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At the end of January a group of students took part in two workshops at the Apple Store in Princesshay Exeter. Emily Quigley and Interpreters from Love Language were also there to help facilitate the communication between the Apple staff and students. Students could choose to learn how to program a Sphero robot on an iPad, or learn how […]

On Tuesday 6 February some of our School students travelled to Derby for the annual Deaf Schools Football Tournament!  Our team had a 6am start followed by a 5.5-hour drive to Derby. The traffic and weather was kind to us and the students enjoyed chatting and playing on their phones during the journey. The Academy had […]

Rachel, our Speech and Language Therapist, runs LEGO therapy sessions weekly with some of our school students. LEGO®-Based Therapy is a social skills programme for young people with autism spectrum disorders and related social communication difficulties. The approach was developed by Dr. Dan LeGoff, a Clinical Neuropsychologist from Philadelphia, USA. In LEGO®-based therapy the children […]

Every Wednesday a group of our students take part in a Taekwondo session with Learning Leader Fran – who is also a black belt! Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which emphasizes speed and agility – and lots of high kicks! Fran has been teaching the students as part of our WOW Wednesday extra-curricular activities. […]

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 […]

Sports and Outdoor Adventure student William is studying for his BTEC Level 2 qualification with Exeter College this year. He has taken part in lots of different activities including paddleboarding, caving, climbing and kayaking. LCSW Ben said ‘William is learning and developing his skills every week. He has become a key member in his tutor […]

Congratulations to Sealey House for earning the most House points this term! House points are awarded for hard work and good behaviour. Each house has been named after a Deaf role model – Kendall for CBeebies presenter and media producer Ashley Kendall, and Sealey after Graeae theatre company director (and Deaf Academy trustee!) Jenny Sealey. It […]

College student Elliott has started a weekly work experience placement with our Maintenance Team. Today, he has been helping Paul and Wayne with the playground construction works. So far, Elliott has learnt important skills in Health & Safety, Building Site Etiquette, Team Working and Communicating Signals. Construction work is a physical outdoor job but Elliott […]

Our Facilities Manager, Sophie has been working her socks off today with volunteers from Michelmores Solicitors. Sophie says: “Saturday was all about volunteering and helping hands Our fabulous volunteers, Helen Bray, Becca Coulson and Laura Escott from Michelmores have made the college garden ‘light up’ by planting lots of bulbs ready to spring into bloom next year. They […]