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Dan Western and Jacqui Taylor with Ottery Primary School pupils

Primary School students enjoy new gardening adventures thanks to Otter Garden Centres

Students at Ottery Primary School are set to enjoy more hands-on gardening activities thanks to the donation of a beautiful new potting shed from Otter Garden Centres .

The idea grew from discussions held during Otter’s 60 Good Deeds campaign, celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary in 2024. Otter first helped the school by replacing the wood on raised beds, providing a new pond liner, and installing a roof for the forest school firepit area, making outdoor learning possible all year round.

Working with Assistant Headteacher Dan Western, Otter Managing Director Jacqui...

Record-breaking success for ECS pupils

Exeter Cathedral School is celebrating another year of outstanding academic results. The Class of 2021 sat the prestigious Common Entrance exams, with 75% of all papers being graded A*-B. 100% of pupils have been awarded a place at their chosen senior school – with a record 84% of pupils winning a scholarship/exhibition.

Pupils will be moving on in September to some of the country’s leading senior schools, either close to home (Blundell’s, Exeter School, Maynard, Wellington) or further afield to Marlborough College, Sherborne School, Canford and Lancing College. They have been...

Class of 2021 look to life beyond Exeter School

The Exeter School community congratulates the Class of 2021 on their A Level achievement, showing great resilience during a pandemic.

This year’s cohort of young people, supported by their teachers, pastoral staff, friends, and family have tackled the challenges of learning in new ways with characteristic determination and vigour.

Exeter School Head Louise Simpson acknowledged the huge amount of hard work by pupils, which has enabled them to continue to make excellent progress over the last two academic years, preparing them for their future beyond school.

Ms...

QE announces A-level grades, positive results seen across the board

QE A Level students received their results, at the school’s Western Road campus, this morning.

Rupert Poole, Principal at QE said; “Some welcome sunshine greeted our students this morning as they came in to school to collect their results. After a difficult and disrupted two years of their education QE students have shown tremendous resilience and adaptability. Obviously, the process to award the grades was different this year, with grades awarded on the basis of evidence that students demonstrated in their work. Our students responded well to the changes and studied hard...

students celebrating exam result success

Youth Hub Devon - Results Day 2021

This week, thousands of students will be picking up GCSE and A Level exam results, after a most extraordinary and unsettling year in education. Regardless of what results you, or your children, are anticipating, Youth Hub Devon is on hand to help navigate this next step.

Clearing doesn't mean you have to leave home

Authored by Joe Cooper
Posted: Wed, 08/04/2021 - 2:01pm

When A level results come out on August 10, more than three quarters of students who want to go to university are likely to get into their first choice. But not everyone will have secured their places – but it doesn’t mean you won’t get a degree if you still want to, or travel far from home to get one.

Last year, a record number of students – more than 70,000 - found university places through Clearing – a system which helps universities match students who don’t have a place to courses which still have space.

“This summer, once again we will be offering Clearing places and...

Exeter medical student announced as finalist in home surgical skills competition

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/02/2021 - 9:02pm

A medical student from Exeter has been announced a regional finalist of the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Surgical Skills competition, which for the first time this year is testing the talents of our future medical professionals over a video link using innovative lifelike replica bodyparts.

Haider Merchant is one of 40 finalists to make it through after completing a number of surgical tasks at home which were filmed on their mobile for senior surgeons to assess.

The event, which aims to find the UK and Ireland’s best undergraduate surgical talent, is...

Gatsby Benchmark awarded to South Devon High School

Great Gatsby, they've done it! South Devon High School awarded top marks

Authored by Joe Cooper
Posted: Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:20pm

Staff and students at South Devon High School are celebrating as its career guidance programme is awarded top marks.

The school reached the milestone of 100% across all eight Gatsby Benchmarks, which are a framework developed to support schools and colleges in providing their students with the best possible careers education and guidance.

South Devon High School is the first in Torbay to reach this 100% milestone and is only the fifth mainstream school across all of Devon and Somerset to achieve the accolade.

“We are extremely proud as a school to be recognised as...

30 Common verbs that start with D to help improve your English

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Wed, 07/28/2021 - 6:31am

Looking for a list of verbs that start with D? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got you a list of common D verbs. Yet before we get down to the list, let's talk a little bit about what a verb is.

Simply speaking, a verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being. It lets you know what the subject of a sentence is doing. The verbs (like verbs starting with D in the list below) are typically the primary words in a sentence because without them, a sentence is not complete. Having known that, just how do you identify a verb in a sentence?

Well, verbs...

QE welcomes a special new staff member, Poppy the therapy dog, on duty from September

Queen Elizabeth’s School is ending a challenging year on a very positive note by welcoming a brand new, canine member of staff to their Pastoral Team.

Poppy, a two and half year old Sprocker, will be coming on board as their newest employee from September!

Therapy dogs have been called ‘miracle workers’ because of their calming effect on students and school staff. Poppy comes with very impressive credentials, and received top marks in her official Dog Assessment Report.

Natalie Hunt, QE’s Pastoral Support Lead and Poppy’s owner, said, “Poppy is an incredibly relaxed...

A complete guide to studying masters in Exeter

Authored by Saanvi Bajaj
Posted: Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:11am

Studying abroad provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to access the greatest education available, especially in today's competitive environment. Studying abroad will give you a leg up on the competition when it comes to finding the right job, and it's also one of the finest methods to refine all of your hidden talents. Exeter, known for its extraordinarily high educational standards, is a popular study destination and home to one of the world's largest foreign student groups. It provides various flexible and well-recognized courses in MBA, arts, medical, and STEM disciplines...

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