Deaf Roots and Pride

Interview with the Jock Young Award Winner 2020

Erin McCluskey was nominated in the Deaf Role Model category for her work as a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament. She’s worked incredibly hard in this role and has also produced numerous BSL videos encouraging young deaf people and the deaf community to engage in civic life.

Jock Young Award: This year’s winner…

Hi there! Mitchell here from DRP Scotland Transitions. I’m here to talk about the Jock Young Award. Do you remember a while back I put out a video advert encouraging you to nominate people for the Jock Young Award?

DRP chats to Dr Audrey Cameron

BDA Scotland’s DRP Transitions Team chat to Dr Audrey Cameron about her personal journey, and offers advice on achieving your dream career.

Coronavirus’ impact on exam results

As exams were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, DRP Transitions Officer Mitchell talks to Erin about her exam results and the Scottish Government’s decision to make a U-turn on the results algorithm.

DRP does ‘Dance Fit’ with Chris Fonseca

Last week, the Deaf Roots and Pride (DRP) team joined up with Chris Fonseca for a Dance Fit session. Dancing is a whole-body workout that’s actually fun. It’s good for your heart, it makes you stronger, and it can help with balance and coordination

DRP Scotland launch new Transitions webpage

The Transitions team in Deaf Roots & Pride, Scotland, have launched a new webpage to support young deaf people as they take the journey to secondary education and beyond.

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