Student Life

What Makes the School Leavers Experience So Important for Students Today

Leaving school is strange. One day you're sitting in a classroom that's been part of your daily routine for years, and then fairly suddenly, it isn't. No dramatic ending, no clean break, just a gradual realisation that something significant is coming to a close. For young people in the UK today, that transition has become one of the most emotionally loaded periods of their lives, and the way they mark it says a lot about what this generation values.

More Than Just the End of Term

It would be easy to dismiss the school leavers period as simply the end of compulsory education. Tick...

Engineering and construction faculties introduced to Importance of Work Experience

Exeter College is joining in celebrations for this year's Work Experience Week by offering learners in Engineering and Construction opportunities to find out the benefits of good quality work experience, which will be included as part of their full time course.

Work Experience Week, which this year takes place from 12th-16th October, is a week dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of high quality work experience.

Run by national charity Fair Train – developers of the national Work Experience Quality Standard accreditation - Work Experience Week is a chance for...

Charity fundraising day a big success

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/06/2015 - 11:49am

Exeter School's Sixth Form Charity Committee has helped raise valuable funds for local charity, Hospiscare, as well as the Karen Hill Tribes Trust run by alumnus Will Harnden.

The team held the charitable event in the school playing fields, where teams battled each other playing bubble football alongside welly throwing, face painting and a multitude of fairground games. Thanks to Laser Camp who provided the bouncy castle and inflatable football arena for free.

Refreshments were provided in the form of a delicious BBQ, cake stall and fruit juices which were kindly provided...

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As a second year student at the University of Exeter you’d think I’d know a fair bit about the city we live in. Hmmm…. Maybe not. I know where the campus is – does that count?

There are a few essential things to do in Exeter that I can happily say I have ticked off my bucket list – like visit the Exeter Phoenix, Cavern, the Bike Shed, Northcott Theatre – I’ve even visited both Exmouth and Dawlish. Yet, when I see posts on the internet of ‘Fresher’s Bucket List’s and whatnot, I get quite embarrassed.

I’m afraid that in a little over 18 months’ time I will leave the...

UKHO Internship pilot programme launched in conjunction with University of Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 10/03/2015 - 11:56am

Twenty interns joined a variety of divisions in June, after successfully being selected to join the UKHO on either 12 week or 12 month internships.

The purpose of the internship programme is to provide school leavers, undergraduates and graduates with an opportunity to gain experience in the workplace through participating in projects or tasks which support our business.

The interns have found there are great personal benefits in taking up this opportunity.

As University of Exeter student Binu explains “The work itself was challenging yet I was able to successfully...

Exeter has low crime rates compared to other student cities

If like the majority of college students going into their final year you have been faced with the mammoth task of applying to university, making a decision when it comes to choosing just five universities that you’d like to apply for can understandably be really tough. With so many universities offering loads of benefits and great stuff for their students, picking just five can be tricky – and there is a lot for you to take into consideration. Whilst you’re thinking about predicted grades, the degree course that you’d like to apply for, and how far away from your parental home you’d like...

Record breaking rower returns to school

2009 Exeter School leaver Tom Rainey visited Exeter School this week to give a talk on his epic row of 3,800 miles unsupported across the North Atlantic Ocean to honour the memory of his father Luke, who died from a brain tumour and raise £250,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity.

Tom Rainey and his rowing partner Lawrence Walters also managed to break a world record by rowing 112.5 nautical miles (129 miles) in 24 hours at the end of May, breaking the existing Guinness World Record by nearly 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles).

The Andrews Hall was packed with pupils and staff who...

Hockey star at Exeter School

Exeter School welcomed England and GB Hockey player and Olympian, Simon Mantell on Tuesday 8 September.

Having lived in the South West for much of his school life, Simon has gone on to become one of England's greatest hockey star forwards, receiving over 50 Great Britain caps while playing in all of the major international tournaments.

Simon spent time coaching pupils during Junior School games as well as U13 girls' hockey players. He also spoke at length to our A Level Sports Studies group who were able to question him about his elite pathway into professional sport and...

Exeter schoolchildren celebrate RWC 2015

Rugby excitement gripped school children today with just one day until the start of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Primary aged children had their very own spectacular and colourful rugby world cup relay festival to mark the start of the tournament. The main festival site was at West Exe School but the fun wasn't only there!

Eight schools took part in the event which was organised by the RWC15 legacy group a partnership led by local primary schools, Mike Barratt, Active Devon, Exeter City Council, rugby clubs and other local partners.

“Having the rugby world cup come to Exeter...

Exeter School boys coach rugby in Swaziland

Exeter School Sixth Formers Tom and Will Counsell enjoyed a life changing experience in Swaziland.

The brothers spent four weeks as rugby coaches working with the Swaziland-based charity SKRUM, whose aim is to give the school children of Swaziland social awareness and sex education while having fun and playing rugby.

They found the experience quite overwhelming at times, but genuinely believe that SKRUM makes a difference on a daily basis.

The duo raised in excess of £1,700 which will pay for a water bore hole at the charity's new headquarters. It will not only...

Project aims to empower children in care

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 08/31/2015 - 11:54am

A first year University of Exeter Law student has founded a project focused on improving the prospects of children in care.

Michael Berry, who is also a self-employed paralegal with the Fostering Foundation, is a care leaver himself and believes not enough is being done to give the child a voice and empower them with the self-confidence to have an active role in deciding their future.

The Avolve project aims to improve pupil performance at GCSE level, with currently only 17.3% of children in care achieving five A*-C level grades.

Michael explains: “As GCSEs act, in...

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