Malcolm Arnold Academy send message of support to ‘Deaflympians’

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Executive Principal Megan Morris and Assistant Principal Alice Smyth sent messages of good luck to the athletes, with Daniel R from Year 11 signing a special message to all the athletes taking part. Earlier this month, Malcolm Arnold Academy hosted a training day for the Great Britain Deaf Football teams, where the hopeful olympians received their official kit they will be wearing in Tokyo.

Malcolm Arnold Academy has a specialist Deaf centre for pupils who are supported to learn alongside students in class.

Megan Morris, Executive Principal at Malcolm Arnold Academy said:

“We are so excited to support all the athletes competing in the Deaflympics. We know that our students and children across the country are inspired by these athletes, who are showing that our young people have the potential to be as successful as these incredible sportspeople too.”

Daniel R, a student in Year 11 at Malcolm Arnold Academy signed: “Everyone here at Malcolm Arnold Academy school are very proud of you. We’re supporting you, we are hoping for lots of gold medals - good luck!”

Alice Smyth, Assistant Principal and Head of Sixth Form at MAA said: “It was a real privilege to host the Great Britain Deaf football teams here at Malcolm Arnold, and brilliant for the students in our Deaf provision unit to see people like them competing at the very highest level in their sport.

“This is all part of the outstanding enrichment sports programme that we offer at DRET, and our vision for it to be fully inclusive, while allowing students to experience elite sports opportunities.”

The Deaflympics is an international multi-sports event for Deaf athletes that takes place every four years, in summer and winter. This year’s event has twenty-one sports, including cycling, football and athletics.