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Our school pupils are breaking down barriers between Deaf and hearing young people with a unique Sea Scouts camping event at the Academy this summer. Six of our residential pupils who are members of 1st Topsham Sea Scouts will be helping to host an evening of outdoor activities for their hearing friends from their scout […]

Our former Interim Principal Arnet Donkin has been appointed as our permanent Executive Principal. This was the result of a national recruitment process, which produced a strong final shortlist of candidates, and two days of selection activities. Arnet Donkin is a highly experienced leader with a strong track record in school improvement. He said, ‘I […]

OUR School Council have been teaching police, social workers and other community organisations about Deaf Awareness and British Sign Language (BSL), in a pioneering new project launched this month.Students held a series of workshops in their pilot session for Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon County Council social workers and members of the PaddleBoat Theatre Company […]

Academy Sports Leaders are College students who are specifically learning new skills and techniques to become effective role models and leaders in sport. Our Sports Leaders have helped lead pupils from schools across Devon in a sports event for participants with special educational needs. Our Sports Leaders include Thomas, and Corey, both 19, William and […]

College students had the opportunity to meet His Honour Judge John Neligan, a retired judge who presided over trials at Exeter Crown Court. Students asked him legal questions about staying safe on the internet, drug awareness, sexual health and how the law affects Deaf young people. Many questions asked by students focusing on how the […]

Our school pupils are celebrating a donation that will enable them to continue developing an imaginative drama show that could be staged at a professional theatre. The PaddleBoat Theatre Company have been working with our Key Stage 3 Expressive Arts Group to create a show about ‘Bob the Dog’, which was premiered at our End of […]

College students Rebekah and Andrew attended the prestigious TEDx talks in Exeter in April. The event took place at the Alumni Auditorium at Exeter University where a variety of speakers gave inspiring presentations about the theme of ‘Hope’.Rebekah was selected by the TEDxExeter production crew to be interviewed on camera at the event. She spoke […]

Joining the working world can be a daunting experience for any young person – but it is extra challenging for Deaf young people encountering communication barriers with new work colleagues. That is why businesses across Exmouth have stepped in to give our College students vital work experience, and they say that it’s been just as […]

We’ve been learning about social media safety in School. Students recently took part in a workshop where a fictional Facebook Page for a skunk was used to teach our young learners about personal safety. “Sammy the Skunk” was set up as a fake Facebook profile who tried to ‘befriend’ school students. Sammy’s fake Facebook profile […]