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Exeter Students Kick Off Year of Reading with Top Author

Year 8 students from West Exe School marked the start of the National Year of Reading 2026 with an inspiring live session from children’s author Tom Palmer.

During the event, students heard about Tom’s writing journey, gained insights into his storytelling process, and learned how to turn their own passions and interests into engaging stories. The session encouraged confidence, creativity, and a love of reading and writing among pupils.

Tom Palmer, bestselling author of the Football Academy and Foul Play series, captivated students with his energy and enthusiasm,...

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Primary academy trust to run ‘virtual’ online open days

An East Devon primary school trust is holding ‘virtual’ online open days over the next few weeks, using technology to help parents decide on the right school for their children. The events will take place on 15 and 23 November and 6 December, and there will also be conventional open events on 22 and 30 November.

Parents can register for the virtual open days at Broadclyst and Westclyst Community Primary Schools by visiting www.bcps.org.uk/open-evenings or www.wcps.education/open-evenings to book their place. They will then be emailed instructions for attending.

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New Participatory Photography Project for Exeter

Local social enterprise, Meridian Raw CIC, are pleased to announce a new participatory photography project for Exeter called The Future Focus Project,

This project has been funded by the Big Lottery's Awards for Programme and will help provide 3,14-week photography courses and an end of project exhibition, which will take place in October 2017.

For this project Meridian Raw CIC have partnered with The Bridge Collective CIC and Mind in Exeter & East Devon and the participants taking part in this project will explore the themes of positivity, empowerment and looking to...

Cheque presented to QE School for reading and spelling programme

On Friday 28 October, at the Masonic Hall, Uffculme, Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton was presented with a cheque for £1,000 to be used to purchase licences for the Nessy reading and spelling computer programme.

Amanda Middlemost, a Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Queen Elizabeth’s said: “These licences benefit many of our students who struggle with persistent spelling or reading difficulties. They will be used to contribute to literacy interventions that are delivered by our Learning Support Department, but they also can be used to provide additional and ongoing...

Exeter Deaf Academy teacher finalist on BBC 'Britain's Classroom Heroes'

Exeter Deaf Academy English Teacher, Deb Thomas, attended a glittering awards ceremony at The Guildhall, London at the weekend. The UK grand finale of the Pearson Teaching Awards is an annual event celebrating the very best of the UK’s teaching profession.

On Sunday 30 October, the ceremony hosted by star of ‘Outnumbered’ and ‘Mock the Week’ Hugh Dennis, will be broadcast on BBC2’s ‘Britain’s Classroom Heroes 2016’.

Earlier this year Deb was recognised for her exceptional contribution to the teaching profession as one of just 52 Silver Teaching Award winners in the UK,...

'We want to be accessible' says Maynard School head

Following the recent launch of 19 new Maynard Awards, offering significantly reduced fees for families who couldn’t otherwise afford it, the Headmistress of the Maynard School in Exeter has spoken about the importance of making the best education accessible for all.

“This isn’t any response to the very topical educational arguments that are ongoing in Parliament at this time. It is a subject I have always felt very strongly about,” said Sarah Dunn. “It is our moral obligation to provide opportunities to bright, talented and ambitious children in our area, regardless of their...

Ex-International sportswoman to become Director of Sport at Exeter Cathedral School

Former Hockey International Emma Ross has been appointed to become the new Director of Sport at Exeter Cathedral School. Following an extensive search, Mrs Ross emerged as the stand-out candidate, and is set to join the 3-13 co-ed Prep School in January 2017.

An elite athlete and an experienced player, coach, teacher and leader, Emma will be responsible for the provision and strategic development of all sport across the School, and will help lead ECS into the next stage of its exciting future.

Emma has recently moved to Exeter with her young family, and previously worked at...

Kenton schoolchildren learn coding with Crumble

Schoolchildren at Kenton Primary School have received a boost to their computing skills learning, thanks to three Exeter businesses.

Amos Lighting, Devondale Electrical and Oneserve joined forces to sponsor the purchase of robots based on Crumble programmable software, to help the children gain a better understanding of coding.

Learning to code is part of the new computing curriculum, and until the businesses stepped in, children were limited to seeing their programmes on a screen rather than running in a real situation.

Co-ordinator of ICT at the school, Mrs Linda...

Young global entrepreneurs attend Broadclyst School’s awards presentation at Microsoft offices in London

The young entrepreneurs who won the 2016 Global Enterprise Challenge (GEC) run by Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) picked up their awards from Sir Hugo Swire MP (pictured with one of the winning teams) and from Microsoft’s Vice-President of Worldwide Education, Anthony Salcito at the new Microsoft offices in London on 12 October. The awards presentation was the culmination of the 2015-16 GEC, in which 700 students aged between 9 and 12, in 200 teams across 20 countries, participated.

The annual GEC was developed by BCPS in 2014, when it won a ‘pitch’ competition run by...

Farmwise Devon takes food and farming message to 10,000th school child

Farmwise Devon welcomed the ten thousandth primary school child through its doors at Exeter Westpoint Arena this week, as the event celebrated its fourth year educating children about where their food comes from.

Year two pupil, Katie Boore from Brixington Primary Academy, Exmouth, was among 1,400 children attending the event on Wednesday 11 October.

The interactive day was organised by Devon County Council and was designed to take primary school children on a food journey from field to fork using touch, taste and practical activities.

Katie said: “The best bit has...

Good Schools Guide awards for Exeter School

Exeter School is the recipient of two Good Schools Guide Awards.

The co-educational independent school has been honoured for its excellence in GCSE Spanish and AS Level Physics.

This is the first time Exeter School has received a Good Schools Guide Award for Modern Foreign Languages and the third year in a row for Physics.

Director of Science Dr James Wilson said it was the ninth subsequent year that Exeter School had received a Good Schools Guide Award for Science.

He said the Physics department was delighted to have received this accolade.

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Education

Exeter Students Kick Off Year of Reading with Top Author

Primary academy trust to run ‘virtual’ online open days

New Participatory Photography Project for Exeter

Cheque presented to QE School for reading and spelling programme

Exeter Deaf Academy teacher finalist on BBC 'Britain's Classroom Heroes'

'We want to be accessible' says Maynard School head

Ex-International sportswoman to become Director of Sport at Exeter Cathedral School

Kenton schoolchildren learn coding with Crumble

Young global entrepreneurs attend Broadclyst School’s awards presentation at Microsoft offices in London

Farmwise Devon takes food and farming message to 10,000th school child

Good Schools Guide awards for Exeter School

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