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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/deaf_college_teaching_couple_look_forward_to_holiday_time_1_3475527
A MARRIED couple who have clocked up a combined 45 years of service at Doncaster Deaf Trust are set to retire together this summer.
Staff at the school say Derek and Maureen Morris will be “sorely missed” when they leave the college at the end of the current term.
Mr Morris, 62, said: “Taking a holiday abroad out of peak season will be a novelty, as we haven’t been able to due to school term time at the Trust for at least the last 27 years.”
Currently a programme manager at the college, Mr Morris is responsible for overseeing the teaching staff covering construction, motor mechanics, design technology, media and sign language.
He is also responsible for the team behind the new “Mi-Sign” iPhone application for deaf people, which has been designed by students and which will go on trial soon.
His wife Maureen has worked at the college in Leger Way for 18 years.
For the last 10 years she has been an educational support worker and, prior to that, she specialised in after-hours care of students.
Mrs Morris said: “I have loved my time at the Doncaster Deaf Trust and found it incredibly rewarding. The staff are brilliant and the students have been a pleasure to work with.”
Bobbie Roberts, chairman of Doncaster Deaf Trust, said: “Both Derek and Maureen will be sorely missed as they are vital cogs in the Deaf Trust wheel. I would like to thank them both for being part of our strong foundation here at the college and wish them all the best for their
A MARRIED couple who have clocked up a combined 45 years of service at Doncaster Deaf Trust are set to retire together this summer.
Staff at the school say Derek and Maureen Morris will be “sorely missed” when they leave the college at the end of the current term.
Mr Morris, 62, said: “Taking a holiday abroad out of peak season will be a novelty, as we haven’t been able to due to school term time at the Trust for at least the last 27 years.”
Currently a programme manager at the college, Mr Morris is responsible for overseeing the teaching staff covering construction, motor mechanics, design technology, media and sign language.
He is also responsible for the team behind the new “Mi-Sign” iPhone application for deaf people, which has been designed by students and which will go on trial soon.
His wife Maureen has worked at the college in Leger Way for 18 years.
For the last 10 years she has been an educational support worker and, prior to that, she specialised in after-hours care of students.
Mrs Morris said: “I have loved my time at the Doncaster Deaf Trust and found it incredibly rewarding. The staff are brilliant and the students have been a pleasure to work with.”
Bobbie Roberts, chairman of Doncaster Deaf Trust, said: “Both Derek and Maureen will be sorely missed as they are vital cogs in the Deaf Trust wheel. I would like to thank them both for being part of our strong foundation here at the college and wish them all the best for their