Exmouth resident Hugh Allum-Pearce, 23, conquered the London Marathon in support of the National Deaf Children’s Society on Sunday 23 April. Hugh, who was also accompanied on the race by his sister...
Fundraising
Our New Exciting Adult Learning and Residential Centre
We’re delighted to reveal exciting plans to develop an adult residential and learning centre for our older deaf students – the only provision of its kind in the UK. Since our move to Exmouth in...
Fantastic day at Exmouth Pride
We had a fantastic time at Exmouth Pride. Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and helped us raise £300. It was great that so many of you were interested in finding out more about what we do...
Robert takes on the epic 102 mile Devon coast to coast challenge to support young Deaf students
Local Taunton based dad, Robert Harris, knows all too well about the specialised education and support that Deaf children and young people need to thrive. Working abroad at the time, his son Sam was...
Festive Appeal – help fund vital equipment at the Deaf Academy
This December the Deaf Academy are launching their Festive Appeal, asking our amazing supporters to help fund a projector and audio equipment in our main Academy hall and theatre space. Double the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gavin’s Skydive For The New Deaf Academy
Congratulations to Academy Learning Leader Gavin, who did his skydive to raise money for us – and raised an amazing £542.50! On 25 July Gavin headed to Dunkeswell Airfield near Honiton bright and...
A Generous £5000 Donation
We were recently lucky enough to receive a gift of £5000 from Devon Freemasons. After Ian Kingsbury, the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons, was invited to a talk about our relocation...