to take the leap and start my latest adventure by doing my BSL Level 1 and beginning to run classes for local families.

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