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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...

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Freshers urged to get Meningitis C vaccine

Young people in Exeter, entering university for the first time this autumn, are being encouraged to get the Meningitis C vaccine booster.

Meningococcal group C disease is a rare but life-threatening disease that occurs mainly in young children and young adults.

Young people are at a greater risk of catching meningitis just after starting university as they will be mixing closely with lots of new people, some of whom may unknowingly carry the meningococcal bacteria.

Matthew Dominey, Screening and Immunisation Manager, Public Health England said: “Starting university...

Students hope to minimise Freshers disruption

The University of Exeter Students’ Guild is gearing up to manage the community impact of some 7000 new student arrivals with the deployment of trained volunteers to support student integration and provide a key community link.

Now in its sixth year, the Students’ Guild Welcome Team comprises 180 unpaid student volunteers trained to signpost, support and help new students around the city during the ten day ‘freshers’ period, this year beginning on 13th September.

The Welcome Team works in partnership with police, venue managers and Exeter City Council to reduce night-time...

Freshers urged to get MenC vaccine

Public Health England (PHE) is urging new students (freshers) to ensure they get vaccinated against meningococcal C (MenC) infection before beginning university in September.

In the UK, all children are offered MenC vaccine to protect them against MenC infection but, as the protection offered by the vaccine can wane, a booster for teenagers was added last year. For the next few years, university freshers will also be eligible for vaccination, until the teenagers who have had the booster reach university age.

Dr Shamez Ladhani, an expert on meningococcal disease for PHE,...

Students treat Devon's young carers to summer adventure holiday

Young carers from Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge have been treated to a grand Summer Adventure thanks to student volunteers from the University of Exeter Students’ Guild volunteering group, Community Action.

Running from 4-15 August, 70 young carers aged between eight and 15 are enjoying a welcome break from the challenges and responsibilities of their daily lives and the chance to make friends with other youngsters.

Trained and DBS-checked student volunteers returned to Exeter during the summer vacation to work in partnership with charity Westbank to provide time and...

South Dartmoor students experience work on Dartmoor

Four students from South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton have been working with Dartmoor National Park Communications Team as part of their work experience placement with the National Park.

Pictured from left to right are Peter Benson (15), Max Newman-Robjant (15), Lauren Smart (14) and George Parnell (15). During their week long work experience they have also had a taste of what life is like working in a variety of other roles including archaeology, access and estate management, planning, ecology, recreation, business support and legal.

The four were part of a...

Exeter College dance photos go on show at Exeter central station

Dance at Exeter College is a photo exhibition on show now in the walkway gallery at Exeter Central train station. The photos have been taken by Andrew Clarke who is on the Foundation Degree Course in Photography and Digital Arts at Exeter College. The work is on show now until late August and will be part of a continuing series of exhibitions showcasing creative work produced at Exeter College.

The Foundation Degree Course in Photography and Digital Arts at Exeter College is an exciting practical programme that will enables the student to explore photographic practice through the...

Exeter student wins world-class F1 role

A student from the University of Exeter has won the career opportunity of a lifetime with World Championship-winning Formula One team, Infiniti Red Bull Racing.

Mechanical Engineering student William Priest triumphed over 1,500 other entrants across 100 top engineering universities worldwide to secure a lucrative 12-month work placement with the elite Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy.

William, 23, underwent a gruelling three-day final event this week which saw 12 hopefuls from around the world competing for victory in a series of challenges relating to road car and...

Student apartments fully booked for next year

Leading student accommodation provider Vita Student has announced that all 156 studio apartments available at its Portland House residence on Longbrook Street have already been reserved ahead of the 2014/2015 academic year.

There are around 19,000 students in Exeter, the vast majority of which haven’t got access to university-provided accommodation meaning there is a serious supply-and-demand issue in the city. Student schemes such as Vita Student at Portland House help to alleviate the strain on residential housing as they allow private-rented properties to be released back into...

New pool for Exeter School

Exeter School has announced to parents plans for a new pool and changing facilities thanks to an anonymous donation.

A donor, who wishes to remain unnamed, has generously donated the funds to build a new 25-metre, covered, competition-standard, swimming pool.

The school governors have agreed to match the funding to enable much-needed improvements to the boys’ changing room and locker facilities and to create an exciting list of improvements to spectator and participants’ facilities in the Sports Hall.

The school is currently in the process of submitting plans for...

River Cottage Celebrates with chef apprentice Graduates

River Cottage Chefs’ School are celebrating with the first of their apprentice chef graduates after completing an intensive 12-month programme.

The 11 ecstatic graduates were the first of 74 apprentices currently studying on the Young Chef Apprentice Scheme – a professional and personal journey that aims to equip young learners with the skills they need to enter the catering industry. They marked their final day by cooking a banquet for themselves and their tutors to showcase the best of their culinary skills.

This comes after a year of hands-on experience studying at River...

Student Life

What Makes the School Leavers Experience So Important for Students Today

Freshers urged to get Meningitis C vaccine

Students hope to minimise Freshers disruption

Freshers urged to get MenC vaccine

Students treat Devon's young carers to summer adventure holiday

South Dartmoor students experience work on Dartmoor

Exeter College dance photos go on show at Exeter central station

Exeter student wins world-class F1 role

Student apartments fully booked for next year

New pool for Exeter School

River Cottage Celebrates with chef apprentice Graduates

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