Education

The latest phase of improvements to Exeter School has now come to an end with the inauguration of the enlarged dining hall and its smart copper-clad façade.

The newly extended School Hall will be used to its full capacity this week with the Senior School Production of ‘An Italian Straw Hat’ running 28 – 30 November.

Over the past 18 months, the Exeter School Governors have expressed their confidence in the vibrant future by investing well over £2m in providing enhanced facilities across the whole School.

The exciting new Atrium extension to the Junior School, opened...

Southbrook School pupils are growing seasonal vegetables in their allotment and making soup for the homeless of Exeter. The Soup Kitchen at St David’s Church receives batches of nutritious soup from Southbrook which is distributed on Thursday evenings to the homeless.

The project won this year’s ‘Excellence in Exeter Community Award’ competiton for school based projects that have a direct benefit to the local community. The award forms part of the University of Exeter’s annual ‘Excellence in Exeter’ graduation style awards evening; designed to encourage young people to engage with...

A new study on student perceptions by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has highlighted the fact that a vast number of students are unhappy with the number of contact hours they receive at university.

Findings have shown that some have as little as two hours of lectures a week, which seems to be incredibly poor value for money, particularly with the recent rise in tuition fees. The study found dissatisfaction to be highest among those studying Arts and Social Sciences, with one joint Arts student remarking that “£3,000 is a huge amount of money to spend on...

After the cosy day on Friday spent in our pyjamas, the total we raised is in, £110.55! Thanks to all who ate cake, had their hair done, played ping pong and guessed the baby photos. Our staff were once so adorable weren’t they?

BBC Spotlight also joined our antics, coming to film and featuring us in their Children In Need montage. Take a look here , there are some familar faces at 2.05.

We're glad to see the whole of Exeter Deaf Academy getting involved and hope it will be just as fun next year.

A big cheque is now on its way to Children In Need HQ.