Education

A new support programme is being launched to help adults in Devon to improve their maths skills.

Devon Multiply, which is funded by the UK Government and managed by Devon County Council, is inviting innovative proposals to deliver numeracy skills training among adults in Devon, particularly to those who are harder to reach.

Grant funding from £20,000 to £250,000 is available to projects that submit a successful application. Organisations, that are eligible to apply include private businesses, public organisations, voluntary organisations, charities, community groups and...

On October 5th, Baldwins Auctions are hosting a sale featuring one of the largest collections of 17th century tokens from Devon, The Patrick Deane Collection.

In the 1640s, 50s, 60s and early 70s, due to the Civil War, there was no small copper change in circulation. This caused tremendous problems for the ordinary folk throughout the land who needed the smaller denominations for everyday necessities such as buying food and drink. Without small change available shopkeepers hit upon the idea of issuing their own copper coins to keep the local economy going. They knew that they...

Foot Anstey LLP has welcomed 13 new trainees based across three of its locations.

Billy Blackall, James Collard, Ffion Davies, Greg Humphries, Ben Kay, Clara Pike-Siew and Oliver Toomey will be based from the firm's Bristol office; Jake Christopherson, Lauren Donnison, Chloe-Ann Roberts, Prem Shah and Giles Tidy will join the team in its Exeter office, while the Southampton office will welcome Sioned Harries.

The trainee programme at Foot Anstey is designed to help young lawyers achieve their ambitions and become the very best in their chosen field of law. The trainees will...

English language businesses are currently booming in Ireland after Brexit kicked in back in 2021. What is more, a considerable amount of schools and universities around Europe are also now striving to make links with Irish organisations in the Republic of Ireland which is a EU member owing to the fact that the UK government decided to opt out of Erasmus+.

Muire gan Smal Presentation Primary school from Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland has been successful when it comes to gaining Erasmus+ funding from the EU. This has recently let them make new links with Italy, Denmark and especially...