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Essential Steps for Minimising Stress and Risk on a School Trip to Brussels

School trips offer valuable educational experiences for students, allowing them to explore new cultures, languages, and historical landmarks. However, organising a school trip requires careful planning and consideration to ensure the safety and well-being of students and minimise potential stress and risk, even in the EU these days . If you're planning a school trip to Brussels, there are several essential steps you can take to minimise stress and risk and ensure a successful and enriching experience for all participants.

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Val Watson

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Midas team building new Deaf Academy go back to the classroom to learn sign language

They may have a huge array of qualifications between them in building trades and site management but the team behind the construction of a permanent new home for the New Deaf Academy are going back to school to learn a new skill – sign language.

People from Midas Construction jumped at the chance to learn more about Deaf Awareness, so they will be better able to communicate with Academy students and staff during the project.

It meant going back to the classroom to understand more about Deaf Awareness as well as learning commonly-used signs, words and phrases under the...

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How to write my research paper on a difficult subject I’m bad at and get an A+

Some assignments seem impossible to complete. And if it’s a subject you know you can’t comprehend, the task appears even more daunting. But what if we told you it’s possible to get an A+ for such a paper? Here are some ideas on how to achieve that goal.

Use Online Custom Paper Help to Finish the Difficult Assignment

The easiest way to solve the problem is to have someone to write my research paper. Custom paper writing services have their blooming time nowadays. It’s a perfect deal: students pay a reasonable price to have their tasks done for them, the writers make good...

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Top ways how to write a very good paperwork

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 12/17/2019 - 8:23am

Writing is never an easy task. A majority of students often find themselves experiencing challenges when it comes to writing an essay. In most cases, some students have given up trying to become better writers. Such learners have come to believe that there is nothing they can do about the problem. Such an attitude has made it impossible for most students to give up perfecting their skills. Students need to appreciate that writing is not difficult. It is something they can learn and perfect. This article offers paper writing tips that individuals need to write good papers.

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Dissertation and Thesis Printing: Choosing the Best Printing Services in Kent

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 12/16/2019 - 5:37am

There comes a time each year when professional printing services in Kent, like Digilab - a highly successful printing service, find themselves inundated with urgent and important requests from students. Some of whom are armed with dissertations, others with a thesis that’s (almost) ready for submission.

Suffice to say, these are the kinds of documents that can heavily influence the author’s future for their entire life.

Academic documents like these are typically products of dozens or even hundreds of hours of intensive research and writing. Proofread , edited and expanded...

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Exeter College Festival of Carols Raises Money for Charities

Students, parents, staff and the Exeter community joined together to celebrate Christmas at Exeter College’s Festival of Carols in the stunning setting of Exeter Cathedral, all in the name of charity.

The annual event celebrated the college’s exceptionally talented students, with performances from the Exeter College orchestra, as well as student choirs and piano and vocal duets.

In addition to starting Christmas celebrations, the Festival of Carols raised important funds for the college’s two nominated charities for the academic year, Cancer Research UK and Exeter Foodbank...

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Exeter College Flying High in NICDEX 2019 Rankings

Exeter College has once again been ranked as one of the top colleges in the country in FE Week’s annual NICDEX rankings. This latest ranking means that Exeter College has never left the top five since the ranking’s inception four years ago. The Ofsted Outstanding college has topped the billing twice, come fifth once and this year’s fourth place ranking means they have been the highest ranked college across the four years since the NICDEX was created.

The NICDEX, created by FE Week Editor Nick Linford, ranks 172 further education providers on four key criteria based on data...

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Research shows Exeter is the second most trending spot for students

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/26/2019 - 3:32pm

New data released today has ranked the locations with the biggest increases in interest for students finding accommodation in 2019, with London’s Hackney revealed as the location with the biggest surge in popularity for students over the past year, according to student accommodation search engine, Mystudenthalls.co m.

The data, which looked at location searches for student accommodation across the UK and Ireland over the past two years, found that Hackney had a 177% surge in interest. The data comes as no surprise with the borough, boasting trendy hotspots Shoreditch and Hoxton,...

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Free adult course on business start-ups to launch at Exeter College

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:19pm

Hopeful business entrepreneurs are being given the chance to level up their skills thanks to Exeter College’s free qualification on creating a business start-up.

Any adult with an interest in developing their business skills or starting their own venture can attend free of charge, whether they are just curious about the subject area or already have some skills they want to develop.

This part time course, which will provide learners with a NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creating a Business Start-Up, is designed for those who want to gain an understanding of how businesses are...

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Record number of schools legging it to Lapland to reduce carbon and congestion

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2019 - 11:02am

A record number of schools across Devon are taking part in this year’s Leg it to Lapland challenge.

Starting on Monday (25 November), over 5,000 children from 20 primary schools in the county will be collecting ‘leg miles’ for every human powered journey they make to and from school, in a bid to be the first to travel 2,100 miles - the equivalent distance from Devon to Lapland. Walking, cycling and scooting all count towards the goal.

The challenge aims to decrease the number of cars used on the school run and is organised by Sustrans – the charity making it easier to walk...

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School payground design competition

The TPDAL school playground competition is currently open to submissions. Let’s learn more about this playground design competition, the purpose of it and the organization behind it.

What is the purpose of the TDPAL playground competition?

The playground competition helps TPDAL connect with many potential clients. However, the main benefit of the competition is that it engages children in the design of their world. They learn that don’t have to be adults to make a difference, and TDPAL learns from kids what they really want. The winner of last year’s competition was six...

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