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Have you ever wanted to do a skydive, but were too scared to sign up? We spoke to Claire and Nicky who work at Hair@theAcademy here at the Deaf Academy, and are both going to be jumping to fundraise for us next month. Claire signed up for the skydive as she said to herself that […]

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 […]

From 15-21 May our young learners took part in Deaf Awareness Week. During Deaf Awareness Week many different organisations work to raise understanding of deafness and hearing loss in the UK.  Find out more about Deaf Awareness Week from the UK Council on Deafness. You can find more photos from our week on our Facebook page. […]

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, […]

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 sporty Deputy Head of College Geoff Davey competed for Team GB in the 2017 European Long Distance Duathlon Championship on Sunday 21 May. Geoff faced the challenge of a lifetime at Sankt Wandel in Germany. The race consisted of a 10k run, 60k cycle race, finished off with another 10k run. He had to beat tough […]