Exeter College has, for a second consecutive year, been placed at the top in an annual league table of colleges published by FE Week, a leading publication focused on the further education sector.
The table was compiled using a points based system, with points awarded against a number of key criteria published by the Department for Education (DfE). The index included scores for learner and employer satisfaction, as well as taking into account information about young and adult learners’ progression, post-college. “I am delighted that for a second year in a row Exeter College has...
The photographers participating in this theme have sent us striking images of the widest range of species, from elephants to insects. Many of the images in this exhibition highlight the relationships that species have with their habitats. What shines through is the photographers’ admiration and empathy with the subject, together with their sheer joy and sense of privilege of being able to photograph them.
We hope this exhibition will encourage our visitors to make a personal commitment to help preserve our biosphere and its...
The stage is set for a performing arts company to open a new training centre at St. Peter’s Church of England School in Exeter.
Theatretrain, the ever popular Saturday morning performing arts school is opening its doors to budding young dancers, actors and singers on Saturday 7th October at 10am and will be managed by local actor and director Paul Clark.
Paul is highly experienced in the performing arts and has worked with both young people and adults to create high-calibre theatrical events. He has made numerous appearances in the West End and has directed many youth...
Award-winning theatre company The Wardrobe Ensemble has announced that Education, Education, Education will come to Exeter Northcott Theatre after its World Premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they were awarded a Fringe First Award. Following their exploration of sex, relationships and intimacy in 1972: The Future of Sex, The Wardrobe Ensemble will dissect education and responsibility at the dawn of Blair’s Britain in 1997 in Education, Education, Education. Recent winners of The Kevin Spacey Foundation Artists of Choice for theatre, The Wardrobe Ensemble use irreverent humour...
Performance was conceived early in 2012 as British excitement grew in anticipation of hosting the Olympics. Local sporting events were photographed as communities played their part in preparing for the Games. Other photographers concentrated on artistic events, from dance and theatre to street performance and music. This exhibition highlights the transitory nature of action-orientated photography
PERFORMANCE is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The Photographic Angle.
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team is running a number of events over the summer which gives people the chance to learn more about some of the birds you can see locally.
The events include ‘Close encounters of the bird kind’ on Saturday 17 June at Seaton Wetlands. During the morning you will learn about the birds found at Seaton Wetlands and have the chance to see them up close as they are ringed for monitoring. Spaces can be booked online at wildeastdevon.co.uk
The Countryside rangers will be running two ‘Nightjar night walks’ at Trinity Hill Local Nature...
Hospiscare’s latest shop opened in Heavitree in March and is already doing a roaring trade in a range of electrical goods, homeware, clothes, and second-hand books.
Recently, however, the shop took on a more educational role as the manager Bonnie Gilbert was invited to visit the Heavitree Brownie Troop to share the importance of the work that Hospiscare does.
“The Brownies, all between the ages of seven and ten, were studying the theme of ‘community’, so it seemed like the ideal opportunity to teach them about the importance of Hospiscare and how the charity supports local...
WESC Foundation (WESC) is pleased to announce their eighth Annual International Conference will be held on 4th May 2017 at their campus on Topsham road. This year the theme of the conference is ‘transitioning to adulthood for young people with visual impairment’, which will be discussed by a range of experts, and includes new research from the University of Birmingham.
WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment, is a school and college for young people and adults with a visual impairment, including complex needs. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care...
A leading housebuilder has contributed around £2 million towards a new school in Exeter.
Charles Church South West has revealed it has handed over the hefty cheque to Devon County Council as part of its Great Woodcote Park development off Admiral Way.
Trinity Church of England Primary School is being built in the Newcourt area of the city and is due to open in September. Without the considerable contribution towards education, it would have been unlikely that this school would be delivered.
Construction started in February this year and the new school building is...
