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How Technology Helps Primary School Education

Like any other sector, technology is also shaping primary school education. It helps children with easy learning, a joyful environment, develop digital skills, and makes primary education more accessible. Now, children from any part of the world can learn from global teachers while sitting at home.

Yes, more screentime is not good for a child, but a limited screen time that is valued and productive for a kid is of no harm. In today’s era, we can’t ignore the importance of online classes and learning to make our child future-ready.

In this article, we will help you...

Big rise in children applying for a primary school place in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/16/2020 - 12:45pm

There has been a big increase in the number of Devon families applying for a primary school place this September.

Figures published today (Thursday 16 April) reveal that 7,580 applications were made across the county. That's 310 more than last year.

Despite the big jump in numbers, 98.3 per cent of families have been offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.

The new figures show that 94.6 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council for a place in a county primary have got their first preference.

Altogether, 2.9 per cent...

5 Reasons Why a Student Should Study Astronomy

Astronomy seems to be one of the most romantic disciplines. Let’s get acquainted with the top reasons for studying it.

Why to study astronomy?

Astronomy is the science that speaks volumes and no one can resist the magic it creates. There wouldn’t be anyone who looked at the deep sky at night and thought, “What is holding it up there?” Everyone ponders over the stars, moon, sun the all other galaxies known by us only from books, but very few are acquainted with the magic behind it. Astronomy is the science that answers all these questions and explains everything happening in the...

Devon school staff on duty over Easter holidays to support key workers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/02/2020 - 5:55pm

Teachers and staff in nearly 170 Devon schools are working over the Easter holidays to provide care and support for the children of key workers.

The Government ordered schools across the country to close their doors a week early for Easter because of the coronavirus crisis but asked staff to remain open for the children of key workers such as NHS staff, care workers, delivery drivers and those in the food industry.

Devon's schools have identified which pupils qualify and determined if their families wanted a place.

And, in the first week of what would have been...

Going Back to School: What You Need to Get Your Advanced Degree

Going back to school can be an exciting, and sometimes, stressful thought process. It's easy to go back and forth on whether or not you should do so, and don't worry if you still haven't figured out the right decision for you.

If you’ve been thinking about getting your advanced degree for a while (and it’s never too late to), then you’ve probably been researching how to go about this, which schools you’re interested in, how long the programs are, and how much they will cost.

There are a lot of factors to take into account when it comes to going back to school for an...

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Ten top tips for home schooling

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/25/2020 - 8:50pm

Are you one of the many parents homeschooling since schools closed? Do you have a sharpened sense of respect for the teaching profession? Are those long summer holidays teachers enjoy looking less of a perk and more of a necessity?

Well, fear not, here are some home schooling tips for stressed out parents.

Ten top home-schooling tips

Rosetta Stone announces free language learning courses for school children worldwide

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Sun, 03/22/2020 - 10:27am

With the halls of learning closed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, in excess of 10 million school kids across the UK need to continue their revision and learning at home.

So, who can parents turn to as they look to make sure their children do not fall behind and are still picking up the knowledge and learning they would be at school?

For pupils studying language in particular, learning in isolation is a huge obstacle. Practicing phrases verbally and having conversations to hone your skills is essential to improving your understanding and ability....

National accreditation for Exeter College counselling qualification

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Fri, 03/13/2020 - 11:39am

Exeter College’s Advanced Professional Diploma in Counselling Theory and Therapeutic Practice has been accredited by the National Counselling Society (NCS), providing professional backing to the Level 4 qualification being offered by the College for adult learners.

The accreditation means that the NCS, one of the country’s leading professional bodies in this area, has signed off on the teaching and learning on the qualification and believe that the course develops students who are safe, competent and ethical to practice counselling professionally.

As part of the...

Sport is for Everyone! QE's Partner Primaries put through their Paces

The Crediton Sports Partnership has kicked off 2020 energetically, delivering a smorgasbord of sport to its partner primary schools, through their successful primary sports and leadership program.

On the menu, since Christmas, has been Gymnastics for Years 3 & 4, Multi-Skills for Years 1 & 2 and a Gifted and Talented session for Years 5 & 6, supported by the extremely professional Year 9 QE Sports Leaders.

First up this year was the Gymnastics Festival! The aims of the festival are to expand gymnastics knowledge and develop skills levels, to offer ideas to...

Charlie McNamara will be going to study with Harvard in September 2021.

Exeter College Student Accepted at Prestigious American University

An Exeter College student is set to jet across the Atlantic to study with Harvard University after being offered a place with the world-renowned Ivy League university.

Charlie McNamara, 18, is currently in the second year of her International Baccalaureate with Exeter College and, after a lengthy application process, has been one of around just 5% of applicants to be accepted to study with Harvard.

“I was so happy when I found out that I just burst in to tears,” said Charlie, who will be studying for a Liberal Arts degree.

“I logged in to the system to find out and...

Exeter subjects ranked amongst the world’s best, according to influential league table

Subjects across the Arts and Sciences at the University of Exeter have been recognised as being amongst the very best worldwide, in the latest influential global league table.

Eleven subjects are ranked in the world’s top 100 – with five in the top 50 and one rising into the top 10 - according to the latest QS World University Subject Rankings, published on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

Sports-related subjects at Exeter – including Sport and Health Sciences - have risen two places to 10th, the highest ranking subject internationally. Engineering – Minerals and Mining is also...

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