Education

Firefighters up and down the country are preparing to roll up their sleeves to take part in the National Car Wash this Saturday, 10 September to raise vital funds for The Fire Fighters Charity.

Bring your car along and have it washed in return for a donation to The Fire Fighters Charity, the UK’s leading provider of services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired fire service personnel and their families.

Lee Howell, Chief Fire Officer for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Servicer said: “Monies raised through national fundraising initiatives provide a...

143 students at Isca Academy are receiving their GCSE results today and we are extremely proud to report that they have achieved an impressive set of figures, with the Academy’s results improving once again.

I in 5 results this year is an A*/A, demonstrating Isca Academy’s ability to enable our most able students to achieve an exceptional level of academic achievement. Over 15% of the year group results contain 5 or more A* and A grades.

As a year group these students have far surpassed their entry-point expectations and are proof that Isca Academy is providing high quality...

After the success of last week’s A-Level results, The Maynard School is thrilled to have posted yet another outstanding set of results at GCSE level.

Students at the South West’s leading independent school for girls have outperformed the national average to an extraordinary extent with 66% achieving A* and A grades and 91% gaining A*, A and B grades across a broad spectrum of subjects.

By contrast, nationally the GCSE results show the sharpest decline on record and the national average for A* - C grades is only 66.9%, proving just how well the Maynard girls have done....

One of England’s first mathematics free schools is sending record rates of students to the world’s best universities, just two years after opening.

The Exeter Mathematics School is already among the top performing state schools in the country. It is one of only two sixth forms to specialise in Mathematics and Physics, and is sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.

The sixth form offers young people in the South West who show potential to do well in those subjects the chance to study an exciting and challenging curriculum, and work with leading academics at...