Lesley Weatherson Senior Practitioner
Registered Interpreter for Deafblind People
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Registered Sign Language Interpreter
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Registered Lipspeaker
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 1001546
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Registered Sign Language Interpreter
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Registered Lipspeaker
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 1001546
| Weekdays | Evenings | Weekends |  |
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| Contact no | 07736941789 07736941789 |
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| Text only | No |
| Email address | lesley@lipspeaker.co.uk |
The information provided below is additional to registration requirements and therefore has not been verified by NRCPD.
Memberships
| Organisation | Date joined |
|---|---|
| Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI) | 30/09/2015 |
| Visual Language Professionals (VLP) | 01/05/2011 |
| Association of Lipspeakers with Additional Sign (ALAS) | 01/01/2017 |
Additional qualifications
| Type | Qualification | Date achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Communication / Language | BSL 2 | 05/04/2000 |
| Specialist Professional | MIDWIFE | 01/08/1996 |
| Specialist Professional | REGISTERED NURSE | 30/06/1989 |
| Communication / Language | BSL LEVEL 3 | 27/03/2012 |
| Professional | NVQ ASSESSOR | 01/06/2000 |
| Communication / Language | BSL LEVEL 6 | 30/05/2014 |
| Communication / Language | Deafblind Awareness level 1 | 14/09/2018 |
| Communication / Language | DEAFBLIND COMMUNICATION AND GUIDING LEVEL 2 | 05/06/2019 |
| Professional | COMMUNICATION AND GUIDING FOR DEAFBLIND PEOPLE LEVEL 3 | 30/10/2021 |
| Professional | RSLI | 06/11/2016 |
Employments
| Start date | End date | Job title | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2005 | Lipspeaker | Foreign and Commonwealth office FCO | |
| 06/11/2017 | LIPSPEAKER/BSL INTERPRETER | LIPSPEAKER UK |
Assignments
| Education |
| Schools, e.g. classroom, staff meetings/training, parents' meetings |
| Adult Education, i.e. 'leisure' courses |
| SEN tribunals |
| Further Education |
| Higher Education and professional |
| Leisure |
| Sport indoor |
| Social events, e.g. wedding reception |
| Sport outdoor, outdoor pursuits |
| Mental Health |
| Clinical meetings |
| Therapy/treatment |
| Clinical interviews, e.g. mental state examinations, assessments |
| Tribunals |
| Health and Social Services |
| Physical health, e.g. GPs, hospitals, physio, opticians, dentists, health visitors, ante-natal |
| Child protection case conferences |
| Social Services home visits and assessments |
| Housing |
| Community consultation meetings |
| Social Services casework |
| Theatre, Arts, Television |
| Television on screen, i.e. front of camera |
| Theatre/opera performance, musicals, pantomime, comedy, etc |
| Talks, e.g. gallery, museum |
| Workshops or training, arts, TV |
| Deaf cabaret |
| Legal and Quasijudicial |
| Solicitors'/barristers' meetings, law centres |
| Tribunals, e.g. DLA appeals, employment, immigration |
| Courts, e.g. magistrates, crown, civil |
| Prison or probation |
| Police interviews (including customs and immigration) |
| Memorandum interviews with children and vulnerable adults |
| Employment |
| Disciplinary proceedings - employment |
| Training/professional development |
| Work support, e.g. telephone interpreting, meetings, correspondence, supervision |
| Interviews |
| Other Specialisms |
| Hands On/Visual Frame |
| Disabilities, i.e. deaf people with disabilities |
| Disability politics |
| Conferences and large meetings |
| Driving test |
| Other sign languages, e.g. ASL, ISL, international. |
| Telephone |
| Video telephony, i.e. remote, distance |
| Usher |
| Children and young people |
| Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual |
| Political |
| Minimal language skills clients |
| Religion specified, e.g. services, weddings, funerals |