education

PechaKucha 'Design'

Event Date: 
20/02/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Hall Exeter, Stepcote Hill, EX1 1BD

What is PechaKucha 20x20

PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. The format means that you don't need to be an experienced presenter or particularly confident to carry of a gripping presentation, you just need to be passionate about your topic. Fr more information visit www.pechakucha.org

20/02/15 Theme : "Design in your city"

To celebrate the anniversary of PechaKucha, we are joining in with the global night on 20th of February....

Streetscapes

Event Date: 
25/02/2015 - 10:00am to 01/03/2015 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Clyst House, Winslade Park, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DS

Open 10am – 3pm Daily Cost Free Public Admission

All the images in this exhibition have been taken within cities and towns. They are contemporary records of urban life, but they are also testament to mankind’s ingenuity in adapting to new and challenging environments. These photographs capture the challenges we face on a daily basis, as well as the lifestyle choices and aesthetic stimulation arising from high population density and cultural diversity. Each of our photographers has emphasised beautiful elements to capture and hold our attention, particularly when the subject...

South West Childcare & Education Show 7-8 November

Event Date: 
07/11/2014 - 10:00am to 08/11/2014 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Exhibtion Centre

This event is the South West’s one-stop-shop for educational resources, training sessions and expert advice. Essential for anyone with an interest in early years education and childcare.

This show will offer FREE practical workshops, demonstrations, and a one day Early Years Conference called Detoxing Childhood presented by Sue Palmer, author and speaker specialising in child development and education in the modern world.

www.childcareshow.co.uk

The South West Childcare & Education Show

Event Date: 
07/11/2014 - 9:30am to 08/11/2014 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Exeter, Clyst St Mary

Visitor registration is now open at www.childcareshow.co.uk for this new event. It will be a unique forum for educators and child carers in the southwest to discover more about the hot topics and issues in early years education and childcare.

The South West Childcare & Education Show is an essential two-day free exhibition for teachers, head teachers, senior leaders, child minders, nursery owners/managers, childcare workers and parents, in fact anyone involved in early years education and childcare. It will be the perfect forum to meet experts and peers from the region, with an...

Free Childcare in Schools training event

Event Date: 
03/12/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter

National charity Family Action has been funded by the Department for Education to support selected schools in England to develop childcare and holiday provision on the school site.

This includes, for instance, breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs. Now, the Childcare in Schools Team would like to share their learning with other schools in the country and we are holding a free open training event in your area in December.

Childcare in Schools – free training workshop

• What? This session will look at the barriers that schools typically face when setting up school...

Free childcare in schools training - for heads, governors, SBMs etc

Event Date: 
16/11/2014 - 1:00pm to 03/12/2014 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Headway Devon X Centre

National charity Family Action has been funded by the Department for Education to support selected schools in England to develop childcare and holiday provision on the school site. This includes, for instance, breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs. Now, the Childcare in Schools Team would like to share their learning with other schools in the country and we are holding a free open training event in your area in December.

Childcare in Schools – free training workshop

• What? This session will look at the barriers that schools typically face when setting up school-based...

Exeter named top university in the South West

Exeter has been named the top university in the Southwest according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 after reaching a new high in the national rankings.

The supplement provides the most comprehensive guide to higher education in Britain in print and digital formats across The Times and The Sunday Times.

The newspaper content will be published over the course of a week, beginning with a 56-page supplement published in The Sunday Times this weekend (September 21). A fully searchable website with full university profiles and 66 subject tables will...

Open weekend at Devon's newest school

Authored by BelindaD
Posted: Thu, 09/11/2014 - 4:33pm

Teens with an interest in high-flying careers as architects, interior designers and structural engineers can meet the team behind a new specialist school opening next year in Ashburton at the town’s Food Festival this weekend.

Called Atrium Studio, the new government-funded school will offer students aged 13-18 an education focusing on the professions within the Built Environment, and will be the first offering this specialism in the South West. Construction of the £3.7m state-of-the-art complex – designed by the award-winning Satellite Architects – will begin in January 2015 on a...

New school recruiting brains of the future

Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers can now apply for places at the county’s newest school, the South Devon University Technical College in Engineering, Water and the Environment, which opens its doors to the first intake of students this time next year.

The innovative UTC has been established by the University of Exeter and South Devon College alongside key local and regional employers, to provide a specialist secondary education for young people with a flair for science and engineering. It aims to help the region’s top students become as ‘work-ready’ as possible.

The UTC...

New School Begins Recruiting Scientists and Engineers of the Future

Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers can now apply for places at the county’s newest school, the South Devon University Technical College in Engineering, Water and the Environment, which opens its doors to the first intake of students this time next year.

The innovative UTC has been established by the University of Exeter and South Devon College alongside key local and regional employers, to provide a specialist secondary education for young people with a flair for science and engineering. It aims to help the region’s top students become as ‘work-ready’ as possible.

The UTC...

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