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Exeter school celebrates the birthday of the bard!

West Exe School , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , celebrated Shakespeare’s birthday this week.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon , England, in April 1564. The exact date of his birth is not recorded, but it is most often celebrated around the world on the 23rd of April. Shakespeare also died on 23 April; in 1616, when he was 52 years of age.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust states that:

Shakespeare’s baptism is recorded in the Parish Register at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday 26 April 1564. Baptisms typically took place...

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2020 students keep Exeter College top of the class

Exeter College students are celebrating success on A Level Results Day once again, with an outstanding pass rate of 99.5% and high grades (A* to B) of 56%, ahead of the national average for another year, continuing the College’s legacy of outstanding results.

In this unprecedented academic year, the College has now received results for students studying A Levels, the International Baccalaureate and Access to Higher Education courses, all of which have been based on some form of calculated teacher assessment. The professionalism and integrity of the College’s teachers and the talent...

A Level and Diploma results: STEM specialist school celebrates results

After a year full of challenges, students from South Devon University Technical College (UTC) are celebrating today after receiving impressive A Level and Diploma results.

Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college opened its doors from 8:30am this morning for the scientists and engineers of the future to collect their exam results. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, A Level exams were cancelled this year, so exam boards have instead given out grades based on assessments and rankings supplied by the teachers at South Devon UTC.

There is much to celebrate with 50% of...

How to Choose a Good Trade School

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:09am

Trade schools are favored by students who prefer a more specific brand of education. Trade schools lead directly to a student’s chosen career, as opposed to university, which many students go into completely clueless about their futures. Trade schools, or vocational schools as they are more commonly known, focus on trades such as electricity, plumbing, and tree surgery. If you have a specific career path in mind, then a trade school may well be for you. Most trade school students will go onto start their own businesses or start businesses with friends and family and are far more likely to...

DVD vs Online Courses: An In-Depth Comparison

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 08/10/2020 - 8:43am

Our lives are constantly being transformed by advances in technology and one area where this is noticeable is in education. The way we learn is changing all the time with traditional classrooms, chalkboards, and books being replaced with multimedia syllabuses, remote lessons, and online resource libraries. One of the forerunners in education’s technological revolution was DVD courses which provided teachers and students with diverse, interactive learning options. For years, educational DVDs were at the absolute cutting edge of digital learning, until the phenomenal rise of the internet....

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8 Great Tips on How to Improve You Writing Skills

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Sat, 08/08/2020 - 2:44am

Well researched tips on the best courses of action that you should take as a university-level student to ensure that you improve your writing skills.

Every writer needs to have excellent skills and unique writing styles. A writer’s style in delivering the message is what attracts the audience rather than the idea. There are some elements that every good writer should consider, such as short sentences, simple words, and language that engages readers. While striving to preserve and maintain your unique tone, you can improve your style by being keener on arranging your words and how...

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Email Management Mistakes To Avoid In 2020

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 6:09am

We all are living in an era where we need to use the fruitful outcomes of technology to maintain the professional as well as personal life flawlessly. Different types of communication modes are playing an important role in our professional life and email is one of them.

We all are familiar with email and we know the importance of mails very well. But, you might be surprised to know that if you don’t have proper inbox management skills, you will not get any sort of benefits.

Moreover, your productivity will also be hampered. Email management skill is something that you...

Success for Exeter College Medical and Oxbridge Applicants

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Wed, 07/29/2020 - 11:15am

Students from Exeter College applying to study medical-based courses at university are celebrating as a massive 70% of applicants to these courses have been successful in securing offers on these highly sought-after courses.

Applications to study medical-related courses at university generally begin earlier in the academic year than normal courses and can be a demanding process as students outline their ambitions in the field.

Fortunately, thanks in part to the work of Exeter College’s exemplary Reach Academy, students have excelled in their applications, with 22 students...

Exeter College International Baccalaureate (IB) students celebrate 100% pass rate

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Tue, 07/14/2020 - 12:53pm

Exeter College students are celebrating after achieving a 100% pass rate in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) results.

This year over a third of students (34.3%) achieved 40+ points. This is the equivalent of five A Levels at A/A*, putting them in the top five to ten per cent of students in the entire world. One candidate, Julietta Harris, achieved an incredible 45 out of 45 possible points and will be heading to Oxford to study Law with European Law in September.

The IB is an internationally recognised qualification which allows students to study six subjects...

The Exeter College graduate behind one of art’s biggest lockdown trends 

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Sun, 07/05/2020 - 10:33am

An Exeter College art graduate has been the inspiration behind one of lockdown’s more unique art trends.

Since the Government’s lockdown of the country in March, a number of artists have been looking for an outlet for their creative flair and have taken to recreating classic pieces of art from the comfort of their own home using photography.

But Anna Grayson, from Teignmouth, has been producing work like this for years, having originally experimented with this photographic art style while studying an Access to Higher Education Art course with Exeter College in 2012....

How to Improve Your Learning of the English Vocabulary

Whether you have just learned to speak English, or you are a native, there are many benefits one can derive from improving your vocabulary. The English language is one of the hardest in the world to master, and that is certainly no surprise. The English language is one of beauty and wonder, and some of the world's most prestigious writers and poets have been of English descent. In order to speak better English and have a wider vocabulary, there are a few things you can do.

If English is not your first language, then this guide aims to help you in improving your vocabulary, and if...

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