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Local Education Trust named Large Employer of the Year at Exeter College Apprentice & Employer Awards

The Ted Wragg Trust , a family of 18 schools across Devon, has been named ‘Large Employer of the Year’ at the Exeter College Apprentice & Employer Awards 2026, recognising its outstanding commitment to developing people through apprenticeships.

The award celebrates the trust's work with Exeter College to deliver the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship programme, helping colleagues develop their skills while strengthening the future education workforce across Devon.

Judges praised the trust's collaborative approach to shaping and improving the...

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Anti-Hate Challenge Launched for UK Secondary Schools

A powerful challenge which empowers secondary school students to tackle hate within their communities is being launched across the UK this week.

The annual Stronger Than Hate Challenge encourages students aged 13-18 to use their creativity to show how testimony can bring communities closer together. Entries can take the form of a video, poem, song, blog or piece of art and a first prize of £5000 plus iPads is on offer. Full rules and submission details are available here.

The Stronger Than Hate Challenge demonstrates the power of learning from the past and raising one’s...

More Devon families get first preference secondary school

More families in Devon will receive their top preference secondary school this year.

Devon County Council announced today that 92.6 per cent of families who applied for a place next September have been offered their first preference - up more than one per cent from 91.5 per cent last year.

In all, 97.6 per cent of families will get one of their three preferences.

On top of the first preferences, 4.1 per cent have been allocated their second preference and 0.9 per cent their third preference.

This year the county council received 7,697 applications for...

Exceptional Student Talent Celebrated at Exeter College Awards

The Exeter College Student Awards moved to a virtual celebration this year to recognise exceptional student achievements. In total, 21 categories were awarded, celebrating students from across the College’s wide range of subjects and specialties.

Students’ hard work, dedication and passion is part of what makes Exeter College truly outstanding and this event, although virtual, is a way of recognising students' commitment and ambition for what they do.

Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive John Laramy CBE said, “The Exeter College Student Awards are always a...

What is CISMP?

CISMP , or rather Certificate in Information Security Management Principles, is a certificate course that you can take to familiarize yourself with the principles of managing and securing both personal and corporate/business information. The short course takes just three days, and you can do it online. You get to receive the complete course materials once you subscribe and book for the training online. This course is ideal for every individual handling company or business information in any capacity. There is a need for such skills as companies adopt new technologies and systems for...

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

Taylor Wimpey Exeter recently helped pupils at St Martin’s Primary School in Cranbrook plant 10 new trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The donation from Taylor Wimpey was to support the school’s involvement in The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.

Pupils worked together to plant the trees with the help of a Taylor Wimpey Sales Executive from the Cranbrook development.

The trees...

The Post-Mortem Live Exeter

Pull live maggots out of a dead body

The Post-Mortem Live arrives in Exeter on 19th April for one event offering attendees the chance to solve a murder. Working with award-winning human anatomist Sam Piri in this 4-hour long experience you’ll get into the bowls of CSI, pathology, and forensics to determine how the victim Rachel Harris met her death.

In this rare insight into a post-mortem, you will actually dissect the human body to learn about the organ systems including a real kidney, stomach, intestines, lungs and heart.

You will also use forensic entomology, the...

Lions Barber Academy at South Devon College

Devon college trains barbers in suicide prevention

Barbering and hairdressing students at a Devon college will now get suicide prevention training as part of their qualifications.

South Devon College in Torquay and The Lions Barber Collective have joined forces to set up the first ever Lions Barber Academy.

The charity was founded by the Torquay-based and internationally recognised barber, Tom Chapman. After losing a friend to suicide, Tom, a former South Devon College student, set out to do something to help prevent others from taking their own lives.

"It's a huge privilege to launch the first Lions Barber Academy...

Gordonstoun School: Welcoming students from near and far

As increasing numbers of young people from around the world look for top boarding schools to attend in the UK, Which School Advisor has put together an article that advises prospective international students on how to prepare for boarding. The article notes that many overseas students decide to make the most of boarding in the UK, especially at leading institutes like Scotland’s Gordonstoun School. In fact, international students make up 40% of boarding school residents across the UK.

That said, adjusting to an unfamiliar culture, different foods, and perhaps even a foreign...

Jay Blades joins forces with literacy charity to inspire adults to learn to read

Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades is taking part in a new BBC documentary which will follow his journey as he faces up to the challenge of learning to read as an adult with charity Read Easy UK.

Jay concealed his inability to read until he was in his 30s, after he struggled to learn to read as a child. Jay is not alone - a quarter of all children in England leave primary school (1), like Blades, unable to read to the expected level. Nearly seven million adults in the UK have very poor literacy skills (2). Many are too ashamed or embarrassed to come forward and ask for help....

5 Most important European languages to learn

Learning a new language can be a daunting task. If you plan to learn a European language for whatever reason, you might know that there are 24 major languages spoken in Europe. Picking which one to learn can be confusing. But the question you need to ask yourself is why exactly do you want to learn a new language? It could be to explore new employment opportunities, move to a different country, or maybe you simply want to upskill.

Regardless, there are some languages that are more widespread in the EU than the rest. However, if you are can’t make up your mind as to what European...

Education

Local Education Trust named Large Employer of the Year at Exeter College Apprentice & Employer Awards

Anti-Hate Challenge Launched for UK Secondary Schools

More Devon families get first preference secondary school

Exceptional Student Talent Celebrated at Exeter College Awards

What is CISMP?

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

The Post-Mortem Live Exeter

Devon college trains barbers in suicide prevention

Gordonstoun School: Welcoming students from near and far

Jay Blades joins forces with literacy charity to inspire adults to learn to read

5 Most important European languages to learn

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