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Find World Book Day costumes for free in Devon libraries

Libraries Unlimited is partnering with Recycle Devon to bring World Book Day costume swap rails to 15 libraries in Devon. World Book Day 2026 is Thursday, 5th March and library swap rails are running from 16th February to 8th March. Customers are invited to donate outgrown, unwanted children’s costumes in good, wearable condition. Costumes will be available to take home for free!

The World Book Day costume swap rails follow on the back of the hugely successful Halloween costume swap which ran last year. The costume rails are easy to use, simply visit the library to pick up a...

£1m research grant for Exeter academics

The University of Exeter has been awarded £1 million by the Wellcome Trust to establish an initiative aimed at advancing our understanding of living systems and the causes of disease.

The Wellcome Trust’s Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) will greatly enhance the University's capability and capacity in bio-medical data modeling and analysis. It builds upon the successful Biomedical Informatics Hub, previously funded through the Wellcome Trust ISSF.

This award will fund a cohort of Independent Research Fellows to work in the areas of advanced mathematical and...

Record number of students graduate

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:40am

Around 130 Exeter College Higher Education students will don their caps and gowns on today (Friday 24 October and take to the streets to process through the city for their Graduation Ceremony, which is being held at Exeter Cathedral at 3.00pm.

With the Cathedral providing the stunning backdrop to the formal ceremony, the College’s largest cohort of graduates to date will be joined by over 500 guests to celebrate their achievements at this spectacular event, including the Lord Mayor, representatives of Exeter College and its Board of Governors, VIPs from Devon’s schools, colleges,...

Santander donation boosts education for deaf children

Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education has received £2,220 to fund new equipment for its Sensory Pod to support students’ physical and emotional development needs.

The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation, which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities.

The much needed equipment includes a touch activated bubble tube, a UV lamp, soft play items and a play tunnel. The donation supports the work of the Deaf Academy’s Occupational Therapy Team who are already starting to see positive results as the...

Day nursery opens in Broadclyst

An exciting evening was had by all at Echoes Childcare when it was officially opened by Alex Brown from Exeter Chiefs.

The children's day nursery and holiday club opened it's doors on the 1st of September and is owned by Jo Cook and Michele Stevens, two childcare professionals who had a dream to open their own nursery over 24years ago.

Echoes (Every Child has the Opportunity for an Excellent Start ) is situated at the old Broadclyst station and was formerly the Hungry Fox public house.

The building has had extensive remodelling and an extension added to it...

Ted Wragg Trust to run new Cranbrook school

An Exeter educational trust has been selected to run Cranbrook’s new two to 16 all-through school.

The Ted Wragg Trust already numbers Isca and St James secondary schools and Whipton Barton infants and junior schools among its members.

Named after distinguished Exeter educationist Ted Wragg, the trust is led by Exeter University, Exeter College, Flybe and EDF.

Devon County Council recommended the Trust as sponsor for the new school and the decision has now been confirmed by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.

New schools cannot be set up by local authorities...

Tesco help children learn where food comes from at Farm Wise event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/16/2014 - 10:55am

Hundreds of schoolchildren were given the opportunity to learn about where their food comes from, by visiting The Tesco Eat Happy Project stand at Farm Wise in Devon.

They joined over 6,400 Devon-based children who have already enjoyed a Farm to Fork Trail in a local Tesco store.

The Tesco Eat Happy Project attended Farm Wise in Devon, an event organised by Devon County Council to educate schoolchildren about the journey their food goes on and its nutritional content. The event was held at the WestPoint Arena, Exeter and started at 9.30am.

Children met local farmers...

Calling all Gifted and Talented Children to the Socrates Society

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/13/2014 - 8:30am

Okehampton Primary School have recently held a number of workshops to provide challenging thinking opportunities for gifted and talented children, these were open to Key Stage 2 pupils gifted in Maths and English.

During the Maths workshop the children built 3D models focusing on triangular numbers and developed team working and team building skills. The English workshop focused on the poem by Christina Rossetti - Goblin Market – and involved story telling, drama and the children wrote and framed their own poems.

This term they aim to further develop the workshop programme...

Exeter School hosts joint lecture

Exeter School hosted a joint local Geographical Association/South West Region Royal Geographical Society evening lecture attended by RGS members and over 100 pupils and parents from Exeter School, King’s Taunton, Taunton School and King Alfred’s School in Burnham on Sea.

Attended by 119 people, the lecture was given by Dr Stewart Barr, senior lecturer in the geography department at Exeter University, on 7 October.

Entitled ‘Are You Doing Your Bit? Environmental Responsibility in an Age of Anthropogenic Climate Change’, this was a fascinating and challenging lecture which...

Digital event will inspire next generation

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 10/09/2014 - 11:10am

Exeter College is part of a collaborative group staging Connected Exeter - a digital design weekend - across the city on 18 and 19 October.

Working with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter, along with the Phoenix, the Met Office and the Fab Lab at Exeter Library, the college will stage a number of design-based challenges in its Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) building situated off Queen Street, across the weekend.

The event is open to the public and aimed at young people of secondary school age up to college age...

Tesco Eat Happy Project attends Farm Wise event

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/08/2014 - 10:58am

Hundreds more schoolchildren will next week be given the opportunity to learn about where their food comes from by visiting The Tesco Eat Happy Project stand, adding to the 6,400 Devon-based children who have already enjoyed a Farm to Fork Trail in a local Tesco store.

The Tesco Eat Happy Project is delighted to be attending Farm Wise in Devon, an event being organised by Devon County Council to educate schoolchildren about the journey their food goes on and its nutritional content. The event takes place at the Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Tuesday 14 October 2014.

Children...

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