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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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Schools take part in RWC team scarecrow competition

To celebrate Exeter’s Host City status in the Rugby World Cup, Princesshay has invited eight local schools from across Exeter and surrounding villages to take part in its Rugby Team Scarecrow competition.

Each school has been designated a team which is playing at Sandy Park in the Rugby World Cup, plus England, South Africa and Wales. Pupils have been set a challenge to use that team’s colours to fashion a bright and colourful decorative scarecrow to represent their chosen team.

Andy Littlejohns, operations manager at Princesshay said: “We wanted to become involved with the...

Learning Music Theory

Music theory is all about learning to read and write notes on the music stave. This can be a great help for those learning to read notes for their particular instrument. It can also help towards GCSE and A level music exams.

For those pupils who would like to take exams in this subject, we teach online music theory from the syllabus of the Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music. This is particularly helpful for pupils wishing to gain a qualification up to Grade Five music theory.

For more information view our website: http://www.privatemusictuition.co.uk/

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SW universities reignite passion for Devon coast

Bath Spa University and University of Exeter have joined forces to revive public interest in the natural history of the Devonshire coast.

‘Science at the Seaside: Pleasure Hunts in North Devon’ is a collaborative public engagement project between the two universities.

It seeks to increase public awareness of the rich history of nineteenth-century literary and scientific writing about the North Devon coast, and the role that figures such as George Eliot and Philip Gosse, among others, played in the growth of popular interest in science and natural history in the period....

Apprenticeship record for Exeter College

Exeter College had cause for celebration when figures for 2014/2015 were released, showing a record number of 707 Apprentices starting with the college.

Apprentices earn on average £200 per week and Exeter College currently have 1,500 Apprentices placed, meaning that local employers contribute over £13 million in wages to apprentices alone (excluding training costs).

Exeter College have 60 different apprenticeships on offer with 150 vacancies at top class, outstanding businesses. Current Apprenticeship vacancies are listed on the college’s website - http://bit.ly/...

New to Event Management or keen to strengthen your event management skills?

Mackerel Sky Events are offering a one day course in Event Management in Exeter on Tuesday 20th October at Heaven Banks Outdoor Centre and in Bristol on Wednesday 2nd December at Bristol Space Works.

Join us for a full and interactive day where we will be exploring the building blocks of event management in terms of strategy, people, finance, content, marketing and operations. Within this overview we will begin to articulate how to create successful events, manage risk and achieve positive impact.

We will apply a range of tools and methods to help make event management as...

Baxter puts Exeter School 1st XV through their paces

The 1st XV at Exeter School, Exeter were treated to a Masterclass with none other than Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach Rob Baxter on Wednesday 2 September.

Sponsored by Westerly Exeter BMW, Exeter School were pleased to welcome Rob for the exclusive training session. A local sports celebrity in his own right, Rob played for, captained, and is now Head Coach at Exeter Chiefs, and has been supported by Westerly Exeter BMW since 2006.

Rob made history taking Exeter Chiefs through to the Rugby Premiership finishing fifth last year and winning the LV cup in 2014. Rob was also part of...

Education milestone for Cranbrook

The first students started their classes at the new Cranbrook Education Campus on Thursday 3 September, a brand new ‘all through’ school for pupils aged between two and 16 run by The Ted Wragg Trust.

The school opened with around 60 places filled in the Nursery, 17 primary school students and 31 Year 7 students. The classrooms are being opened in phases, with more space used in line with student numbers as the community continues to grow.

Moira Marder, Executive Head Teacher at the Ted Wragg Trust said: “It’s so exciting to be part of the inception at this new school,...

Exeter Provost joins international panel

Prof Janice Kay, Provost of the University of Exeter, has accepted an invitation to join Pearson’s Expert Panel for its new WCQ (World Class Qualifications) group. Prof Kay is the only panel member to come from a UK university.

Pearson's World Class Qualifications programme is bringing together international assessment and education experts to develop qualifications that will support young people globally to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow; qualifications which are a recognised and respected passport to progression in today’s fast changing world, as well being engaging,...

Exeter Junior School welcomes new head

Exeter School is pleased to welcome Mrs Sue Marks to Exeter Junior School as Headmistress from 1 September 2015.

Sue is a very experienced and compassionate primary sector leader who has worked in seven primary/preparatory schools with great energy and enthusiasm.

Her career pathway began as a medical scientist working in Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry. She later moved into education, qualified as a teacher in Essex and has been involved in primary teaching now for over twenty years.

Her work has allowed her to experience teaching across the full primary age...

There is life after GCSEs

As teenagers digest their GCSE results they are reminded that there is life after exams. This is the first year that teenagers, up to the age of 18 are legally required to stay in education, training or get a job with accredited training- something that the Government calls 'raising the age of participation'.

More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2010-to-2015-government-polic... Gone are the days when you could walk away from education aged 16. David Allison, boss of www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk a website that matches young people to...

Education

Exeter Students Kick Off Year of Reading with Top Author

Schools take part in RWC team scarecrow competition

Learning Music Theory

SW universities reignite passion for Devon coast

Apprenticeship record for Exeter College

New to Event Management or keen to strengthen your event management skills?

Baxter puts Exeter School 1st XV through their paces

Education milestone for Cranbrook

Exeter Provost joins international panel

Exeter Junior School welcomes new head

There is life after GCSEs

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