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Isca Academy Staff Perform Christmas Panto for Students

The final day of term at Isca Academy ended on a high as staff from across the school came together to perform a festive Christmas pantomime for students.

Teaching staff, support staff and senior leaders swapped classrooms and offices for the stage, delivering an Isca-style take on classic pantomime stories.

The performance was packed with audience participation and jokes, including playful nods to school routines, busy corridors between lessons, and the traditional cry of “oh no it isn’t!”.

Students filled the hall with laughter as staff embraced the spirit of...

Exeter ranked 63rd in the world in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:48pm

The University of Exeter’s commitment to sustainability and tackling inequality on the global stage has been recognised in the latest influential rankings.

The University has been ranked 63rd in the world in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings , released today (April 21st 2021).

The rankings, established in 2019, measure universities’ overall impact through their work in meeting the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals.

The overall ranking is produced based on institutions’ data for SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals, plus their...

Professor John Newton takes up new chair at University of Exeter

National public health leader takes up new role at University of Exeter

Professor John Newton takes up new chair at University of Exeter

Professor John Newton, Director of Health Improvement at Public Health England (PHE), has been appointed to a new chair in public health and epidemiology in the university’s College of Medicine and Health. This appointment will be part time for one day a week, as John continues in his PHE role.

The news further strengthens John’s relationship with Exeter.

He has a research interest in descriptive epidemiology and precision public health and has held an Honorary Professorship in Public Health and...

Development of a child in a preschool in Singapore

The child's performance in school and college directly depends on the preschool preparation. When children are taught the love for learning from early ages, they tend to perform better at higher education levels and become skilled professionals in their adult life. Singapore elite preschool institutions have gone much further in the learning aspect, creating comprehensive schedules to help little ones develop their self-confidence, creativity, social and thinking abilities, emotional intelligence and motor skills. Find below the highlights of the development of a child in a preschool in...

How to achieve CFA Level 3 in 5 clear steps

Becoming a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 3 is a major achievement and no easy feat. It takes a lot of work and study. The list of steps on how to achieve a CFA Level 3 is not very extensive but it requires a lot of work. It is not impossible but the entire process needs to be taken seriously. Out of all the students that take the Level 1 exam, around 49% pass. Out of that 49%, around 55% the Level 2 while Level 3 is around 56% of that.

Step #1: Pass the CFA Level 1 exam

The first step to achieving CFA Level 3 is to pass the previous levels. You cannot...

How can a tutor help in achieving your academic goals?

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Thu, 04/15/2021 - 6:58am

If you are a student and need help to pass your exams or do well in your academic work, there are many ways a personal tutor can help you. The fact that we all learn at different paces and take different ways to understand concepts, there is a need for some students to hire personal tutors. Sometimes the teachers may have to contend with such a big class that they do not give personal attention to the various needs of the various students. So, what are your personal academic goals? Do you think a private tutor can help you achieve such goals? Well, our friends who provide who provide...

Benefits of choosing mechanical engineering as a course

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Sun, 04/11/2021 - 10:23pm

Modern parents assign more importance to education. They sacrifice various things to shape their child’s future. Even children are serious about their education and thereafter life. However, many youngsters have no clue which field might be the best. Although any sector presents a slew of opportunities, some are better than others. If you’re unsure about selecting an ideal course, consider mechanical engineering. Choosing mechanical engineering as a course comes with a slew of benefits. Let’s check each of them to make the best decision.

Perks of choosing mechanical engineering...

7 Books that redefined the Russian language and compelled you to get a Russian tutor

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:31pm

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ~Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Books are the gateway to a different world. You can explore places otherwise inaccessible to a common man. And when you read literature in a particular language, not only do you learn about their culture but also what and how they think.

Russian is the largest native language in Europe with over 258 million speakers! It is the official language of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus. It has got a large percentage of...

Michelmores awards prize for commercial awareness to University of Exeter Law with Business student

Michelmores has launched a prize for second year Law with Business students at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall. The new annual prize seeks to recognise the student or students demonstrating the best commercial awareness during the course of their first year studies. It will complement the Firm's prize to the University of Exeter student or students with the best overall performance on the Land Law course at Exeter’s Streatham Campus, an award launched over 20 years ago.

Tim Richards, managing partner at Michelmores said: "I am delighted to launch this new...

South Devon first FE college to gain Nursing & Midwifery Council approval

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/05/2021 - 10:13pm

Staff and students at South Devon College are celebrating as it the first further education (FE) college in the country to have its Nursing Associate programme directly approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

This trailblazing validation comes on the back of news that student applications to healthcare related courses across the college are up by 200 per cent.

The pre-registration Nursing Associate foundation degree was created to bridge the gap between health care assistants and registered nurses and provide vital career progression for the future workforce...

Travel the world from home at University of Exeter’s new foreign language evening classes

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 04/05/2021 - 3:04pm

Travel may not be possible - but people can learn more about the incredible cultures and languages around the world at the University of Exeter’s evening classes.

The online courses, open to all, include beginners modern Greek, Swedish, Polish, Arabic, Russian and Korean.

This term people can also attend beginner, intermediate and advanced courses in French, Spanish, German, and Italian. There are advanced conversation courses on offer in French and Spanish. People can also take courses on German culture, travelling and short stories in Italian.

There are also...

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