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A new chapter for Exeter based Sparx Learning: Chair Simon Lebus CBE steps down as Sir Charlie Mayfield appointed

Sparx Learning , the Exeter-based education technology company, has announced that Sir Charlie Mayfield will become Chair in October 2025. He will succeed Simon Lebus CBE who is stepping down after six years of transformative leadership.

Since becoming Chair in 2019, Simon Lebus has overseen a period of remarkable growth and strategic progress at Sparx. At the start of his tenure, the company served just 14 schools in Devon. Today, Sparx’s platforms support over 2.4 million students in 2,600 schools, including almost 50 in Devon, across mathematics, literacy and science.

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The importance and applications of WebGL

At its core, WebGL is a nifty interface for JavaScript that allows the browsers of today to make use of 3D graphics without the need for extra plugins. For those who might not necessarily be experienced in the art of programming and web design, it might not be that big a deal. However, those who are well aware of the need for plugins when it comes to rendering graphics in a browser, WebGL comes as something of a revelation. Here are just a few reasons why WebGL is much more essential than you might think!

When plugins were the standard solution, so too were security issues...

Some Exeter College vocational students at the garden party

Exeter College hosts Celebration of Vocational Learners

Exeter College’s vocational students joined together to celebrate their achievements in a garden party held at the college’s Hele Road campus.

Vocational and technical qualifications offer a more practical and applied style of study and are offered by a range of awarding bodies but at Exeter College BTEC, UAL and City & Guilds are the three largest.

Many Level 3 programmes are the equivalent of up to three A Levels. Vocational & technical programs tend to focus on continuous assessment rather than exams and typically provide a practical method of acquiring skills...

The Guardian Homecare team

Care work is a job for life in south Devon as county’s population ages

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Thu, 08/22/2019 - 1:13pm

A HOME care provider in Exeter says a role as a carer in south Devon represents a job for life due to the on-going growth in the area’s ageing population (August 2019).

According to official statistics, pensioner numbers are predicted to continue to rise nationally and regionally as people live for longer due to improvements in health care and nutrition.

Catherine Porter, Manager of Guardian Homecare in Devon, which cares for people in the Exeter area, said: “As a nation we have an ageing population that wishes to stay at home and that the authorities realise are...

Residents invited to find out more ahead of new Dawlish sea wall work restarting

Residents are invited to a drop-in session in Dawlish, Devon, to update them ahead of work restarting on the new sea wall which will help protect the town and the railway from extreme weather and rising sea levels for generations to come.

Network Rail will restart work on 9 September on the new bigger sea wall which will provide greater resilience for the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.

Work had stopped during the peak summer tourism season to minimise the impact on local communities and businesses.

Ahead of work...

Phillip Hatfield

Towergate Insurance Brokers appoint local Plymouth & South Devon Broker

Authored by effcompr1
Posted: Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:33am

Towergate Insurance Brokers, one of the UK’s largest independent Insurance Brokers, has recently appointed Phillip Hatfield as Commercial Insurance Broker, into its Plymouth, Exeter and South Devon area.

The brokerage, which recently won Commercial Lines Broker of the year at the 2019 British Insurance Awards, are looking to grow their client-base in the area and Phillip’s local knowledge, understanding and insurance expertise complements the businesses philosophy of building strong real relationships, offering technical advice and delivering exemplary customer service and...

3 Ways to Improve Workplace Safety

As a business owner, you often think about scaling your business, bettering your product line, and improving workforce productivity daily. However, one thing you cannot forget about during the working day is the safety of your employees. Your employees are, after all, the ones who drive your business forward each and every day, and as such, they deserve to be looked after while they complete their tasks. Improving workplace safety should be high on your list of priorities if it isn’t already. To create a safe and healthy workplace, regardless of your industry or niche, the following...

Flybe signs latest interline partnership with Croatia Airlines

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/21/2019 - 9:25pm

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has secured a new interline agreement with Croatia Airlines which gives the travel trade the benefit of connecting customers to and from the Zagreb-based airline’s many European destinations via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.

This is Flybe’s latest interline deal that adds to its fast-growing list of new partnerships that in the past few months has also included Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Widerøe, Lot and Air Serbia.

Alan Tune, Flybe’s Director of Sales, Alliances and Strategic...

Paul and Donna Berry of the award-winning Swan in Bampton

Swan glides off with more awards and opens sister restaurant

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:42am

THE MULTI-award-winning Swan in Devon has recently secured yet more awards for 2019 and its owners have also officially unveiled plans for a new restaurant they are set to open next month (September 2019).

The gastropub with rooms in Bampton has retained its four AA Gold Stars and two AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence for the fifth year running following a recent visit by the organisation’s inspector.

Chef-patron Paul Berry, who co-owns The Swan with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, said: “This couldn’t have come at a better time for us and we’re delighted....

Cranbrook plan submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/20/2019 - 8:24am

East Devon District Council has submitted the Cranbrook Plan, including supporting evidence and consultation responses, to the Secretary of State for examination.

The Cranbrook Plan will sit alongside the East Devon Local Plan and will shape the future development of the town at Cranbrook. It is hoped that the plan, which was submitted on 2 August 2019, will be examined during the autumn of this year and, if found sound, could be adopted early in 2020.

An initial consultation on the scope of the plan was carried out in 2015, followed by an issues and options consultation...

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