Students at the Deaf Academy are leading a campaign to reduce the speed limit outside their new campus in Exmouth.
The current limit along Douglas Avenue in Exmouth is 30 miles per hour. But the Academy’s student council says that is too fast and are calling for it to be reduced to 20 miles per hour in their campaign – 20 is Plenty.
The Academy, which provides education and support for deaf young people, relocated from Exeter to its new campus at the old Rolle College site in Exmouth last year. There are currently 50 students at the Academy, 30 of whom stay within the...
Last Thursday, the School Council from Exeter Deaf Academy presented at Devon County Hall Council Chambers. The deaf students aged between 15-16 years old stood up and delivered a confident presentation to the Chamber in British Sign Language (BSL), articulating the need for regional TV news programmes to be accessible for all, and explained their goal was for the Southwest’s regional TV broadcasters to lead the way for the rest of the UK.
Currently in the UK, live regional TV news programmes do not have live British Sign Language interpretation. Subtitles and closed captioning don...
Christmas is coming. And for the Deaf Academy who are raising money for their new Academy in Exmouth, this can mean only one thing: a battle of the Christmas jumpers!
Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 14 December. The ‘EXEmas Jumper EXEtravaganza’ is the first official Christmas Jumper Day for the charity. The new Deaf Academy is under construction at the former Rolle campus in Exmouth and will open its doors in 2020.
The idea is to wear your best festive knit to work - and then make a minimum £2 donation to the New Deaf Academy Appeal. Some groups organise additional...
Exeter Deaf Academy student William Thomas has just returned from Sydney, Australia, after being selected to play for the Welsh team in the biggest Deaf Rugby 7’s tournament the world has seen.
This was the first major international Deaf rugby tournament for more than fifteen years, and included both men’s and women’s teams from Australia, England, Fiji, Ghana, Japan and Wales. Wales reached the final having defeated Fiji in the semi-final 26-21, and went on to defeat England 21-15, and take the trophy.
Before the tournament 19 year old William said: ‘I hope we win because...
Exeter Deaf Academy is delighted to partner with local Devon based Sportiva Events, to support the new Adult and Junior Triathlon events coming to Exmouth on Sunday 20 May.
The event is open to all from 8 years upwards, starting from Exmouth Rugby Club. The adult races include a sprint tri and beginners’ event with a variety of traffic free distances available for junior entrants. The focus is on having a go and having some fun - all you need is a swimming costume, a road worthy bike, a helmet and pair of trainers to take part. Swimming will take place inside at LED, and whether...
Exeter Deaf Academy, one of the official charity partners for the Monster Race, are delighted to have families tackling the muddy challenge this weekend, raising funds that will make a real difference to young deaf lives.
On Saturday 17th March 12-year-old Deaf Academy student Sam Harris will take on the 5km Monster Race at Escot Park near Exeter, with his dad and cousin as part of the Academy’s Monster Team.
Sam has been deaf since the age of 4 months old when he lost his hearing from meningitis and his parents express how Exeter Deaf Academy has transformed his life....
Following a thorough two-day inspection of our children’s home, ‘Progress House’ has been graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
The Ofsted report praises the staff and is positive about the future of our three-bed home which provides specialist 52-week residential care, 24 hours a day, for Deaf young people.
Registered Care Home Manager James Heaver leads the Care Team, who includes Deputy Manager Vicky Coombs and nine Residential Support Workers (RSWs) who are all trained in Deaf awareness and qualified in British Sign Language (BSL) up to Level 3.
Exeter business owner and director of The Prop Factory, Carmen Croxall, is visiting Exeter Deaf Academy to speak to students about how she built a million-pound business that began in her parents’ garage just 6 years earlier.
Carmen’s talk will explore the challenges of running a business as well as the mental and emotional resources needed to make it thrive. Students will hear about some of the practical as well as personal challenges Carmen as business owner has had to face, including dyslexia and bi-polar disorder. The talk will help to inspire students to engage with future...
On Sunday 3 December, Exeter Deaf Academy student Sam Harris will take on the city’s Santa Run to raise money for his school with THREE generations of his family running alongside him.
12 year-old Sam will be joined by his 3 year-old stepsister Alex, his father and stepmother, and his grandparents Jane (64) and Ted (74). Sam’s father Robert said;
‘As a family we always want to do things together. We value spending time with each other and this is a brilliant way to have fun as well.’
‘Sam has been deaf since age of 4 months old when he lost his hearing from...
Exeter Deaf Academy students will be teaching British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness to schools, residential homes and shoppers in Exmouth and Exeter.
Activities include College students teaching Deaf Awareness to visitors in Princesshay shopping centre in Exeter, to staff parachuting 15,000 ft from a plane for a brave fundraising challenge in East Devon.
School students will also be creating beautiful sand sculptures on Exmouth beach to mark the national event which this year has the theme of ‘A Celebration’ to celebrate people across the community working together...
