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Schools across the south west encouraged to join national film challenge

Calling all budding Spielbergs, aspiring Coppolas, visionary Spike Lees and passionate storytellers in and across the South West!

The Schools 48 Hour Film Challenge UK is back, calling on schools in the region to get involved and compete nationally.

Now in its fourth year and set to be held from Friday 10th May, the challenge brings together students aged 7-18 years to unleash their creativity and filmmaking skills in a thrilling 48-hour challenge.

Teams of students will have the chance to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film in just two days, pushing...

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Email Management Mistakes To Avoid In 2020

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 6:09am

We all are living in an era where we need to use the fruitful outcomes of technology to maintain the professional as well as personal life flawlessly. Different types of communication modes are playing an important role in our professional life and email is one of them.

We all are familiar with email and we know the importance of mails very well. But, you might be surprised to know that if you don’t have proper inbox management skills, you will not get any sort of benefits.

Moreover, your productivity will also be hampered. Email management skill is something that you...

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Success for Exeter College Medical and Oxbridge Applicants

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Wed, 07/29/2020 - 11:15am

Students from Exeter College applying to study medical-based courses at university are celebrating as a massive 70% of applicants to these courses have been successful in securing offers on these highly sought-after courses.

Applications to study medical-related courses at university generally begin earlier in the academic year than normal courses and can be a demanding process as students outline their ambitions in the field.

Fortunately, thanks in part to the work of Exeter College’s exemplary Reach Academy, students have excelled in their applications, with 22 students...

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Exeter College International Baccalaureate (IB) students celebrate 100% pass rate

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Tue, 07/14/2020 - 12:53pm

Exeter College students are celebrating after achieving a 100% pass rate in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) results.

This year over a third of students (34.3%) achieved 40+ points. This is the equivalent of five A Levels at A/A*, putting them in the top five to ten per cent of students in the entire world. One candidate, Julietta Harris, achieved an incredible 45 out of 45 possible points and will be heading to Oxford to study Law with European Law in September.

The IB is an internationally recognised qualification which allows students to study six subjects...

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The Exeter College graduate behind one of art’s biggest lockdown trends 

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Sun, 07/05/2020 - 10:33am

An Exeter College art graduate has been the inspiration behind one of lockdown’s more unique art trends.

Since the Government’s lockdown of the country in March, a number of artists have been looking for an outlet for their creative flair and have taken to recreating classic pieces of art from the comfort of their own home using photography.

But Anna Grayson, from Teignmouth, has been producing work like this for years, having originally experimented with this photographic art style while studying an Access to Higher Education Art course with Exeter College in 2012....

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How to Improve Your Learning of the English Vocabulary

Whether you have just learned to speak English, or you are a native, there are many benefits one can derive from improving your vocabulary. The English language is one of the hardest in the world to master, and that is certainly no surprise. The English language is one of beauty and wonder, and some of the world's most prestigious writers and poets have been of English descent. In order to speak better English and have a wider vocabulary, there are a few things you can do.

If English is not your first language, then this guide aims to help you in improving your vocabulary, and if...

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Exeter College bucks national trend for apprenticeship starts

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Tue, 06/30/2020 - 11:50am

As Training Providers nationally report a potential loss of 80% of predicted starts during the Spring period as a result of the Covid-19 crisis (FE Week 22 May 2020), Exeter College is able to share positive news, having welcomed new intakes of Apprentices in Digital Marketing, Project Management, Customer Service, Management and Data Analytics.

Following a virtual meeting with government ministers this week, the College also reports exceptional retention rates as the local business community rallies to support Apprentices. Mike Blakeley, Director of Apprenticeships and Employer...

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Browne Jacobson appoints new Head of Higher Education

Law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed specialist Higher Education (HE) partner Bettina Rigg to its national education practice where she will be the firm’s Head of Higher Education.

Bettina joins the firm from Bristol firm VWV, where she headed up the HE team and regularly advised universities on a broad range of employment law and student related issues.

Bettina has extensive experience in a variety of complex employment law and equality, diversity and inclusion cases. This includes Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal cases and student matters where she has...

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Ministers take part in virtual tour of Exeter College

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Sat, 06/27/2020 - 11:25am

Government Ministers attended a virtual tour of Exeter College as part of their plans to continue the gradual reopening of schools and colleges in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills Gillian Keegan MP joined the College’s students, staff and leaders to discuss how the College adapted to online teaching and learning during the lockdown, how the College has further opened to more students from the 15th June 2020 and how the College is looking forward to...

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Exeter College announced as EdTech Demonstrator College

The Department for Education has announced Exeter College will be a part of the EdTech Demonstrator Programme and will provide support for other education providers to deliver remote learning during the Coronavirus outbreak and beyond.

The EdTech Demonstrator Programme, which is backed by the Department for Education, The National Grid for Learning, The Education Foundation and Sheffield Hallam University, provides a platform for peer-to-peer support in education, and Exeter College will be one of a number of Demonstrator Colleges helping other institutions get the most out of...

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Best universities in Sydney 2020

Choosing one of the best universities in Sydney to study any course is one of the biggest decisions you have made and also a bold step for you. In fact, going to the best institution anywhere is the dream of most students. So if attending one of the best university in Sydney is a top priority for you, you are certainly in the right place because we have compiled the best universities in Sydney where you can study in 2020.

Sydney is the largest city and one of the most preferred study destinations in Australia for international students. Also, it is considered as one of the...

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