{"id":138,"date":"2021-05-05T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?p=138"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:58:28","slug":"it-was-hard-work-to-teach-sense-sign-school-but-i-enjoyed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/it-was-hard-work-to-teach-sense-sign-school-but-i-enjoyed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"It was hard work to teach Sense Sign School but I enjoyed it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Tyrese, a young man, is holding an award. He is celebrating with two arms up in the air, wearing glasses, a cap and a red tracksuit top. Behind him, there are football stadium seats. \/ --\n\" class=\"wp-image-140\"\/ style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-601x400.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tyrese-pride-birmingham-blog-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tyrese holds his Pride of Birmingham award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Our Sense Sign School hero Tyrese Dibba has won a Pride of Birmingham Award. How amazing is that?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we launched\u00a0Sense Sign School, a series of free online lessons teaching British Sign Language (BSL), last May, we had no idea how crazy things would get. The programme helped 80,000 people learn sign language during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the key to it all? One inspiring 15-year-old called Tyrese Dibba (better known as Mr. Tyrese by his students!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyrese was the star of the show. And now, the jokes and cheeky demeanour that inspired thousands to learn have won him the Stephen Sutton Inspiration Award at the 2021 Pride of Birmingham Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pride of Birmingham Awards celebrate the city\u2019s unsung heroes, including those who have made a positive impact during the pandemic, and Tyrese\u2019s impact couldn\u2019t be more positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s every football fan\u2019s dream to meet their favourite team, and as part of the awards Tyrese got to do just that. Tyrese had an amazing time meeting Conor Coady, the Wolverhampton Football Team Captain, even teaching him a few signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve heard from Tyrese, and he\u2019s thrilled to have the award. He told us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThank you. I\u2019m happy I won. It was hard work to teach everyone sign but I enjoyed it! I loved meeting Conor Coady as part of the awards and loved showing him some signs, like how to spell his name, his sign name and his shirt number.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supported by Sense<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyrese has been part of the Sense family for years. Since he was six months old, Sense has been supporting him to do fantastic things, like having lots of fun on a Sense Holiday and learning how to communicate using BSL, gesture and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all of us at Sense, Tyrese\u2019s mother, Vicky, is really proud of her son. Tyrese\u2019s cheeky character certainly brought a smile to everyone\u2019s face in a long lockdown, but what other effect does Vicky think Sense Sign School has had?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explained, \u201cTy was really shocked and surprised about winning a Pride of Birmingham Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs for me, I\u2019m very proud of Tyrese; he made Sense Sign School his own, showing his pride in his language and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Sense Sign School hero Tyrese Dibba has won a Pride of Birmingham Award. 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