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Wynstream’s Dodgeball Stars Advance to National Finals for Third Year Running

Wynstream Primary School in Exeter, part of Education South West , is celebrating a remarkable sporting achievement as its Under 11 Dodgeball team progressed to the National Finals for the third consecutive year, this time achieving their highest-ever finish at the regional stage with a runner-up position.

The team stormed through the group stage with an unbeaten 100% record, winning all five matches to top their group. They then overcame Montgomery in the semi-finals, a team they had never beaten before, in a thrilling match that secured them a place in the final.

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Pupils get a taste of life at the RD&E

Thirty-six pupils from schools across Exeter visited the RD&E for their Work Observation Week to make a first step towards their future career.

The annual programme gives young people in Year 10 and above the chance to find out how the RD&E works and to consider the many different jobs the NHS has to offer.

A highlight of the programme was the ‘mock ward’ exercise in the RILD Clinical Skills rooms, which gave pupils the opportunity to experience how a real-life ward is run. By acting out the roles of doctors, physios, OT, nurses and housekeepers alongside RD&E...

Exeter University offers free business course

A new initiative, due to launch in September, will allow anyone in the South West or anywhere in the world to study business for free at the top ten ranked University of Exeter Business School, thanks to a collaboration between global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and online learning platform FutureLearn.

Together, they are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Discovering Business in Society – which is free to study and open to anyone in the world with access to the internet. The aim of the eight week course is to give anyone...

All time high GCSE results for Exeter School

Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating another round of consistently good GCSE results which have set two new records in excellence.

51.3% of all grades were A*, beating the School's record of 47.1%, and a record 82.5% were A* or A grades, compared to last year's 80.3%.

99.3% of grades were A* - C.

There were many high achievers across the range of 19 subjects with 71 pupils achieving eight or more A* or A grades.

Thirty-nine pupils scored 10 A*/A grades.

12 pupils scored ten A*s. These highest individual achievers included Pinhoe...

Outstanding A Level results for Devon's outstanding college

A Level students and staff at Exeter College, have continued a year of outstanding news with today's announcement of a 99.5% pass rate.

Over 780 students from across Exeter, Devon and Torbay received their A2 results today at the college and half have achieved the high grades A*, A and B grades, enabling them to progress to top universities in the future.

With these results Exeter will continue to rank amongst the country's top Sixth Form Colleges, as illustrated by an impressive 114 A* grades at A Level.

Students taking the very popular traditional subjects of...

Record breaking results for Exeter School

Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating a record year for A Level results with an overall pass rate of 100% for the eleventh year in a row.

24% of all grades were A*, a record 66% of grades were either A* or A and a record 89% of all grades were A*, A or B.

41 pupils - almost half of Exeter School's Upper Sixth - achieved more than three A*/A grades this summer.

Among the high achievers, there were five who secured four A* grades each.

These top scorers are Jonty Bradley-Thrush (Maths at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge), Gwyneth Everson...

Exeter student earns first class degree

A student from Exeter has earned a First Class Honours degree after completing her studies at the University of Worcester.

Morgaine Wilkinson, 23, will graduate at Worcester Cathedral in November.

Morgaine, a former pupil of St Luke’s Science and Sports College who studied Drama and Performance, said: “I’ve loved my three years at Worcester. My course was really well suited to me and has helped me nurture my skills and talents, given me so much confidence and opened my eyes to more than I could ever have imagined.

“When I saw I had achieved a first I didn’t quite...

Writers’ workshops with Teresa Driscoll

Former BBC Spotlight presenter Teresa Driscoll will soon be touring Devon's libraries with a workshop to help aspiring writers.

Tickets are free (with a refundable deposit of £5) and will be available in the libraries below from Saturday 9 August.

The workshop Short stories: for pleasure and for profit is suitable for new and aspiring writers of short fiction and is a relaxed and fun session designed to build confidence and help writers to find their own voice. The session is pitched to suit a broad range of ages and experience but is for adults only, please. Absolute...

GCSE German pupil wins Goethe Institut prize

A GCSE German pupil from Exeter School has won a prestigious Goethe Institut prize.

Middle Fifth (Year 10) pupil Theo Bently Curtin was awarded a special award for his extraordinarily unique and creative entry in the Comic Writing category of the Digital Days 2014 - Reisefieber Competition.

Judges found Theo's thorough and high-standard implementation along with a strong demonstration of his German language skills to be very convincing.

Judges said that Theo's extra effort to join in the competition proved his commitment to learning languages and developing...

Exeter Junior School is top class!

Budding entrepreneurs at an Exeter Junior School have proven to be top of their class when it comes to turning ideas into cash thanks to Virgin Money.

The pupils at Exeter Junior School took part in the Virgin Money Make £5 Grow Scheme and were tasked with setting up their own mini business from an initial loan of £5.

The aim was to make as much profit as possible. They marketed and sold their products at school events and some teams organised their own sales outside school.

Short listed teams then faced the Dragons' Den made up of staff across the Junior and Senior...

Children prove they are real jet setters

Year 4 students from South Tawton School in South Zeal got to experience what it feels like to fly a Boeing 737-800 aircraft during a fun-filled morning at the newly launched Virtual Jet Centre located at the Xpressway Business Park in Chudleigh, just outside Exeter.

The Virtual Jet Centre offers ‘Fear of Flying’ courses, family experience days and pilot and cabin crew training from its state-of-the-art centre, which opened its doors in May, 2014.

Ceri Hoggins, Year 4 teacher at South Tawton School, comments: “The children work towards gaining points for good behavior...

Education

Wynstream’s Dodgeball Stars Advance to National Finals for Third Year Running

Pupils get a taste of life at the RD&E

Exeter University offers free business course

All time high GCSE results for Exeter School

Outstanding A Level results for Devon's outstanding college

Record breaking results for Exeter School

Exeter student earns first class degree

Writers’ workshops with Teresa Driscoll

GCSE German pupil wins Goethe Institut prize

Exeter Junior School is top class!

Children prove they are real jet setters

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