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Jun 26, 2023
Our students tell the story of deaf education in the UK
Our students collaborated with Deaf illustrator, Lucy Rogers and Paddleboat, a local theatre company to create a beautifully illustrated book – The Amazing History of the Deaf Academy – which tells the story of deaf education in the United Kingdom from its origins in the 19th century to today. A film, directed by Deaf actor […]
Jun 22, 2022
Fantastic day at Exmouth Pride
We had a fantastic time at Exmouth Pride. Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and helped us raise £300. It was great that so many of you were interested in finding out more about what we do and asking lots of questions about Deaf awareness and British Sign Language. We also hope […]
Jun 20, 2022
Prestigious highly commended award for Deaf Academy teaching assistant Nikki
There were celebrations for the Deaf Academy, as teaching assistant Nikki James (pictured centre above) received a highly commended award in the Teaching Assistant of the Year category at the prestigious TES Schools Awards 2022. For 2022, the TES Schools Awards brought together both the awards for state and independent schools to create one combined […]
Jun 16, 2022
Recruitment open morning
Recruitment open morning Residential Care Workers Friday 1 July 2022 9.45am – 11.45am, including a site tour You must book a place to attend. Booking details below. Join our award-winning team Are you passionate about wanting to make a difference to young people’s lives? Do you want a job that is varied and rewarding, where you’ll […]
Nov 26, 2019
Deaf Academy charity music auction raises over £30,000
Our charity music auction has closed, and early indications are that we’ve raised over £30,000! The auction, organised by Rachel Goswell of 90s shoegaze band Slowdive, featured items from an incredible variety of artists including The Cure, The Cult, My Bloody Valentine and Mogwai. Rachel called on her musician friends to donate items in order […]
Jul 15, 2019
The Colour Bomb Goes Off With A Boom!
A spectacular rainbow of colour descended on Exmouth beach this weekend for the town’s first sponsored Colour Bomb event. Almost 200 people of all ages took part in the event which was organised as part of our drive to hit our £250,000 fundraising appeal target to fund the build and fit out of the new […]
Jan 23, 2019
Our first Family Sign Language weekend of 2019!
On 12 & 13 Jan BSL Instructor Nikki and Occupational Therapist/Registered Sign Language Interpreter Sarah hosted our first Family Sign Language Weekend of the year! Our weekends are free to friends and all family members of a deaf child, as well as professionals who may work with deaf children. They are paid for through fundraising […]
Apr 26, 2018
Deaf Day 2018
We had a busy day at the Exeter Deaf Academy stand at City Lit Deaf Day 2018! Assistant Principal Mark Stocks and OT Sarah Ankers attended, and met lots people at our stand including former students Rebecca Hunt and Alex Miller. Alex is now studying art at college and volunteering. Former student Ahmed Ali also […]
Mar 1, 2018
The Mystery of Mr X…
We’re incredibly proud of all our students for their performances at our recent Exeter Phoenix show. Together with PaddleBoat Theatre Company, they have been working on a secret play over the past week, which staff and parents were finally able to watch this afternoon! The play was fully acted in BSL by our students, and interpreted […]