Meet The Team
Robyn Coles – BSL Tutor
Robyn started learning BSL at the age of 16 after wanting to communicate with Deaf people she had met. She passed her Level 2 then studied Level 3 to Level 6 here at the BSL Centre. Robyn now teaches our Level 1 and Level 2 courses with ambitions to train as an interpreter.
Zayne Thomson – BSL Teacher
Zayne joined the BSL Centre team in 2013. Zayne is a qualified BSL teacher and has BSL NVQ Level 6. He enjoys teaching BSL Level 1 to BSL Level 4, especially our Young people courses. Zayne was awarded Signatures Emerging Teacher Award in 2017. Zayne works with the awarding body Signature to develop courses. Zayne is a member of ABSLTA.
Bethany Harvey – Tutor of BSL
Bethany began learning BSL at the BSL Centre when she was 16. She has studied up to level 6 and has been working in education since 2016. Bethany now teaches the Level 1 fast track courses, and really enjoys getting the best out of each student, watching them develop into confident signers.
Sharon Heaney – British Sign Language Centre Co-ordinator
Sharon joined the BSL Centre team as the Centre Administrator in October 2021. Sharon’s role of administrator also encompasses exams officer, finance and exam invigilator.