Student Life

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...

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...

Gina Awad and Colin Bray, Exeter Dementia Friends Champions, delivered an information session to 100 Year 7 students at Westexe School recently.

The students were informed of the 5 key messages that the national initiative is aspiring to deliver. "A thoroughly engaging group, that were keen to learn more" said Gina who is also leading the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance in working towards a dementia friendly city.

The students were keen to go back to class afterwards and create a short poem or poster to illustrate their learning.

Gina will be delivering her next...

Landlords in Devon and Somerset are being urged to act now to ensure they are ready for new safety laws aimed at saving dozens of lives a year.

The regulations make it compulsory for all landlords to fit smoke alarms in rented homes and are expected to come into effect from October 2015, subject to Parliamentary approval.

Under the new laws smoke alarms must be fitted on every floor of the property as well as carbon monoxide alarms in properties which burn solid fuels. Landlords must check the alarms are working at the start of every new tenancy with potential penalties of...