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Thomas Hall Students Create New School Mural with Local Artist Pete the Poet

Students at Thomas Hall School in Exeter have worked with artist Pete Stevenson, known as Pete the Poet, to create a striking new mural that will welcome students and visitors to the school.

The large artwork, installed at the main entrance, has been inspired by the beauty of the grounds and the diversity of the school community. It also reflects the school's values of Belong, Inspire and Grow, with students working alongside Pete to add their own creative touches and help shape the final design.

The mural includes a colourful meadow scene, with students contributing...

St James School at Astellas Innovation Challenge Final

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Posted: Fri, 11/28/2014 - 5:16pm

Rachel Riley – TV presenter and Oxford Maths graduate – proudly announced the victors of the inaugural Astellas Innovation Challenge and awarded prizes for first, second and third place winners alongside competition ambassador and host Dr Kevin Fong and Astellas CEO, Ken Jones.

The competition asked students aged 14-16 to design a mobile app to encourage healthy living, with an aim to increase interest amongst school students in taking up Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at university and beyond. The winners, from St Paul’s Catholic College, in West...

Double success for ‘inspirational’ primary school

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Posted: Wed, 11/26/2014 - 2:29pm

Staff and pupils at All Saints Primary School in Axminster are celebrating another outstanding inspection report just days after they had been named one of the top 200 primary schools in the country.

A new inspection of the Church of England school by diocesan inspectors has pronounced it outstanding.

And to celebrate, the Bishop of Crediton, the Right Revd Nick McKinnel, will visit the school on Wednesday 3 December.

The new inspection follows All Saints being identified in the Sunday Times’ influential Parent Power annual survey as one of the top 200 state primary...

Pupils take over council for a day

Forty pupils from local primary schools ‘took over’ East Devon District Council for a day and had their say on how it should be run.

On Friday 21 November pupils visited the council’s HQ at Knowle in Sidmouth to learn more about its services and meet staff and Councillors.

The youngsters were from Marpool Primary School, Exmouth, Broadclyst Community Primary School, Honiton Primary School and Whimple Primary School.

The 10 and 11 year olds were taking part in national Takeover Day, which aims to get children and young people involved with how decisions are made. It...

Exeter Deaf Academy students quiz MP

Exeter Deaf Academy students took to London earlier this month to conduct their own ‘Parliament Question Time’ in the Houses of Parliament with Exeter MP, Ben Bradshaw.

Following a very successful visit to the Deaf Academy from Ben Bradshaw last year, Exeter Deaf Academy’s School Council were invited to the Houses of Parliament to meet with him and to tour around the Houses of Commons and House of Lords.

The School Council’s visit to London began with a bird’s eye view of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster skyline as they embarked on a trip on the London Eye. The next...

Promoting Devon's creative children

Launched in September, Young Creatives is an award scheme created by holidaycottages.co.uk in partnership with Devon Libraries. Aiming to promote creativity in children and young adults, the award scheme asks schools, parents and families to work together to encourage children to spend more time being creative and enjoying Devon, instead of playing video games or watching TV.

Devon schools above national average on exams

Pupils in Devon schools are doing better than their colleagues in tests right through their primary and secondary careers.

New figures released by Devon County Council show that local children are beating the national and regional averages in tests in every single phase of compulsory education.

In Early Years, 68 per cent of children in Devon are achieving a good level of development compared to 60 per cent nationally and 62 per cent regionally.

This places Devon in the top ten of local authorities throughout the country, according to research by University College...

Dr Simon Singh visits Exeter School

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Posted: Thu, 11/13/2014 - 1:59pm

Popular science communicator Dr Simon Singh, MBE visited Exeter School on Monday 10 November to give a talk for 700 school children from across Exeter and beyond.

They were fascinated to hear how physics is involved in everything from the Big Bang to The Simpsons. Dr Singh told them how developments in physics have allowed us to understand our universe, as well as develop new technologies which we all rely on, such as smartphones.

They discovered how studying the subject could lead to careers as diverse as creating Hollywood film animations or solving solutions to global...

£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

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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...

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