Fantastic news from our Outreach Centre this morning - our nesting blue tits have returned! 🪺

We have just unpacked another amazing selection from @readforgood.bsky.social - perfect timing for #WorldBookDay - thank you so much!

Thank you @readforgood.bsky.social for sending us our wonderful storyteller, Michael, once again - there's no missing who he is in this top!

January is behind us and we are ready for February here at DHSSS. Check out our latest news devonhospitalschool.org.uk

Senior Reds to host Ilmari Niskanen on February 5 | Exeter City F.C. All welcome to attend!

🗓️ The Senior Reds are hosting Ilmari Niskanen this Thursday who will chat about his career so far

Doors will open at 1pm for the usual refreshments and social chat with the session at 2.30pm - all welcome to attend!

#ECFC #SemperFidelis

Around 1,900 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK. Our Cancer page has advice for teachers on how to support a child with Cancer while in education. 

https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/cancer

 #Cancer #kidswithcancer #kidswithcancermatter #EduSky #EduSkyUK #SENDFamilies

Free Kids Concert

NEXT FRIDAY

Every month we host a free classical concert for kids on the last Friday of the month. This month we've got a special guest group!! The fabulous flutey trio FLUTE CAKE - featuring Sophie Brewer, Jennifer Campbell & Ruth Molins.

Join us in the Children's Library at 10.30am on Fri 30 Jan

It may be wet and windy outside but we are embracing more snowy scenes in our Bramble Ward school room ❄️

Thank you @readforgood.bsky.social for our latest delivery of great reads - what a treat to kick off 2026!

We welcomed back our young people yesterday and there is plenty to keep us busy as we settle into 2026. See our website for all our latest updates - devonhospitalschool.org.uk

The end of term is here! You can read about all the great learning our young people have been doing in our latest newsletter at devonhospitalschool.org.uk/about-us/new...

🗺️ We have a new trail in the Children's Library!

🎅 Santa and his elves have been practicing their best Christmas jokes. Find all the hidden jokes around the children's library to earn yourself a sticker.

Thank you to everyone who came along to our open afternoon this week. It was fantastic for our young people to be able to showcase their amazing learning and for visitors to try these fabulously festive bakes!

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New Mental Health Support for Young People

Young Devon has launched MyWay, a new service offering counselling,CBT, wellbeing convos&instant digital support through Kooth. Designed with young people, it’s open to 8–25s, including those with SEND, across Devon.

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Kids playing with Lego.

We run two LEGO® clubs at Exeter Library 😁
Dig through our huge collection & build whatever you fancy. Meet other LEGO fans and swap building tips.

Sundays: 12:30-2pm, downstairs café (alternating weeks - next one 7 Dec)
Wednesdays: 4:15-5:30pm (alternating weeks - next one 10 Dec)

Free drop-in.

Delighted to see that our Tree of Gratitude is in position! We are looking forward to visiting the exhibition @exetercathedral.bsky.social

Next week is our open afternoon at our Outreach Centre - do pop in if you can!

Michael bringing joy again on a bitterly cold Devon day - thank you @readforgood.bsky.social

An amazing morning of poetry and puppets today with storyteller, Michael - thank you @readforgood.bsky.social for sending us Michael once again!

Present puppets.

🎁 The Present Factory 🎁

Make your own pocket-sized present puppets with puppetry company, Baby Panda. Make, decorate, & perform your very own tiny puppet show in this free drop-in workshop.

🕚 11am – 12.30pm, Sat 22 Nov
📍 Exeter Library, Children’s Library
FREE • Drop-in • Ages 3+

Amazing work by our young people. We are hoping our 'tree of gratitude' will be displayed @exetercathedral.bsky.social - we have so many things to be be grateful for, including glasses and grandmas!

A woman in a flowery head dress singing.

A man and a woman in costume.

Whale shark puppet.

🎭 Little Terror at Exeter Library 🗣️

We're so excited for the English Touring Opera's Little Terror later this month! Here's a few snaps from rehearsals. Enjoy an adventure-filled family opera, made with and for Learning Disabled audiences! 

📅 Sun Nov 23 - 3-4pm
📍 Exeter Library

Thank you @readforgood.bsky.social for another amazing book delivery to our Bramble Ward school room - so many good choices, our young people will be spoilt for choice!

Welcome back from half term to all of our young people and their families 🤩

Lovely. We know just how magical @readforgood.bsky.social storytellers are - thank you!

We had some special visitors to our Bramble Ward schoolroom this week as part of Play in Healthcare Week - not a new uniform we are thinking of adopting any time soon!

Gromit.

🚨 All of the ticketed events for StoryFest have ALREADY sold out!

But don’t worry — there’s still loads of FREE drop-in fun happening this Oct Half Term👇

✨ Interactive AR Trail (from 18 Oct)
✨ Crafty family drop-in session
✨ Wallace & Gromit Movie Marathon

More info: linktr.ee/exeterlibr...

A special visitor to our Outreach Centre today on #WorldMentalHealthDay to help us enjoy more time outside - welcome, Welly!

Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day that should be every day of the year. You are worthwhile, and you deserve to be here.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

Just a flavour of some of the brilliant curriculum work in our classroom on Bramble Ward this morning