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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 […]

 In February half-term, Jess Staufenberg, a journalist from Schools Week visited the Deaf Academy to speak to award-winning teacher, Matt Jenkins. This is what she wrote… You can also read it directly here:  https://schoolsweek.co.uk/matt-jenkins-british-sign-language-teacher-the-deaf-academy/ Deafness shot into the national consciousness recently with a deaf contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. But award-winning teacher Matt Jenkins shows […]

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 […]

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 […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@ At the beginning of the pandemic, the Deaf Academy quickly adapted to develop an award-winning online learning platform that gave every child and young person full access to the learning, therapies and counselling.  In 2020, we opened the doors to our brand new state-of-the-art academy purposely designed for Deaf young people with additional needs. […]

Deaf Academy teachers honoured with prestigious Pearson’s Award.   Matt Jenkins and Joanna Fison have won Silver Awards in The Lockdown Hero Award for Learner and Community Support category.  Two Teachers of the Deaf have been recognised in a prestigious national award. Matt Jenkins and Jo Fison, who are teachers at the Devon-based Deaf Academy, […]

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 […]