News
May 18, 2020
BBC News interview with Clare Allum, Academy Parent
Last Tuesday Clare Allum, parent of student Hugh who attends the Deaf Academy here in Devon, was interviewed on BBC News…
Apr 28, 2020
Our supporters rise to the 2.6 Challenge!
With the London Marathon (26 miles) being cancelled last weekend the UK wide fundraising challenge to do 2.6 ‘something’ was taken on by a couple of our intrepid supporters. Clare Turner, HR Assistant at the Deaf Academy, joined together with running friends to complete a ‘virtual baton’ relay. Clare says “Every year I travel up […]
Apr 23, 2020
We support #WhereIstheInterpreter
During the current COVID-19 lockdown accessing the news has become a crucial part of everyday lives, especially when government briefings are being shown. However, unlike many other countries, the English government do not have a BSL interpreter present to provide real-time BSL interpretation at these meetings. The #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign was started by Deaf BSL user […]
Jan 16, 2020
Olivia, Louis and Will’s half-marathon for our Academy Appeal
Academy students Louis and Will, and Residential Care Worker Olivia are taking on a half-marathon in February to raise money for our New Deaf Academy appeal! Olivia said: ‘It’s been my dream to achieve a half marathon. Louis has already completed one so we all decided to do it together. It means we are also able […]
Jan 13, 2020
Knitted Mr and Mrs Claus raise funds for Deaf Academy
Carol Tucker, a former student here at the Deaf Academy, and Jan Huntley raised £115 for our ‘Do One Thing’ campaign to raise the £250,000 needed to finish kitting out the new facility, due to open in April. Every year Jan and Carol complete various knitting projects and, after reading about the fundraising appeal in […]
Nov 26, 2019
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery help enhance our facilities
A grant from Postcode Local Trust has allowed us to create both a new sensory garden and an outdoor gym for the benefit of our students. Postcode Local Trust is a grant-giving trust funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Players are not only in with a chance of winning a cash prize every day, […]
Nov 26, 2019
Deaf Academy charity music auction raises over £30,000
Our charity music auction has closed, and early indications are that we’ve raised over £30,000! The auction, organised by Rachel Goswell of 90s shoegaze band Slowdive, featured items from an incredible variety of artists including The Cure, The Cult, My Bloody Valentine and Mogwai. Rachel called on her musician friends to donate items in order […]
Jul 15, 2019
The Colour Bomb Goes Off With A Boom!
A spectacular rainbow of colour descended on Exmouth beach this weekend for the town’s first sponsored Colour Bomb event. Almost 200 people of all ages took part in the event which was organised as part of our drive to hit our £250,000 fundraising appeal target to fund the build and fit out of the new […]
May 9, 2019
Exeter Deaf U-16s reach the FA People’s Cup final rounds
A team of Deaf footballers from Exeter who qualified for the final rounds of the national FA People’s Cup performed superbly against some the best youth disability teams in the country, narrowly missing out on the semi-finals of the competition. Five members of the squad attend Exeter Deaf Academy. The group, who play for Exeter […]