Education

Several students from West Exe School , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , recently took part in Philosothon UK.

A Philosothon is a friendly “competition” between small teams in which students participate in a series of “Communities of Inquiry” and are judged by the quality of their participation. Students are asked to consider open-ended questions which require an extended response and typically involve appeal to more than one discipline.

Students are asked to have a conversation in mixed age group teams about a clearly defined philosophical or ethical issue. They are judged...

Pupils from six local primary schools have taken part in a tag rugby festival at West Exe School, part of the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust , thanks to the school’s Primary Sports Offer.

The primary schools taking advantage of West Exe’s Primary Sports Offer are Alphington, Exwick Heights, Ide, Bowhill, St Gabriel’s and St Thomas. Each school is invited to participate in six festivals across the school year, these involve a wide range of sports from cross country and multi skills to tag rugby.

Each school also takes part in a Year 6 Competitive sporting league in...

The University of Exeter is “revolutionary” in its commitment to providing degree apprenticeships, according to the UK’s Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, who visited the University on Tuesday.

An alumnus of the University, The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP returned to Exeter during National Apprenticeship Week to hear more about the University’s apprenticeship provision as well as meet with apprentices and the University’s employer partners.

The University of Exeter is the leading provider of Degree Apprenticeships nationally and the largest provider...

PRISM Exeter is excited to announce the speakers for their LGBT+ History month event on Wednesday 28th February at Exeter Library . The event will showcase the work of two LGBTQ+ people working in very different areas of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine), from crows to the cosmos.

The organiser for the speakers event, Dr Charlie Wand, said "Since 2016, PRISM Exeter has been on a mission to to create paths into STEMM for LGBTQ+ people by increasing exposure to others just like them, but that doesn't mean you have to be queer to come along! We welcome...