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Whipton Barton Federation Celebrates Top Science Quality Award

Whipton Barton Federation has been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM), a national accolade awarded for exceptional science teaching and strong subject leadership.

The award recognises the school’s strong focus on high quality science teaching and its success in sparking pupils’ curiosity through hands-on investigation and exploration. The assessment team highlighted that the school has shaped an effective development plan that ensures science teaching is engaging, challenging and accessible for all pupils, including those with special educational needs. They also...

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Exceptional Student Talent Celebrated at Exeter College Awards

The Exeter College Student Awards moved to a virtual celebration this year to recognise exceptional student achievements. In total, 21 categories were awarded, celebrating students from across the College’s wide range of subjects and specialties.

Students’ hard work, dedication and passion is part of what makes Exeter College truly outstanding and this event, although virtual, is a way of recognising students' commitment and ambition for what they do.

Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive John Laramy CBE said, “The Exeter College Student Awards are always a...

What is CISMP?

CISMP , or rather Certificate in Information Security Management Principles, is a certificate course that you can take to familiarize yourself with the principles of managing and securing both personal and corporate/business information. The short course takes just three days, and you can do it online. You get to receive the complete course materials once you subscribe and book for the training online. This course is ideal for every individual handling company or business information in any capacity. There is a need for such skills as companies adopt new technologies and systems for...

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

Taylor Wimpey Exeter recently helped pupils at St Martin’s Primary School in Cranbrook plant 10 new trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The donation from Taylor Wimpey was to support the school’s involvement in The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.

Pupils worked together to plant the trees with the help of a Taylor Wimpey Sales Executive from the Cranbrook development.

The trees...

The Post-Mortem Live Exeter

Pull live maggots out of a dead body

The Post-Mortem Live arrives in Exeter on 19th April for one event offering attendees the chance to solve a murder. Working with award-winning human anatomist Sam Piri in this 4-hour long experience you’ll get into the bowls of CSI, pathology, and forensics to determine how the victim Rachel Harris met her death.

In this rare insight into a post-mortem, you will actually dissect the human body to learn about the organ systems including a real kidney, stomach, intestines, lungs and heart.

You will also use forensic entomology, the...

Lions Barber Academy at South Devon College

Devon college trains barbers in suicide prevention

Barbering and hairdressing students at a Devon college will now get suicide prevention training as part of their qualifications.

South Devon College in Torquay and The Lions Barber Collective have joined forces to set up the first ever Lions Barber Academy.

The charity was founded by the Torquay-based and internationally recognised barber, Tom Chapman. After losing a friend to suicide, Tom, a former South Devon College student, set out to do something to help prevent others from taking their own lives.

"It's a huge privilege to launch the first Lions Barber Academy...

Gordonstoun School: Welcoming students from near and far

As increasing numbers of young people from around the world look for top boarding schools to attend in the UK, Which School Advisor has put together an article that advises prospective international students on how to prepare for boarding. The article notes that many overseas students decide to make the most of boarding in the UK, especially at leading institutes like Scotland’s Gordonstoun School. In fact, international students make up 40% of boarding school residents across the UK.

That said, adjusting to an unfamiliar culture, different foods, and perhaps even a foreign...

Jay Blades joins forces with literacy charity to inspire adults to learn to read

Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades is taking part in a new BBC documentary which will follow his journey as he faces up to the challenge of learning to read as an adult with charity Read Easy UK.

Jay concealed his inability to read until he was in his 30s, after he struggled to learn to read as a child. Jay is not alone - a quarter of all children in England leave primary school (1), like Blades, unable to read to the expected level. Nearly seven million adults in the UK have very poor literacy skills (2). Many are too ashamed or embarrassed to come forward and ask for help....

5 Most important European languages to learn

Learning a new language can be a daunting task. If you plan to learn a European language for whatever reason, you might know that there are 24 major languages spoken in Europe. Picking which one to learn can be confusing. But the question you need to ask yourself is why exactly do you want to learn a new language? It could be to explore new employment opportunities, move to a different country, or maybe you simply want to upskill.

Regardless, there are some languages that are more widespread in the EU than the rest. However, if you are can’t make up your mind as to what European...

Free training courses to tackle farming and woodland management skills shortages launched in the South West

Technology, and its role in supporting a more sustainable future, is becoming increasingly important across all sectors, including Farming and Woodland Management.

tis a governmen t funded programme supporting adults in the South West to develop the in-demand skills required by industry through free training.

In January, Duchy College in Cornwall and Bicton College in Devon are running an 8-week Agri-Tech Woodland Management course. There are no set entry requirements to take part, and the course is completely free! Students over the age of 19 with an interest in Forestry...

Sir Michael Barber appointed Chancellor of the University of Exeter

A world-leading authority on education and public service delivery is to become the seventh Chancellor at the University of Exeter.

Sir Michael Barber, once described by Time magazine as ‘the single most influential educator on the face of the earth’ and who has been at the forefront of education and public life for more than two decades, has been appointed as the new Chancellor.

Sir Michael will take over from Lord Myners of Truro, who is stepping down after five years in the role, on January 1st 2022. Lord Myners succeeded Baroness Floella Benjamin in July 2016 and...

Education

Whipton Barton Federation Celebrates Top Science Quality Award

Exceptional Student Talent Celebrated at Exeter College Awards

What is CISMP?

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

The Post-Mortem Live Exeter

Devon college trains barbers in suicide prevention

Gordonstoun School: Welcoming students from near and far

Jay Blades joins forces with literacy charity to inspire adults to learn to read

5 Most important European languages to learn

Free training courses to tackle farming and woodland management skills shortages launched in the South West

Sir Michael Barber appointed Chancellor of the University of Exeter

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