Our Deaf Academy provides support for the college’s deaf and deafblind community

For over 25 years, the Deaf Academy Walsall College has supported over 1,000 students. The vast majority of these students have gone on to find employment or progress to higher levels of education.

The academy’s reputation for excellence is spreading

Not only does it support deaf and deafblind students in Walsall, the West Midlands and other nearby counties, in recent years, it has attracted foreign students from countries, including Jamaica, Latvia, Croatia, Poland, Lithuania, America and the Philippines.

The academy team pride themselves on the high quality of support offered to the deaf and deafblind community in Walsall and were delighted when this was singled out for praise in the college’s last two Ofsted reports.

Deaf and deafblind students on vocational programmes are supported by BSL and deafblind interpreters, who are all qualified to a minimum of Level 3

All interpreters support through BSL and SSE to meet students’ individual communication needs to make sure they have full access to information. When necessary, a qualified note-taker or in-class support/relay interpreter is also provided. Students on vocational programmes also receive up to 2 hours per week of one-to-one language support. This provides support for their assignments and written work towards improving their English skills. (For deaf students who do not use BSL, a note-taker is provided).

The Deaf Academy Staff are located in B102, Wisemore Campus but they work supporting students in all Campuses. If you would like any more information, arrange a visit or have any questions please contact us below:

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Telephone: 01922657052
SMS/WhatsApp/WhatsApp video call: 07736922853

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