Education

The number of UK schools with international links has gone downhill since Brexit kicked in and the UK government’s decision to opt out of the Erasmus+ study scheme.

Redhills Primary school from Exeter back in early 2014 led by Mr Stuart Busby (headteacher of the school in those days) set up a pioneering link with Mr Enrique Ruiz Cano’s old school in Lorca, Spain and a school in Riga, Latvia so as to get an innovative project off the ground.

This initiative included both online collaborative activities between the students from the 3 countries and physical mobilities of...

A talented Exeter School pupil has been selected for the prestigious National Youth Theatre. Emily who is in Year Ten, is taking Drama at GCSE and recently started LAMDA acting lessons which are offered at school. She has taken part in many Exeter School productions since joining in Year Three, including the recent performance of ‘The Odyssey’.

Emily attended an NYT audition day held at Exeter School for pupils in March. This involved a three-hour workshop followed by an individual audition with a NYT director where she had to perform a monologue of her choice. Emily found out...

A national recruitment campaign is coming to Exeter to encourage local people to find out more about life as a teacher. The session aims to inspire more people in the region to join a unique profession that helps shape the lives of the next generation.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the benefits and rewards of teaching can visit the Train to Teach event at Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP on Tuesday 17th May 2022 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.

Visitors will be able to find out how to get into teaching from expert advisers, training...

It’s safe to say that coding is something we’re all familiar with. As the instructions tell computers and electronic devices what to do, coding is intrinsic to life as we know it – one entwined with technology.

Although you may believe that coding is reserved for a select few technologically advanced individuals, that’s not necessarily the case. In fact, according to a recent study by Raspberry Pi and coding experts Okdo , the parents of children who have learnt coding ranked their children’s aptitude for maths, writing, creative thinking, communication and teamwork as ‘above...