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Parents in Exeter rally against the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Defending alternative education and parental rights

Parents rally against the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Defending alternative education and parental rights #ChildrensWellbeingBill Parents are set to gather on 8th March 2025 in Bedford Street, Exeter (and major cities across England, including London, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham). This coordinated rally aims to protest the proposed bill. This deeply concerning piece of legislation threatens educational freedoms and prioritises data collection over children's actual well-being.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) is being presented as a...

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Host families needed in Devon

A Devon-based work placement company is seeking host families for international trainees as it prepares for its busiest summer yet.

The Training Partnership (TTPL) is welcoming more than 240 trainees to the county in July, and another 300 from August to October, with a need for host families in Exeter, Torbay and across South Devon for this summer, autumn and beyond.

Host families are usually professional couples, or a family with children, or a single person, with a spare single or twin room.

Nadine Stroud, the company’s Business Development Manager, said: “Having...

Sixth form students graduate from Pathways to Law

A group of high achieving sixth form students from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, have graduated from a national project which aims to raise aspirations and the confidence of young people to pursue a career in law.

Twenty six students from the region participated in the University of Exeter strand of the Pathways to Law programme. They received a certificate of achievement on Wednesday 1 July at a celebratory event to herald their success in completing the programme. All of these exceptionally bright students are from state schools or colleges and most will be the first generation...

Art Show success for Exeter School artists

Exeter School’s Art Department is delighted to announce that two A Level Art pupils were prize winners at ‘The Exeter Art Show’ held on 4 and 5 July at The Maynard School.

Miles Johal in the Lower Sixth was awarded first prize for his semi-abstract acrylic painting of architectural features, winning £250.

Miles visited the exhibition on Saturday and said: “it was a lovely surprise to discover that I had won the prize, particularly given the wide range and high standard of pupil work on display.”

Clara Finnigan in the Upper Sixth was also a prize winner, coming third...

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

A Lord, a Nobel Prize winner, a BAFTA winning playwright and a European athletics gold medallist will be amongst those honoured at the University of Exeter’s summer graduation this year.

In total, 15 special guests will receive an Honorary Degree and the CSM Trust will be inducted into the College of Benefactors as part of the celebrations at the Streatham campus in Exeter and in Truro Cathedral for the Penryn Campus in Cornwall.

The Rt Hon Lord Adonis and the Rt Hon Sir John Goldring will be taking to the stage in the Great Hall at the Streatham Campus on Monday 13 July,...

Is this generation sex?

Young people today will experience twice as many sexual partners, change jobs more often and move house with far more frequency than their parents did according to a new study which reveals a marked shift in lifetime experiences from generation to generation.

The research which was specially commissioned by Samsung Galaxy S6 edge to celebrate the launch of the S6 switch kit, compared and contrasted behavioural differences between those under the age of 25 and those over the age of 50. The survey of 2,000 respondents reveals a younger generation who are unafraid of change -...

Share your inspirational university tales

Whether it’s making lifelong friends, meeting your future spouse or taking part in an event that will go down in history, university life is renowned for making memories. The University of Surrey is searching for stories and photos that show the most inspirational moments of university life, be it a proud shot of your award-winning project or the moment a guest speaker helped you to realise your dream career path. If you’re a university graduate or current student in Exeter with a wonderful photo and inspirational tale to tell, get involved and show the real experience for a chance to win...

Exeter School welcomes award winning author and former pupil

Exeter School was delighted to welcome back alumnus Kevin Brooks on Friday 26 June to speak to pupils from both his former school and four local secondary schools. Carnegie Award winner Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter in 1959 and received a scholarship to attend Exeter School from 1970-1977, before studying Psychology and Philosophy in Birmingham and Cultural Studies in London. Author Kevin spoke to a music hall of around 200 excited pupils from Exeter School, St Peter’s Church of England Aided School, St Luke’s Science and Sports College, St James School and the Isca Academy.

He...

Successful year of sport for Exeter School

As the end of term draws near, Exeter School is celebrating an academic year of sporting success.

It was an exciting season of great hockey, during which the boys' hockey teams were crowned U13, U16 and U18 Devon Champions and U14 runners up and the girls' hockey teams were named U16 and U18 Devon Champions and U14 Devon runners up.

The Spring term began with both U18 boys' and girls' hockey teams taking part in the National Indoor Hockey Finals.

For the U18 boys, this was the second time in the Finals and they succeeded in taking Silver, losing narrowly to Whitgift...

Trainees from across Europe head for Devon

A Devon-based work placement company is preparing for its busiest summer yet with hundreds of trainees travelling to the South West from across Europe.

A record number of trainees, more than 220, will be welcomed by The Training Partnership (TTPL) in July. Another 75 will arrive in August.

The company, based at Torquay Innovation Centre, works with hundreds of Devon firms to provide placements in different sectors ranging from engineering and IT to tourism and retail.

Ian Smith, TTPL’s Work Placement Manager, said: “We work closely with companies to develop work...

Number of students attending Exeter Uni increases 378% in less than a decade

The Telegraph recently reported that the number of international students at the UK’s elite universities has nearly doubled in less than 10 years, with official figures from the institutions showing an approximate increase of 92.3%. With an overwhelming surge in international student applications, it was Exeter University that witnessed the most growth in this demographic with a 378% increase in less than a decade. Leading accommodation provider Collegiate AC ( www.collegiate-ac.com ), a prominent figure amongst Exeter University student housing, has definitely noticed a rising interest...

Student Life

Defending alternative education and parental rights

Host families needed in Devon

Sixth form students graduate from Pathways to Law

Art Show success for Exeter School artists

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

Is this generation sex?

Share your inspirational university tales

Exeter School welcomes award winning author and former pupil

Successful year of sport for Exeter School

Trainees from across Europe head for Devon

Number of students attending Exeter Uni increases 378% in less than a decade

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