News
Dec 6, 2018
Students Campaign for Equality at Devon County Council Chambers
Today members of our Student Council visited Devon County Council Chambers to present their campaign for BSL interpretation on BBC Spotlight and ITV News West Country, in order to make important TV news broadcasts accessible to all deaf people. The students explained why delayed and often misspelled subtitles are not always helpful, especially when English is not the first language […]
Nov 30, 2018
Heidi’s Hairdressing Training
Hair @The Academy is a training salon housed here at Exeter Deaf Academy, which offers hair and beauty qualifications and traineeships to young people. This year, 18-year-old deaf college student Heidi has been coming to the salon to build up her confidence and learn new hairdressing skills. Hair @The Academy founder Mary says: ‘We are […]
Nov 27, 2018
Princesshay Annual Christmas Tree competition
Have you ever seen a more colourful Christmas tree? Congratulations to Deaf Instructor Nikki James and her group of students who won the RUNNER UP prize in the Princesshay Exeter Charity Christmas Tree awards! Decorating our charity Christmas tree is an annual tradition we look forward to each year! The Deaf Academy Christmas tree is one of […]
Sep 19, 2018
Fingerspelling With BBC Spotlight
Breaking down communication barriers between deaf and hearing people is at the heart of our vision for our New Deaf Academy in Exmouth. So, to mark the third day of Exmouth Deaf Awareness Week, our students headed to Exmouth town centre to offer fingerspelling and BSL lessons to shoppers and passersby. Our vision is to […]
Sep 8, 2018
Exmouth Journal Media Partner
We are delighted to welcome on board Exmouth Journal as our media partner. We have joined forces with the Journal to shine the spotlight on Exmouth as the UK’s first deaf-friendly town. The partnership is to found a long-lasting relationship between Exmouth and the deaf community, which will unfold and grow throughout the New Deaf […]
Jun 8, 2018
Saving the planet with our brand new water bottles
Recently our students realised we were getting through quite a few plastic cups at lunchtimes and breaktimes. They were concerned about the impact this would have on the environment, and how wasteful it was. Student Council discussed the matter and suggested that everyone should have an official school water bottle to fill up and use throughout […]
May 18, 2018
Our new sensory garden!
Do you remember Rachel Goswell’s tour tambourine, which she auctioned to raise money for the Academy? The money raised went towards refurbishing our courtyard into an amazing new sensory garden, and during the week we put the finishing touches to it! It’s looking beautiful – a big thanks to Rachel for coming along to help us with […]
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 8, 2018
Happy International Women’s Day 2018!
On 8 March we celebrate International Women’s Day around the world! Here at the Deaf Academy, we’re also celebrating deaf women who inspire us today. Here’s a list of 5 deaf women we admire – there are so many inspirational deaf women we could name, so let us know in our Facebook comments who you are celebrating today. […]