Exeter School is celebrating the opening of its new indoor pool.
Chairman of Governors and former pupil Andrew King officially opened the pool during a ceremony on 28 June.
A generous donation from an anonymous benefactor enabled Exeter School to build the first-class, 25-metre four-lane pool for the benefit of Exeter School pupils and local schoolchildren. The Governors agreed to match fund the donation in order to integrate the pool fully with the existing sports facilities.
Director of Sport Andy Mason said the inauguration of the new pool marked the completion...
The Maynard School in Exeter welcomed a new recruit this week with the arrival of Nula, a former working guide dog who has recently retired from service and is looking for a more relaxed lifestyle.
“The Junior School girls absolutely adore her and she has settled in just brilliantly,” said Keagh Fry, Year 4 teacher and official guardian for Nula. “Being an ex-guide dog means she is impeccably well behaved and she is just lapping up all the fuss and attention from everyone at the School. It couldn’t have worked out better!
“Each class takes it in turn to walk her during...
The University of Exeter’s unique One Planet course has been ranked again as among the best MBA programmes in the world.
The pioneering programme, which helps talented business professionals address the global challenges of our time, has been named as one of the top courses in Europe, and joint 21st in the world by CEO Magazine.
The One Planet MBA is a collaboration with leading FTSE 100 and other progressive organisations and allows participants to develop innovative business thinking and new business models. It is taught by academics from the University of Exeter and...
In relation to the UK government’s immigration policy, only 26% of adults in the South West think of international students as immigrants. The findings were revealed in a new poll conducted by ComRes for Universities UK. The survey found that 63% of adults in South West of England think international students have a positive impact on the local economies of the towns and cities in which they study. 61% of those surveyed believe that international students also have a valuable social and cultural impact on university towns and cities in the South West region. 71% of those surveyed in the...
Students from Shotgun Theatre, the University of Exeter’s award-winning musical theatre society, have raised over £2,000 for their Edinburgh Fringe show in just four days. Following a sell-out run in Exeter last November, the group are running a crowdfunding campaign to cover the cost of performing the musical ‘Godspell’ at the festival this August.
Since launching their appeal last Sunday evening their high profile campaign video has racked up over 3,500 views on Facebook alone. Joe Miller, director of the show and one of the team featured in the clip, is delighted. “We’ve been...
Exeter Junior School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating a successful week of selling products as part of the Virgin Make £5 Grow scheme.
The budding entrepreneurs from Year 6 made an impressive £1400, of which 75% goes to Comic Relief, Cancer Research UK and SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity).
The Year 6 pupils were set the challenge of setting up their own mini business from an initial loan of £5. The aim was to make as much profit as possible by marketing and selling their own products.
Ten teams of students participating in the Young Enterprise Company Programme from schools and colleges in Devon will be holding their Spring Trade Fair at the Historic Guildhall in Exeter High Street.
The Lord Mayor is opening the event at 10am.
The teams have bee running their own companies in the last six months, expereincing the highs and lows of running a business. the teams are selling a variety of products that they have developed
some of these products include stress balls,body boards and adult colouring books. Come along to the Guildhall tomorrow, and meet...
Students from the University of Exeter are joining forces with a local charity by distributing unsold food to the city’s homeless community.
The Food Action Project focuses on reducing the amount of edible food within the sell-by-date that goes unsold in shops, cafes and restaurants across the University, whilst also helping those who struggle daily for food within the city.
Organiser Alec James, VP Welfare and Diversity for the Student’s Guild and former Geography student, hopes that food outlets across Exeter will eventually join the project.
Thirteen Exeter College students are celebrating after being offered places at the world-leading universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
Seven students studying at Exeter College have won places at Cambridge and six at Oxford. The offers cover a range of subjects including Biochemistry, Maths, Engineering Sciences, History, Law, Philosophy, Spanish and Arabic, and Architecture.
Exeter College is a state funded, non-selective provider that places student ambition at the heart of its mission. Students at the college are supported with personalised support and guidance with...
