Student Life

Primary schools in Devon have joined thousands of UK children to take part in a whale sized schools project throughout October.

ORCA, a leading UK marine conservation charity, is launching its first ever Whale Education Month to coincide with World Animal Day on the October 4th. The new marine conservation scheme aims to inspire pupils about the wonders of whales and dolphins, pointing out that a third of all whale and dolphin species can be found in European waters and many around the coast of Britain. The charity’s expert conservationists have produced free resources for teachers...

An Exeter School pupil has been highly commended in a prestigious University of Cambridge essay competition.

Upper Sixth Former Hattie Milner reached the top ten in the Cambridge Butler Politics & International Relations competition for her essay on 'Why is it so difficult to combat climate change?'

The R.A Butler Prize is a national essay competition run by Trinity College Cambridge and Cambridge University's Department of Politics and International Studies, open to Year 12 pupils.

The prize's objectives are twofold: to encourage pupils with an interest in...

For thousands of students, this September may be the first time they go to live away from home. It can be a daunting time, with many packing their bags to take up rented accommodation in university towns and cities across the UK.

Renting for the first time is a significant step and one which requires a great deal of independence and responsibility. It also involves plenty of paperwork and – of course – the dreaded ‘tenancy deposit’.

The tenancy or security deposit - usually a significant amount of money – is the lump sum paid at the beginning of your rental period by way of...

A group of students have been fined by a language school after they spray-painted graffiti on buildings in Exeter. The students were each fined £75 by the Globe English School in St David’s Hill, Exeter, after they defaced parts of the Quay.

Exeter City Council, who were called in to remove the graffiti, said the money - £1,125 in total – would go towards the cost of chemicals used to remove graffiti in the city. Cllr Stephen Brimble, Lead Councillor for Place, said he was delighted with the School’s initiative to fine 15 of their students.

“I have to applaud the Globe for...