The head and governors of an Exmouth primary school are making an official complaint to Ofsted after inspectors changed their mind on the grade of their early years stage.
Inspectors originally rated the Early Years Foundation Stage at Brixington Primary School as good in their initial draft report.
Then – following a lengthy quality assurance process – Ofsted told the school that it would be classed as requiring improvement in the final published report.
Despite that, the final report still said: “Children in the EYFS thoroughly enjoy school, are well looked after...
More properties are coming on to the South West housing market, and stamp duty reform is continuing to provide a boost to sales volumes, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
In the South West, 28% more chartered surveyors have seen a rise in new instructions in January and 24% more respondents have reported a rise in new buyer enquiries. Price momentum, whilst positive, continues to moderate and surveyors expecting a relatively flat price picture over the next three months.
Despite a month in which mortgage approvals fell to their one of their lowest...
Exeter law firm Michelmores is calling for runners to get involved in its annual charity run, taking place on Thursday 11 June 2015 at 7pm and fundraising in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Now in its 16th year, the Michelmores Charity Run attracts over 1,000 runners, covering a 5km city course starting in the heart of Exeter at the Cathedral Green and finishing at Exeter Castle.
From experienced runners to fun runners in fancy dress, all are welcome. Last year, first place went to Gwylym Gibson, who covered the course in 16 minutes 2 seconds.
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has beaten off competition from Sony Europe, Tesco Bank and Jurys Inn to win a national award for the success of its online learning management system (LMS) for staff.
The Trust and Kallidus, the LMS company it works with, struck gold at the e-Learning Awards in London.
They won the Best Learning Management System Implementation category at an awards ceremony attended by around 550 guests and experts from across the industry.
The Trust has reported significant improvements in e-learning since switching to Kallidus in 2013....
The Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that its 2015 Christmas production will be a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved classic, A Christmas Carol and will be produced by Exeter Northcott Theatre and Creative Cow. The production marks the return of Exeter Northcott Theatre to once again producing its own work.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of...
Neil Parish MP, Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare, has hosted the Launch of the UK's first 'Manifesto for Cats' in the House of Commons, on Tuesday 10th February.
Cats Protection, the nation's leading cat charity, unveiled the 10-point document, with support from PetPlan, at a reception attended by more than 35 MPs and Lords including Lord de Mauley, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for natural environment and science; and Angela Smith MP, shadow minister for environment, food and rural affairs.
Brit-Award winners Blake are back and better than ever, with a refined new sound, new songs and their biggest UK tour yet that is coming to Exmouth Pavilion on 7 November 2015.
Re-inspired by the enduring trio harmonies of The Three Tenors, The Bee Gees, The Lettermen & Boyz-II-Men, Blake’s latest concert show entitled ‘In Harmony’ sees them combining classic songs from their first four albums, with exclusive new songs from their critically acclaimed fifth album ‘In Harmony’ which was released earlier this year.
Musicals, pop and classical songs collide in the group’s...
Small businesses across the South West are being advised to prepare themselves for pensions auto-enrolment says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Figures show that there are 513,000 companies across the region that are classed as being a small or medium sized business.
The government reaffirmed their commitment to auto-enrolment (AE) in the June 2010 budget. The rollout has been phased so that larger companies were required to bring the scheme earlier, this started in 2012. Throughout 2015 the scheme will be extended to cover smaller businesses. Official...
Whether you’re in love with music or need some romance, the Locked Horns Jazz Orchestra are inviting you to kick off the Valentine’s weekend with them on Friday 13 February at the Buccaneer’s Bar.
Boasting more than 20 musicians, the band will be belting out a mix of songs from the sixties to the naughties. The band play a mix of classic and new arrangements and are led by local musician Alfie Pugh. The Locked Horns formed just over a year ago and have already wowed audiences with their rich sounds.
Everyone is welcome to attend this fantastic evening – bring your friends,...
Be first over the line and your sponsorship money doubles! That’s the challenge Mike Kocziban has accepted when entering Hospiscare’s The FUGBY12 men’s walk.
Mike popped into the city’s hospice to meet Hospiscare patients, Ted Gordon and Tim Webb, pictured, who are both sponsoring him. Ted and Tim both regularly attend day care therapy sessions.
“It was a privilege to meet Ted and Tim and to see the great work that Hospiscare do,” said Mike. “I was completely out of shape for the first walk and set myself a personal challenge to complete it.
