Education

Avanti Hall School in Exeter is to be transferred to a new Multi Academy Trust, with the aim of helping the undersubscribed school grow. It is proposed that Reach South Academy Trust, which currently runs fifteen academies in the South West, will take over the management of the school later in the year.

Since 2019, the school has been operated by the Avanti Schools Trust, having previously been a Steiner Academy. The Avanti Schools Trust has worked hard to improve standards of teaching and learning for pupils. However, low pupil numbers at the school have had an impact on the...

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...