Jim and Lucy Fisher, founders of Exeter Cookery School - due to launch later this year on Exeter’s historic quayside - were cooking up a storm at the pre-launch of their exciting new venture. Held at the swish showroom of Sapphire Spaces in Topsham, Jim and Lucy entertained the crowd of food lovers with a tantalising taste of what’s in store from this dynamic duo.
Jim entertained with a cookery demonstration, with help from members of the audience, and everyone enjoyed some tempting treats such as minted pea soup and duck confit with panko breadcrumbs, washed down with some pink...
Our My Country exhibition illustrates how photographers across the world view their own country. For many it was an opportunity to present their country in a positive light; they have shared their favourite landscapes, local wildlife or bustling street scenes.
Amongst the images, there are some political and social messages for us, from Britain and around the world. Collectively, they encourage us to consider how each of us might improve life for everyone in our own country.
Michelmores has been appointed to advise South Devon College following a successful tender and presentation under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium framework.
South Devon College has five campuses in Torbay and the surrounding area including Paignton, Newton Abbot and Torquay. The College offers people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds a wide range of courses and qualification opportunities. An Ofsted 'Outstanding' college, it is one of the top Further Education and Tertiary Colleges in England based on student success and achievement. Led by Emma Honey, who will...
On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) was put under the spotlight at a special conference hosted by the WESC Foundation in Devon, where experts from around the world came together to reveal their latest research findings and technological advancements to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and healthcare professionals, carers, local authority representatives, and specialist schools and colleges.
The day covered all the latest developments in medical technology, such as stem cell therapy, optogenetics, gene therapy and vision prosthesis (bionic eyes) to help combat retinal eye disease...
Exeter’s Summer Film School will be held at Poltimore House from 3 – 7 August.
It offers children aged between 10 and 13 a unique opportunity to create their own short film. They will be supported in this task by skilled and experienced film and theatre professionals including Exeter based theatre company Four of Swords and shooting on location at the incredibly magical and atmospheric Poltimore House.
The Film School was created and developed by Colourburn, an Exeter-based film production company, working in partnership with Exeter Phoenix. Damo Cross, Creative Director of...
On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) experts from around the world are set to share advances in leading-edge research at the fourth annual WESC Foundation International Conference in Exeter. From the latest developments in medical technology, such as bionic eyes to help combat retinal eye disease, to ground-breaking design of Smart-Glasses designed to assist visually impaired people in navigating every-day obstacles, researchers will reveal the latest developments to an audience of education, healthcare and SEN professionals.
Keynote speaker at the Conference will be Dr Lauren...
Leading independent education recruitment specialist, Classpeople, warns of the impact on education created by over-sized classrooms following a statistical report by the Department for Education.
The report outlines a 2.1% increase in the number of children in state funded primary schools.
Lynis Bassett, Classpeople director, explains: “The education sector is already under huge amounts of pressure with a national teacher shortage. More and more teachers are choosing to leave the profession which means the reports of increased pupil numbers are a huge concern.”
In celebration of 30 years of providing inspirational, hands-on learning experiences to schools across the region, Buckfast Abbey’s Education Department will play host to a major Christian Storytelling Festival from 2nd to 4th July. Set in idyllic gardens with the magnificent backdrop of Buckfast Abbey, a working Benedictine monastery just off the A38 and within easy reach of Exeter and Plymouth and surrounding areas, the three-day extravaganza of storytelling, theatre and puppetry will include school visits on the first two days and culminate in a fabulous Family Day on Saturday 4th July...
Nearly a quarter of state school pupils in England and Wales, aged 11 – 16, have regular private tuition. Further findings from the Sutton Trust show there is almost a 20% increase on the figures from 2005. So, is it just good parenting to get your child a tutor? Or does it represent a lack of faith in the British education system? Many would claim the rise of the private tuition industry is a sign our schools are failing and that parents are being forced to bail out a failing education system. How would you feel if, after visiting your GP, it was suggested you employ a private doctor to...
The Photographic Angle put a call out to photographers who use the camera as a tool for documenting the natural, social and political landscapes of our times.
From photographs of an olive harvest in Palestine documenting a group of people at work on a land in conflict, to pictures of a Xhosa burial ritual in South Africa. Here we showcase a vast cross-section of topics to which the practice of documentary photography is being applied today.
OUR STORIES is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The...
