Education

Isca Academy Staff Perform Christmas Panto for Students

The final day of term at Isca Academy ended on a high as staff from across the school came together to perform a festive Christmas pantomime for students.

Teaching staff, support staff and senior leaders swapped classrooms and offices for the stage, delivering an Isca-style take on classic pantomime stories.

The performance was packed with audience participation and jokes, including playful nods to school routines, busy corridors between lessons, and the traditional cry of “oh no it isn’t!”.

Students filled the hall with laughter as staff embraced the spirit of...

Full story

No Label No Limit for young women in Devon schools

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/30/2022 - 5:24pm

A Heart of the South West (HotSW) Careers Hub * programme has been launched across 14 schools in Devon to help raise the confidence and aspirations of 500 young women.

The No Label No Limit programme is a personal development programme, inspiring and empowering young women in year nine and 10 to reach their potential.

Funded by The Careers & Enterprise Company , No Label No Limit will explore whether tailored personal development and careers support significantly improves self-belief, social and emotional capabilities, attendance, application to learning, behaviour...

Read more
Children in uniform working with digital devices in the Year 6 lecture theatre

Broadclyst Community Primary School retains its Ofsted Outstanding status

Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) has been awarded Outstanding status in all areas.

The school has held the status since 2008, under previous inspection regimes, and has now retained the award, in spite of a more rigorous, new Ofsted framework, in which approximately only 3% of schools nationally achieve the outstanding judgement. Moreover, the news follows the announcement that only 20% of previously outstanding schools have been able to retain the award since the current approach began.

The founding school of the Cornerstone Academy Trust, BCPS has a national and...

Read more

University of Exeter Business School wins Business School of the Year in industry “Oscars”

The University of Exeter Business School has been named Business School of the Year in the 2022 Times Higher Education Awards, known as the “Oscars” of higher education.

Awarded last night (Thursday Nov 17), the accolade is among the most prestigious in the industry, in recognition of the University of Exeter Business School’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis. The School has made sustainability a major focus of its strategy and mission through research, education and partnerships, in line with its strong belief that business has a crucial role to play in tackling the...

Read more

New speech and language courses to help young children catch up after COVID-19

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/03/2022 - 4:41pm

Research conducted in schools last year revealed that the coronavirus pandemic, with its lockdowns and restrictions, held back many young children's speech and language development.

So, Devon County Council has created new courses which are available to parents and carers, and staff who work with children and young people, to help children catch up and reach their potential.

The Education Endowment Foundation research suggested that measures taken to address the pandemic deprived young children of social contact and opportunities that would normally have helped develop...

Read more

Forest School Fun at The New School

An Exeter pre-prep and nursery is celebrating the success of its newly launched Forest School. The New School, an independent setting based on the edge of the city caters for children aged 3-7 and has a strong reputation for blending academic excellence with a caring, family feel.

The school, which became part of the Exeter School family in 2021 sits in an acre of leafy space in the village of Exminster and has undergone extensive refurbishment during that period. Part of this renovation project has seen the outside space repurposed, with a new nature trail running around the...

Read more

Jobs fair to help South West employers tackle talent shortage

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 10/25/2022 - 7:23pm

Local businesses are invited to attend a free virtual jobs fair on Tuesday 22nd November 2022, 10am - 2pm to connect with local adults who have recently completed a Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamp.

Train4Tomorrow digital and technical Skills Bootcamps, delivered by Devon County Council , provide a solution to the region’s recruitment challenges by training employed, self-employed and unemployed adults in Devon and Cornwall.

The Skills Bootcamps offer free training, lasting up to 16 weeks, in areas such as digital marketing, IT, cyber security, software development,...

Read more

Free training courses help Devon residents move into growth sectors with higher earnings

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Mon, 10/17/2022 - 10:28pm

Adults in Devon have the chance to gain skills in the region’s fastest-growing sectors through the latest wave of Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps.

Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps , delivered by Devon County Council and Cornwall Council, offer a range of fully-funded digital and technical courses for anyone looking to move into a new career.

The 16 weeks of training offers free access to courses that would normally cost between £1,500 and £3,000.

The courses have been developed with the help of training partners and employers to meet live, open vacancies covering...

Read more

Exeter strengthens top 150 position in latest influential rankings 

The University of Exeter’s has strengthened in place in the top 150 worldwide in the latest influential league table, published today (October 12th)

Exeter is ranked =137th in the world in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings – a rise of 6 places – reinforcing its increasing global reputation in recent years.

The University has retained its position in the top 20 in the UK in the league table, remaining 19th .

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings are based 13 separate performance measures covering all of the core missions...

Read more

Just one in 25 of teachers in South West thinks the current education system fully supports deaf children 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/12/2022 - 7:45pm

Just one in 25 of teachers in the South West of England think the current education system allows deaf children to hit their full potential, a new survey from the National Deaf Children’s Society reveals.

The poll, of around 5,700 primary and secondary school teachers from across England, released today, found around six in ten teachers in the South West believe deaf children will continue to underachieve at school without changes to the current system.

Even though deafness is not a learning disability, deaf children already achieve less than their hearing classmates at...

Read more
Repton School

Repton School Welcomes Students for 2022 Autumn Term

Authored by miajacobs
Posted: Tue, 10/11/2022 - 11:23pm

As usual, this autumn, Repton School, one of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools, has welcomed new and returning students for the academic year. Each September, Repton School in Derbyshire greets several hundred pupils entering Year 9, Year 10, and Year 12 (for the start of Sixth Form) and aims to inspire, challenge, and nurture each young person to achieve their best during their educational journey.

Repton Headmaster Mark Semmence’s recent reflections on the previous academic year touched on the hard work and enthusiasm of the School’s students and tireless dedication...

Read more
your pets daily logo
Home Education Daily logo
Food and Drink Daily logo in red, white and black
your beauty daily logo with heart

Top video

Selco Builders Warehouse | England Rugby star Jack Nowell visits Exeter Saracens junior teams

England ace Jack delivers tips to Saracens

Exeter Weather