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In maths, we participated in RSPB’s Big School’s Birdwatch. Years 7 – 9 had the opportunity of going outside and counting different types of birds on the Deaf Academy grounds. We counted different birds ranging from Magpies to Robins. All the year groups found it difficult to sneak up and grab a close up look […]

Today is the big day Year 7, 8 and 9 take to the stage at Exeter Phoenix after two months of work with PaddleBoat Theatre Company. Here’s what some of our talanted student actors say about preparing for their performance: Molly: “Years 9, 8 and 7 went to practice our acting and facial expressions for […]

On Monday 1st February Year 9 conducted an assembly to create awareness for Red Hand Day. Red Hand Day is on 12th February and is a global campaign to stop the use of child soldiers. It is estimated there are more than 250,000 child soldiers in the world. Hundreds and thousands of handprints have been […]

We have sent a big thank you to BBC Bitesize for adding more subtitles to the video clips shown on their free online learning resource. Our School Council contacted the BBC in December because subtitles for the majority of classroom video clips were unavailable and not meeting the needs of deaf students. They rallied support […]

In CN this half term we have been enjoying Forest School. We have made wooden spinners and spelt flour biscuits. We have also helped Nick make the outdoor classroom more weather proof. We have also welcomed a new student into the class called Caitlin. She enjoys spinning on the exercise bicycle and making toast over […]

This week Rebekah has been soaking up the arts scene of New York on a field trip with her Creative Media class. Before she left we asked her about her trip. This is what she had to say: Hello my name is Rebekah Afari. I am a deaf student at the Exeter Deaf Academy, but […]

Bradleys, the South West’s largest independent estate agents have made us as their 2016 charity partner. This year-long charity partnership with Bradleys will support our exciting new build project. They will be encouraging their 200 staff across 33 branches to tackle a range of fundraising activities. Bradleys officially launched the charity partnership at their Annual Conference, […]

Since returning from the Christmas break, the students have been finishing off making their puppets in Forest School. This has seen their puppets go from being just heads, to finished puppets with fully painted faces, body and arms. Each student was able to pick their own clothing for their puppet, and one student had to […]

‘He changed from being a little boy who has waited for the world to act upon him to a little boy who is willing to act upon the world’ Jesse’s journey in the last year has been a remarkable one and his progress at Exeter Deaf Academy has astounded everyone. Read Jesse’s incredible story here. […]