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Queen Elizabeth's School Students Celebrate GCSE Success

There were smiles all round at Queen Elizabeth’s School today, Thursday 20th August, as students received their GCSE results and looked ahead to the next stage of their education.

The school is celebrating another strong year of GCSE results with 73% of students achieving 4 and above (standard pass) in English and Maths, an increase of 5% on last year. 68% of students achieved five GCSEs at grade 4+ including Maths and English. Results were strong across the full range of subjects with more than half of all qualifications awarded at grade 5 (strong pass) or above. These fantastic...

Maximus Nikitakos from Newton St Cyres named a regional finalist in national writing competition 

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Posted: Mon, 06/03/2019 - 9:31pm

A nine year old boy from New St Cyres Primary School has been named a regional finalist in the Explore Learning Writers’ Awards! Maximus Nikitakos’ story, called Sanjay Windybottom was a tale based on this year’s theme of “a chance to change the world”. He was crowned the regional finalist for Devon.

The competition, which has been running for the past three months, invited children from across the UK to write a 500-word story. The competition organised by tuition provider, Explore Learning is now in its eleventh year and this year’s judge was children’s author, TV presenter and...

Ace your CompTIA Security+ exam with Examsnap

In today's IT world, the decisions a customer makes are determined by how much they trust the company to efficiently run without breakdowns, safely handle data, and manage networks. This is why cybersecurity plays a major role in every small and large organization from banks to hospitals, government bodies, telecommunication companies, etc. Handling data and protecting it against new attacks and vulnerabilities day by day isn't easy without specialists who possess up-to-date and thorough fundamental knowledge. So, certification is the best way to reserve your spot among the best...

How will a 30 minutes shorter test time affect your GMAT examination and how to deal with it? 

GMAT is the examination for the qualification of admission in MBA. GMAT stands for Graduate Management Admission Test. It is basically a computer based adaptive test to assess the candidate’s potential. It basically has writing, verbal, quantitative and reading skills in written English which is used for admission in management programs. There are approximately 600 centres across 114 countries worldwide for taking GMAT test. The validity of the score card of GMAT examination is 5 years and the duration of this examination before 2018 was 4 hours but in April 2018, the duration was reduced...

Exeter College opens new £2.4m gym and dance studio

Exeter College has officially opened its new £2.4 million Gym and Dance Studio – a ‘world class’ space to inspire the next generation.

The new Gym and Dance Studio features a ‘New York’-style glass fronted Dance Studio – creating an inspirational environment for dance and performance.

The development also features a modern, fully equipped gym with the latest fitness equipment, a spinning room, and extra teaching space.

The new Gym and Dance studio was officially opened by Tony Rowe OBE, Chief Executive and Chairman of Exeter Chiefs, the driving force behind the...

UK's first "Quieter Student Hall" announced, amidst changing student lifestyle

A leading student accommodation search engine has today announced that it will award aQuieter Hall accreditation badge to student halls, in an effort to meet the huge national demand from students looking to live in more peaceful halls of residence, as student culture changes.

Universities and student cities have seen a surge in demand for quieter halls of residence in the past year- from students including athletes who focus on their sleep, those with a focus on wellbeing, or those who simply prefer not to live amongst the hustle and bustle of the student party environment....

Students reminded to claim their TV Licence refund

Students moving home for the summer are being reminded by TV Licensing that they could be entitled to £50 in the form of a refund.

In 2017, TV Licensing changed the way refunds are calculated to make it easier for customers to apply. This means more students can benefit from a refund as they can now claim for any full months left on their licence.

There were 1,776,540 undergraduate students across the UK in 2017/18 according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

In order to qualify, students with existing TV Licences need to be leaving their halls or rented...

Exeter School hosts British Shooting Target Sprint for third year

Exeter School hosted the South West Championships for the third year running with an excellent turn out, welcoming athletes from all over the country. Callum Fricker, who travelled down from Manchester, took the Junior Men's category in style, with local athlete Jonathan Williams from North Devon taking silver. Many athletes qualified for the National Series Final having only very recently taken up Target Sprint. This included two mums Lucy Woolley and Donna Throgmorton, who were inspired by their children Seth and Erin to give it a go. They both had a fun and very successful competition,...

Jack Sadler Award for Exeter School sixth former

An Exeter School Sixth Former has been awarded the Jack Sadler Award for his outstanding contribution to the Combined Cadet Force contingent (CCF). Chief Petty Officer James Harris was presented with the brass trophy of an artillery shell case and an engraved medal by Exeter School alumnus and Governor, Brigadier Steve Hodder of Wessex RFCA (1969-1976), on 3 May during a CCF awards ceremony. The Jack Sadler award is made annually in memory of former pupil and trooper Jack Sadler who was tragically killed in Afghanistan. Jack was a popular and respected senior member of the Army Section who...

Students wowed by boat building brands as part of new employability exchange week

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Posted: Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:39pm

First South Devon Marine Academy students wowed by boat building brands as part of new employability exchange week with Institut Nautique de Bretagne

What do Fountaine-Pajot, Jeanneau, Beneteau Race Division, Neel Trimarans, Rhea Marine Motor Yachts, Pogo Structures have in common? As well as being phenomenal yacht brands with cutting edge design technologies, they were all visited by Foundation Degree Yacht Operations and Marine Technology students from South Devon Marine Academy for the inaugural employability exchange week.

In January 2019, at Paris Boat Show (Salon...

Exeter College celebrates National ‘Love Our Colleges’ Week

Exeter College is celebrating national ‘Love Our Colleges’ Week– a national celebration of Further Education colleges across the nation.

The nationwide ‘Love Our Colleges’week, 13-17 May 2019, coordinated by the Association of Colleges (AoC) seeks to highlight the brilliant work that goes on in FE colleges.

The campaign also highlights how better investment in Further Education across the country could have a significant return on investment for UK Plc – particularly enabling outstanding colleges like Exeter College to do even more as powerhouses for growth, productivity,...

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