Education

Exeter College has made it to the finals of the Association of Colleges Beacon City & Guilds Award for Engagement with Employers.

The Beacon Awards celebrate the best and most innovative practice among UK colleges each year. This award, supported by City and Guild, recognises exemplary practice in demonstrating an outstanding ability to work with and provide a direct service to employers. In particular, colleges that are effective in meeting employers’ skills needs and Apprenticeship requirements.

Exeter College has made the coveted list of four finalists; recognised...

12 Primary Schools Participate in First Event of the Sports Partnership Calendar

Following the World Cup, rugby was still very much on the QE Sports Partnership agenda with twelve primary schools participating in a mammoth three-hour session of Tag Rugby recently.

With 32 teams battling it out, QE’s 31 Year 9 Sports Leaders were kept very much on their toes, refereeing a total of 80 matches and awarding 300 tries.

After group stages and three knockout rounds, Landscore School retained their title beating Newton St Cyres to hold onto the trophy!

Ross Gillon,...

Exeter College hosted the road safety team Learn2Live to talk with students on the dangers of the road and how the impact of a wrong decision can last a lifetime.

The sessions run by the Learn2Live organisation provided genuine accounts of those who have been affected by road safety collisions, including police officers, bereaved parents and other emergency service professionals.

Journalists from the BBC and ITV attended the sessions, aiming to help shine a light on an important issue for many young people who are just starting to learn to drive.

The sessions...

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has awarded St Christopher’s Prep School and Nursery ‘excellent’ in all areas of their Educational Quality inspection. Based in Staverton, near Totnes, the independent day school for children aged 3 to 11 received ‘excellent’ for both ‘The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements’ and ‘The quality of the pupils’ personal development’.

During the inspection, which took place in September, independent school inspectors identified pupils ‘display exemplary behaviour at all times’ and ‘demonstrate highly developed knowledge,...