Exeter student Paige Furzer had a lovely surprise when she started volunteering for us here at Hospiscare.
She discovered her Great Nan was the first patient at Hospiscare’s Exeter hospice and even met the Duchess of Kent who opened the hospice in 1992.
Paige, 19, who is studying journalism at Exeter College, said: “It’s a quite amazing coincidence. I’m thrilled to be helping the charity which provided so much support and comfort to my Great Nan and our family.
"I had no idea my Great Nan, Doris Quick was the first patient. I’m told there used to be a picture of her...
The Met Office is playing host to a fundraising fashion show for Exeter-based charity WESC Foundation (WESC), to help raise much needed funds for the charity’s ‘Communication Aids Appeal’. Sponsored by ITEC Connect and compéred by popular broadcaster Judi Spiers, the event is being held on the 22nd October with John Lewis showcasing its autumn/winter 2015 collection featuring students at Exeter College as models, who will also be wearing their own designs.
Andy Yeatman – Communications Manager – Met Office said: “The weather will have big impact on what you wear over the autumn and...
Exeter College had cause for celebration when figures for 2014/2015 were released, showing a record number of 707 Apprentices starting with the college.
Apprentices earn on average £200 per week and Exeter College currently have 1,500 Apprentices placed, meaning that local employers contribute over £13 million in wages to apprentices alone (excluding training costs).
Exeter College have 60 different apprenticeships on offer with 150 vacancies at top class, outstanding businesses. Current Apprenticeship vacancies are listed on the college’s website - http://bit.ly/...
A level students and staff at Exeter College have recorded another year of outstanding A level results with today's announcement of a 99.4% pass rate.
Over 900 students from across Exeter, Devon and Torbay received their A2 results today at the college – a 5% increase on the previous year - and almost a half have achieved the high grades A*, A and B grades, enabling them to progress to top universities in the future.
With these results Exeter will continue to rank amongst the country's top Sixth Form Colleges as one of the largest and most successful A level centres in the...
Exeter College is seeking former students who can inspire and motivate the current generation to academic success, improve their career confidence and provide a valuable insight into the world of work.
The college is one of nearly 400 state schools and colleges across Britain which have registered with the education charity Future First to set up networks of former students or alumni whose talents they can harness to support today’s students.
Future First’s vision is that every state school or college should be supported by a thriving, engaged alumni community that helps it...
Exeter's Josh Ellis has been named the winner of the VQ Learner of the Year Award 2015 for England, in recognition of his outstanding achievement following a vocational qualification in Plumbing at Exeter College.
Josh, 21, won the gold medal at the World Skills competition, with his work deemed ‘near perfect’ by the judges.
Josh has since progressed to a Level 3 Plumbing qualification and become the main installer for his company due to the exceptionally high standard of his work. He is now successfully juggling a very high demand for his work with his further studies at...
Exeter College will be holding their big end of year Final Major Performance on 11 June at the Exeter Phoenix.
The concert will begin at 7pm. This is an annual event which is organised by the college's 2nd year music students. They plan the event and develop the theme and music for the evening themselves. There are more than 35 2nd year students who will be performing at the event this year. There will be a range of rock and pop covers in addition to some original material. The night is called ‘The Beach Party’ and will feature a range of beach and summer inspired music.
People in Devon are being urged to consider apprenticeships as a brilliant way to kick-start a successful career.
Exeter has become a highly regarded centre of excellence for apprenticeships, with Exeter College and companies like Stagecoach South West leading the way.
The college, which currently has around 100 opportunities available with local firms, has now been running apprenticeship programmes for a quarter of a century, with thousands of people benefiting in that time. In the last seven years Stagecoach has seen more than 350 people successfully complete its...
Students from Exeter College got a glimpse into the legal professionwith a debate on social media and the law organised by young lawyers from a leading local firm. Organised by Exeter-based Stephens Scown LLP’s young marketing group, the debate centred on the use of social media in someone’s private life leading to disciplinary proceedings at work – a topic that has been the subject of a lot of media coverage recently. Students debated the topic from the point of view of the employee and employer. Young lawyers from Stephens Scown devised the topic and briefed the students before the event...
Students across Devon have been gaining an insight into the training and work opportunities in renewable energy.
Kevin Ciolino, who has been a solar installer, operations manager and technical support specialist at SunGift Energy, met with Exeter College students at Falcon House Construction Training Centre.
Kevin said: "This is a tremendously exciting time for students who are interested in a career in renewable energy, whether that's Solar PV, solar thermal, biomass, heat pumps or wind turbines.
"Renewable energy has reached record levels, and with companies such...
