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Pride and Celebration: Isca Academy Hosts Civic Awards for Local Young Changemakers

Young people from across Devon were recognised for their commitment to citizenship, leadership and community service at a special Torbay and Devon Civic Award ceremony held at Isca Academy this month.

The event, which celebrates the achievements of Year 6 pupils who have gone above and beyond in helping others, brought together proud students, families, and staff from schools across the region to acknowledge months of voluntary service and personal growth.

Pupils receiving the award had all completed a rigorous programme focused on active citizenship, community...

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Debating team shines at national competition

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 07/07/2016 - 11:07am

Exeter College students impressed at the coveted national finals in London of the toughest debating competition in the country.

A landmark event in the UK’s education calendar, the college students beat off tough competition to reach the Institute of Ideas Debating Matters National Final at the Museum of London.

The students from Exeter College won their place at the national finals after being crowned winners of the West and South Wales regional final of the competition.

Team members Milo Simpson, Tilly Porter, Stan Whittaker and Dylan Woodward were all praised by...

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Deaf student wins national drama competition

Exeter Deaf Academy are celebrating the birth of a future star as student Molly Thomas followed up winning a national drama competition by showcasing her acting talent in a drama masterclass at the prestigious mac Birmingham over the weekend of 19/20 June.

Molly is a winner of this year’s National Deaf Children’s Society’s (NDCS) ‘Raising the Bar’ competition. The project strives to raise expectations of what Deaf children and young people can achieve within dance, drama and music. Molly was selected out of contestants from across the country by highly acclaimed arts industry Deaf...

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Devon primary pupils get their hands dirty with Manna from Devon

After two days of muddy hands, stomping feet and plenty of smiling faces, David Jones of Manna from Devon Cooking School, along with the pupils of Collaton St Mary Primary School have created the school’s first wood fired oven, ready for outdoor learning, Forest School activities and food education classes, PTFA fundraising and social events.

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Exeter pupils' poetry selected for literary festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/30/2016 - 10:30am

The work of three Exeter School poets has been selected for publication by the Budleigh Salterton Decorative and Fine Arts Society.

The collection of poems will be published in September as part of the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival and the work of five other pupils will also be on display.

The Year 10 pupils were invited to write poetry on the themes of poaching and conservation as part of a Budlitfest creative writing project during their English lessons.

English teacher Ben Masters said: "After a week of lessons discussing, amongst other issues, the plight...

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National Citizen Service celebrates SW student talent

The National Citizen Service has shown its support for the South West’s future talent and skills by sponsoring the Big Bang Fair South West Award Ceremony, the region’s biggest celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The event which is run by the CSW Group and hosted by the University of Exeter, is entering is sixth year and will welcome two thousand young people from schools in the region. The students will be competing to reach the national finals of the Big Bang Science and Engineering competition and to be crowned Young Scientist or Engineer of the year. As many as...

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Exeter firms invite deaf students into their working world

​Thanks to an array of Exeter businesses, Exeter Deaf Academy students have seen how they could achieve their dream careers during their first World of Work Week which ran from 13 – 17 June.

Exeter Deaf Academy’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, well educated, independent with good and appropriate employment and housing. This vision is at the core of their World of Work Week which aims to partner with Exeter businesses to help open the Deaf Academy Year 10’s eyes to the opportunities available to them and show how, with the correct skills, they...

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Summer school returns to Exeter's Cygnet Theatre

Cygnet Theatre in Exeter is running its annual Summer School August 1st – 5th

Open to anyone interested in performing (aged 16+) the 5 day course will use Shakespeare and Contemporary texts to explore approaches to acting and characterisation. Voice, movement and improvisation are key focusses as participants work towards an informal showing of work in progress at the end of the week guided by a range of tutors including Alistair Ganley (Artistic Director of Cygnet), Stephen Copp (Actor and Voice specialist) and Steve Bennett (Actor Broadchurch, Peep Show , Panto Dame and...

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Blundell's students put to the vote

Students at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, held their own referendum on Europe today (23 June).

During assembly in chapel, they heard two Year 12 politics and economics students put the case to Leave or Remain in the EU, under the watchful eyes of ‘Boris’, ‘Nigel’, ‘George’ and ‘David’.

After an informed hustings, students then voted at lunchtime via the choice of two buttons on a touchpad and the results were fed back to the IT department.

Remain campaign won, with 381 (58%) voting to stay in against 273 to leave.

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Thumbs up for careers morning

Exeter Junior School enjoyed its inaugural Year 5 Careers Morning on 17 June.

This year, the focus was on 'how we use science in our jobs' with three interactive sessions run by PC Nick Taylor, Civils Manager and past pupil Jerry Bricknell and Alice Mills, the Ogden Science Outreach Officer for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Exeter.

PC Nick had pupils taking their finger prints and looking at the unique patterns found on them and linked this to genetic finger printing used by the police.

He said how impressed he...

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Exeter teacher receives Silver Award for Excellence in Special Needs Teaching

On Friday 17 June, Exeter Deaf Academy Governors, Trustees, staff and students were joined by the Right Honourable Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw and the Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Exeter Cynthia Thompson.

English teacher, Deb Thomas was presented with the Silver Award for Excellence in Special Needs Teaching 2016 by the MP and Lord Mayor and is now one of the top six teachers in the UK in line to win a Pearson Teaching Award for 2016 Teacher of Year.

Deb now goes on to compete as a finalist for Teacher of the Year having been selected from hundreds of teaching professionals...

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