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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]