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On 22 June School students headed to the Matford Centre in Exeter to attend the Devon Police and Crime Commissioner’s team’s Blue Light Day. Blue Light Day is an event where all emergency services come together to meet young people. The day aims to break down barriers by informing individuals about the emergency services in an […]

Recently young learner Sam visited the Dog Unit for Devon and Cornwall Police in Middlemoor, Exeter, where police dogs are looked after and trained. The dog handling team train German Shepard dogs from puppies to undertake different duties, including: tracking missing people; locating stolen property; chasing and detaining suspects; and keeping order in crowds. Some […]

In June a group of pupils visited Paignton Zoo – the weather was lovely, and it was a brilliant, fun day out. See photos from the day below.        

A few weeks ago, School Council met with Neil from Great Western Railway to discuss how train journeys could be easier for Deaf people. Students discussed how, when there are unexpected changes or delays to a train journey, Deaf travellers sometimes miss this information because they can’t hear announcements. It’s also more difficult to travel […]

We had some awful weather at the beginning of June – but that didn’t stop The Tanglewood Project Forest School from going ahead. The class normally braves the weather whatever the conditions but due to a leaky shelter (soon to be rebuilt) they retreated to the classroom. Once inside, our young learners pressed plants and […]

Six of our School students took part in a unique event with the 1st Topsham Sea Scouts this month. The event was the first of its kind held here at the Deaf Academy, with the aim of helping to build stronger bonds between Deaf and hearing young people in the community. Along with eight hearing Scouts, […]

On a sunny Monday morning our College Complex Needs group took part in a trampolining session as part of their Life and Living skills with the therapy team. The sessions involved learning balance and coordination through bouncing and having fun – we think the smiles and laughs in the gallery below says it all!   […]

College student Rebekah was presented with the ‘best attendance’ award at her ‘Final Major Project’ screening on her Level 3 Creative Media Production course. During the event, she watched a variety of films created by her classmates, who had produced works including innovative music videos, corporate identity advertising features and dramatic thriller short stories. Her […]

Our College students received award certificates in a special morning assembly in May. Our Positive Engagement Team work hard to ensure achievements are acknowledged and celebrated, and our students really appreciate this. Students were awarded certificates for attending recent SOS Global workshops on topics such as sexual health, drug awareness and personal wellbeing and safety, […]