Education

It wasn’t only secondary school students across the county who received their GCSE results yesterday (Thursday 24 August) - Learn Devon's adult learners were also collecting theirs.

Across all four of Learn Devon's centres - Bideford, Exmouth, Newton Abbot and Tavistock - adult learners dropped in to pick up their results and celebrate their efforts with staff, tutors and their families.

Among those celebrating at the Kennaway Centre in Exmouth after getting her grades was Natasha Cox, who got the Maths GCSE qualification she wanted.

Natasha said: “I’m over the...

In an era where our lives are increasingly associated with technology, the concept of security has transcended physical boundaries and ventured into the vast and intricate realm of cyberspace. This is the age of cyber security, a dynamic and ever-evolving discipline that has assumed an unprecedented scope in our modern lives.

With each passing day, the scope of cyber security widens and opens numerous opportunities for students who have completed a cyber security course. A cyber security programme covers a wide range of topics including network security, ethical hacking,...

Experts will use magic tricks to explain human actions and to illustrate how they help people to make sense of the world as part of the British Science Festival in Exeter.

The event, held at the Exeter Phoenix, will showcase University of Exeter research on how entertainment magic can help explain the fallibility of perception and reasoning.

Brian Rappert, a sociologist from the University of Exeter, and Gustav Kuhn a psychologist from the University of Plymouth, will perform sleight of hand tricks and illusions. The audience will be able to ask questions and will be...

Some of Exeter’s most historic buildings are teaming up to offer schoolchildren educational tours.

Exeter Cathedral has joined forces with Exeter’s historic Guildhall, St Nicholas Priory, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, and Exeter Custom House to offer new learning opportunities at the famous buildings.

Other historic buildings in the city, including Tucker’s Hall, Exeter Mosque and Exeter Synagogue are also getting involved in the initiative.

The partnership between the Cathedral and Exeter City Council will promote the historic locations to...