News
November 24, 2022
Jayleigh appointed new Student Council Chair
November 11, 2022
Our students pay their respects on Remembrance Day
August 31, 2022
Summer Academy News, Graduation and Awards ceremony
July 4, 2022
Students take part in Quirk Theatre’s Mary the Pigeon project
Our students enjoyed taking part in Quirk Theatre’s Mary the Pigeon painting and collage workshops. The workshops are being run as part of Quirk Theatre’s Arts Council funded Mary the Pigeon project. The sessions were led by Lead Artist, Rosie Race and assisted by Simon Hall and Ruth Oakley. “We have been positively blown away […]
June 20, 2022
Prestigious highly commended award for Deaf Academy teaching assistant Nikki
There were celebrations for the Deaf Academy, as teaching assistant Nikki James (pictured centre above) received a highly commended award in the Teaching Assistant of the Year category at the prestigious TES Schools Awards 2022. For 2022, the TES Schools Awards brought together both the awards for state and independent schools to create one combined […]
March 21, 2022
Deaf Academy students rally in Exmouth to show support for the BSL Act third reading
Students made their own signs and created flags which they waved around Exmouth, spreading awareness, and showing their support for the BSL bill. This is the second time the Deaf Academy students have peacefully rallied in Exmouth for the BSL Act, the first being during the bills second reading, which was passed with full support […]
March 7, 2022
Deaf Academy students rally for BSL Bill
Students from the Deaf Academy have marched to Exmouth town centre in solidarity with the Deaf community campaigning outside Parliament. Campaigners are calling for legal protection for British Sign Language (BSL), hoping that its passing will see life for the Deaf community become more inclusive and accessible. The British Sign Language Bill, a Private Member’s […]
November 25, 2021
Deaf Academy teachers win Golden Pearson’s National Teaching Award
The pioneering work of the Deaf Academy has been recognised with a prestigious national award this week. Two members of staff at the Exmouth-based Academy have won the esteemed Pearson golden national teaching award category Lockdown Hero – Learner and Community Support which was a special award created for 2021. The award was for the innovative work in […]
April 29, 2021
The Deaf Academy shortlisted at the Tes FE Awards 2021
The Deaf Academy has been recognised for its outstanding use of technology in delivering remote teaching and learning in a national education award. The Exmouth-based academy has been shortlisted in the TES FE Awards for 2021, and as the only SEN provision shortlisted in this category, it has […]