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Schools across the south west encouraged to join national film challenge

Calling all budding Spielbergs, aspiring Coppolas, visionary Spike Lees and passionate storytellers in and across the South West!

The Schools 48 Hour Film Challenge UK is back, calling on schools in the region to get involved and compete nationally.

Now in its fourth year and set to be held from Friday 10th May, the challenge brings together students aged 7-18 years to unleash their creativity and filmmaking skills in a thrilling 48-hour challenge.

Teams of students will have the chance to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film in just two days, pushing...

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Unity Schools Partnership appoints IMP Software, as Exeter-based MAT finance experts hit 300 customer milestone

Authored by Phil Smith
Posted: Wed, 06/28/2023 - 12:31pm

Unity Schools Partnership, a soon-to-be family of 33 secondary, primary, middle and special schools, has become IMP Software’s 300th MAT customer.

The multi-academy trust (MAT), which is located mainly in Suffolk and also on the Essex and Cambridgeshire borders as well as Romford in East London, has purchased IMP Software’s purpose-built tools which provide budgeting, forecasting and reporting software.

Sarah Garner, Deputy CEO and Director of Finance at Unity Schools Partnership, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be working with IMP Software. This marks the start of a...

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MBA students tackle ‘truly extraordinary’ circular economy challenge

University of Exeter MBA students took a ‘deep dive’ into the world of Circular Economy as part of the cohort’s week-long corporate challenge.

The Circular Economy Corporate Challenge is a week-long live challenge during which Exeter MBA teams draw on their learning from the Designing a Better Future for All module and apply it to a real-world challenge.

This year the live challenge was presented in collaboration with DS Smith, a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services in Europe and North America, with coaching from MBA...

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IMP Software, MAT finance specialists.

New product launch by Exeter-based IMP Software

Authored by Phil Smith
Posted: Mon, 06/12/2023 - 2:45pm

Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) will be able to maximise educational success by ensuring the effective deployment of resources and design the best curriculum they can afford, following the launch of Exeter-based IMP Software’s new Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) product.

IMP ICFP enables data-driven conversations between financial and curriculum leadership, supported by real-time visibility; an integrated staffing model where both budgets and curriculum planning through the same staffing dataset remove the need to manually populate data; and, for the first time, multi-...

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Erasmus+ is finally killed off in the UK

Authored by enriqueruc
Posted: Mon, 06/12/2023 - 1:36pm

After the UK under the premiership of Boris Johnson decided to opt out of the Erasmus study scheme with the new deal they eventually forged with the EU and also, despite the European attempts to keep the UK and their institutions in their scheme, the current Erasmus+ projects in UK Education are gradually coming to an end.

Mr Enrique Ruiz Cano was chosen as an Erasmus+ ambassador in late 2021 after his extremely professional commitment to this EU initiative over the last decade, especially in the UK and Spain. He led a network of Primary schools in south Devon including Exeter...

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UK-wide funding boost for STEM learning opportunities in schools

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2023 - 8:50pm

The National Space Academy has announced its participation in Space to Learn, a new scheme funded by the UK Space Agency which is dedicated to improving access to STEM careers and learning opportunities for young people across the UK.

Since 2008, the National Space Academy has been delivering high quality curriculum-focused masterclasses which use space as an inspirational context to excite the next generation about the possibilities offered by STEM subjects.

The Space to Learn project means that these opportunities, along with careers conferences and space camps, will...

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Revolutionizing the Industry: The Evolution and Impact of Interior Design Software

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Wed, 06/07/2023 - 8:16am
Introduction

The interior design industry has undergone a significant transformation with the advent of technology and the rise of interior design software. This powerful tool has revolutionized the way designers conceptualize, visualize, and execute their ideas. From streamlining the design process to enhancing communication and collaboration, interior design software has had a profound impact on the industry. For advanced software solutions, you can consider Foyr. Foyr is an innovative technology company that specializes in providing advanced software solutions for the architecture,...

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University of Exeter introduces Digital Internship Scheme for students

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/28/2023 - 7:28am

The University of Exeter has welcomed nine students from a variety of faculties and subjects on its Digital Internship Scheme through its Student Campus Partnership.

The interns will take up the role of Digital Strategy Communication and Engagement Assistants and will support the Digital team with communication and engagement activity for the Digital Strategy and any of its associated products, services, and events, especially those related to the student experience and digital upskilling.

The University of Exeter first launched its 2030 Digital Strategy last year and...

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Bikeability in Devon - 100,000 and counting!

More than 100,000 children in Devon have now received Bikeability cycle training.

The impressive milestone has been reached after 17 years of the scheme being run in the county by Devon County Council.

West Exe School pupil Beatrice Stothert is the 100,000th Bikeability trainee in Devon. To celebrate the occasion, she was presented with a certificate by Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member with responsibility for cycling.

Beatrice, aged 11, gained her Bikeability Level 3 award. She said: “I was really surprised to hear that I was the 100...

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St Luke's Life to the full

St Luke’s Church of England School students live life to the full

Authored by Emma.Darke
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2023 - 7:42pm

St Luke’s Church of England School has recently been graded good by a recent SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) report, with the Inspector commenting on how the school’s vision of ensuring all students live life to the full motivates and energises all students and how the school’s values enable its community to live well together.

The SIAMS inspection, which took place prior to the Easter break, plays a significant part in Church Schools and is used to consider how well a school uses its Christian distinctiveness, the inspector comments “Pupils and...

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How The Royal Ballet School Helps Primary Schools Teach Dance Through Primary Steps on Demand

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Fri, 03/31/2023 - 1:11pm

While dance is a mandatory component of the curriculum for all UK primary schools, many schools have little-to-no dance provision. This lack of resources is more likely to affect less affluent areas, where several schools don’t have the funding, resources, or curriculum capacity to teach dance effectively.

Fortunately, The Royal Ballet School is helping primary schools overcome this challenge with a flexible online programme that gets children dancing from £3 per student: Primary Steps on Demand.

This is how the on-demand programme makes it easy for primary schools to...

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