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We’re so proud of all the students who signed Christmas songs at Exeter Carol Service. The service was held at St James Park, and the students signed songs such as Away in a Manger, White Christmas, and Let it Go from the Disney movie ‘Frozen’. English teacher Deb led the signing, and the audience loved […]

Early in the morning on Sunday 3 December, a horde of Santas gathered in chilly Princesshay for the annual Exeter Santa Run.  Among the racing Santas were staff and students from our Academy. College students and Academy staff took part in the 5k fun run, whilst School student Sam raced in the 2k family run, […]

Each year we decorate a Christmas tree in Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter, along with lots of other charities from across Devon. There are prizes for the best tree, and the display creates a wonderful Christmassy forest for shoppers to enjoy all the way down Roman Walk. Last week, some of our School students armed themselves with tinsel, […]

On Sunday 3 December, School student Sam will take on the city’s Santa Run to raise money for his school with THREE generations of his family running alongside him. 12 year-old Sam will be joined by his 3 year-old stepsister Alex, his father and stepmother, and his grandparents Jane (64) and Ted (74). Sam’s father […]

From 15-21 May our young learners took part in Deaf Awareness Week. During Deaf Awareness Week many different organisations work to raise understanding of deafness and hearing loss in the UK.  Find out more about Deaf Awareness Week from the UK Council on Deafness. You can find more photos from our week on our Facebook page. […]

Staff and students will be among the sea of Santa’s running along Exeter Quay this Sunday in the annual Exeter Santa Run. College student Sam is pictured here with Care staff Leanne and Tony. The event is organised by Exeter City Football Club’s Football in the Community, where we are one of their chosen charities. […]

On Wednesday 15 June Voice Off took place for the very first time – where individuals, schools, businesses, clubs and groups were asked to switch their voice off and find other ways to communicate instead. Alternative methods encouraged were to Sign it, Write it, Draw it, Act it or Text it. For a first year […]

On Wednesday 8 June, from 7-9pm, we are inviting Deaf people and their families to a free opening of the new Active Outdoors Community Club, at Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, on Exeter Quay. Thanks to funding from Awards for All England, who have awarded a lottery grant of £4,655 towards this yearlong community project, […]

What an amazing Deaf Awareness Week we’ve had this year. The students have been all over Exeter teaching members of the public to sign their name and other basic British Sign Language (BSL). Plus, we’ve launched our brand new fundraising event Voice Off! Tuesday was the big day as months of work culminated in our […]