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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...

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Over £10,000 raised for charity in four months

Exeter School pupils and staff are celebrating a successful first term of fundraising with the news that over £10,000 has been raised for charity in one term.

Each year a committee of Sixth Form representatives selects three charities for the school to support during the course of the academic year. For the autumn term, pupils chose Rowcroft Hospice, an independent charity providing a wide range of specialist palliative care services for people and their families with progressive life-limiting illnesses in South Devon. The Senior School mufti day raised £1,325 for this charity....

The Maynard: Paving the way in the new Youth STEMM Award

At a time when careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine are crying out for women to join their professional ranks, The Maynard School in Exeter has become the first school in the South West to sign up to the new Youth STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine) Award.

Although launched in 2015, the Award was only opened up last September to independent schools in the UK and, as the leading all girls’ school in the region with a fantastic track record of high-level achievement in the STEM subjects, The Maynard is proud to be the first to step...

Exeter College graduate on track for a bright future

Katie Fowler, who graduated from Exeter College this year with a Business Management BA degree, has secured a place on a prestigious Graduate Scheme with international property company, JLL, with a fully funded Masters. It is a fantastic achievement for Katie, who aims to become a Chartered Surveyor after two years.

Katie, who previously studied at West Exe School, progressed directly from her studies at college onto an internship over the summer at the Exeter office of JLL. She impressed so much that she moved successfully onto their Graduate Scheme. Katie was first introduced to...

Title: How to manage your studies during winter

Description: In this post, get to learn how you can still squeeze a few hours into your studying routine during winter. You should not wait until the last minute to start dusting off your books for a new school calendar, or even worse, realize there is a pending class assignment.

Tips for studying during winter season

With winter season peaking, every student is busy putting together 2019 back-to-school resolutions . However, before the New Year commences, you do want to head back to the classroom having made the most out of the Christmas festivities. Whether it is going...

Top prizes for Exeter Cathedral School artists

The Art Department has received some fantastic news this week with two pupils securing prizes at Badminton School’s Mary Feddon OBE Commemorative Art Competition.

This year, Fearne Reavill (Year 6) won overall 1st prize and Joshua Taylor (Year 6) received a commendation for his piece. The annual competition receives submissions from prep schools across the South-West. The theme for this year was ‘Still Life –...

Smart technology is changing our perception of student accommodation.

The recently completed student apartment complex that has revitalized a run-down theatre on Bartholomew Street is just one example of how much times have changed for Exeter University students when it comes to living conditions. Those of us who remember going to university in the latter decades of the 20th century, when cold, mould and leaky roofs were par for the course, will probably think students have never had it so good.

However, the differences between today’s student digs and those made famous by TV shows like The Young Ones go beyond better glazing and sanitation,...

Deaf Academy students campaign for Sign Language on TV news at County Hall

Last Thursday, the School Council from Exeter Deaf Academy presented at Devon County Hall Council Chambers. The deaf students aged between 15-16 years old stood up and delivered a confident presentation to the Chamber in British Sign Language (BSL), articulating the need for regional TV news programmes to be accessible for all, and explained their goal was for the Southwest’s regional TV broadcasters to lead the way for the rest of the UK.

Currently in the UK, live regional TV news programmes do not have live British Sign Language interpretation. Subtitles and closed captioning don...

How to Write an Essay with Limited Time

Last minute rushes are common with students on campus. Sometimes they are self-inflicted while others are genuine. One of the common victims that fall prey to limited time is essays since they require lots of research to come up with the perfect topic to write on.

This is one of those difficult situations to navigate, but what should you do when you have limited time to complete an essay ?

1. No Such Thing as Perfectionism

Perfectionism doesn’t exist. Human is to error and the moment you understand this, the better you’ll become. To be perfect means taking all your...

Record number of schools take up the Sustrans Leg it to Lapland challenge

Sixteen schools have signed up for this year’s two week challenge, more than double that of last year.

Starting on Monday (26 November), over 4,500 school children will be collecting ‘leg miles’ for every non-motorised journey they make to and from school in a bid to be the first to travel the 2,100 miles from Devon to Lapland.

Helen Morse, one of three Sustrans Active Travel Officers in Devon, said “We’re really pleased with the number of schools who have taken up the challenge this year. Winter is usually a time when people use their cars more, so the challenge provides a...

Bin It! Schools tour encourages Devon students to keep their environment litter free

The award winning drama-based education programme, Bin it!, which educates students about responsibility and litter, visited Devon recently as part of its annual nationwide tour of schools. The Bin it! tour encourages young people to work together to make a lasting change to local areas and keep their environment tidy. Last year’s tour visited Sheffield, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Kent, London, as well as a number of other schools across the UK and Northern Ireland. In this week of the 2018 Bin It! tour, the roadshow performed at Cranbrook Education Campus, The Ilfracombe Academy, St John's...

Student Life

Queen Elizabeth's School Students Celebrate GCSE Success

Over £10,000 raised for charity in four months

The Maynard: Paving the way in the new Youth STEMM Award

Exeter College graduate on track for a bright future

Title: How to manage your studies during winter

Top prizes for Exeter Cathedral School artists

Smart technology is changing our perception of student accommodation.

Deaf Academy students campaign for Sign Language on TV news at County Hall

How to Write an Essay with Limited Time

Record number of schools take up the Sustrans Leg it to Lapland challenge

Bin It! Schools tour encourages Devon students to keep their environment litter free

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