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Aspiring teachers from Exeter with the passion and potential to teach are being encouraged to attend the Train to Teach roadshow when it comes to the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel on Tuesday 15 November. Visitors to the event, organised by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), will be able to meet representatives from schools and universities that provide teacher training, gain insights into how to make a strong application, and receive one-to-one advice from current teachers and teaching experts.

The event will also showcase the financial support available and...

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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A new Devon nature reserve on a former spoil heap is in the running to receive funding in a national competition. But the funding from the Aviva Community Fund is awarded to projects that win the most public votes. So the charity Devon Wildlife Trust is encouraging people to vote to help the wildlife at its new Teigngrace Meadow nature reserve. The nature reserve, right next to the A38, between Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey, offers spectacular views of nearby Dartmoor from its summit. These slopes were originally formed from the spoil from clay workings in the Bovey Basin. Now they are...

Exeter Chiefs rekindled their Anglo-Welsh Cup aspirations by dispatching of visiting Cardiff Blues with a ten-try blast at Sandy Park.

Ricky Pellow’s young charges overcame a shaky start which saw them trailed 10-0 inside the opening four minutes to power past the Welsh region.

Jarrod Evans slotted an early penalty for the Blues, before converting James Sheekey’s try to leave the home faithful somewhat stunned.

Within minutes, Devon’s finest were finding their straps landing the first of their scores thanks to hooker Shaun Malton.

A Penalty Try, plus further...