Exeter College

Lord Adonis calls for creation of better apprenticeships

The systematic creation of new and better apprenticeships was cited as one of the key pillars of a fundamentally better economy and better society by Andrew Adonis, labour peer and former education minister and transport secretary in a visit to a local further education college last week.

Lord Adonis – noted for his controversial support for Michael Gove and academies – was opening Exeter College's new £8.5million pound Technology Centre in front of business and education partners as well as staff and students and he was critical of the role the public sector and his own former...

Exeter College offers bespoke training for businesses large and small

At Business Solutions, we have the skills available to develop bespoke training solutions to companies. Bespoke training whether in-company or in our dedicated training suite here at Exeter College, can be based around individual business requirements.

Business Solutions is the integrated business and employer facing team of Exeter College, providing flexible training, advice and development solutions for business and the community incorporating a dedicated training suite in the heart of Exeter.

At Business Solutions we offer an extensive range of Continuing Professional...

Ecologists reveal effects of light pollution on wildlife

Light pollution is often associated with negative effects on wildlife, but research undertaken by the University of Exeter now sheds some light on the subject. Ecologists have found that by mimicking a perpetual full moon, the gas flares and electrical lighting along Scotland's Forth estuary are helping shorebirds stock up on more food during the winter to fuel their spring migration. The research – the first to use night-time light data from US military satellites to study animal behaviour – is published this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology.

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Students from Exeter College break out for NSPCC

Over 50 dedicated students set off for destinations across Exeter, the south west and further afield raising funds for NSPCC during the Exeter College Jailbreak 2012 last week.

Contestants dressed as animals, superheroes, film characters and fairies were all trying to travel as far away from the college as possible without spending a penny of their own money. Organised into registered teams and armed with collection buckets, the students from across the college were keen to beat last year’s record destination of London.

“Each year the students choose a charity that we...

Exeter power lifter Shachar crowned World Champion

Exeter College power lifter Shachar Head was relieved to be back on British soil and reflecting on an eventful week in Boston, Massachusetts, USA which saw her break three “teenage 2” world powerlifting records and then make a hasty Sunday morning departure to escape the worst ravages of Superstorm Sandy which caused huge devastation along the Eastern Seaboard.

The last months had proved a rollercoaster of hard training, sweat and tears for the Exeter College A level PE, Human Biology and Psychology student, originally from Newton Abbot College, and the hard work proved successful...

City College wins national awards for ‘culture of excellence’

It's official, Exeter College is the leading Further Education (FE) college in the country after winning Outstanding Provider of the Year and Outstanding Leadership of Learning and Skills Awards at the prestigious Times Educational Supplement FE Awards yesterday.

The city’s college has been awarded the accolades, beating hundreds of submissions from Further Education providers across the country, in the competition that recognises outstanding provision in all aspects of FE. Gerard Kelly, TES editor said “The entries were of an unbelievable high standard and reflected the...

Top chef welcomes new batch of eager young students

It’s been a busy week for Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines and the city’s college proving once again that the city is in the forefront of driving excellence in hospitality and catering.

Last week the busy chef and restaurateur met up with the new group of eager students who have just started at Exeter College at the prestigious Michael Caines Academy and are keen to follow in his footsteps and those of the first group of Academy students already showing off their skills that have been honed in the last year. Designed to nurture the region’s future generation of talented...

Exeter College snapshots are cream of the crop

Three college students are anxiously waiting to hear if they have scooped the first prize in a national photography competition set up to capture the start of the college year and organised by the national FE Week newspaper.

The three students – Gloria Munson, 16, from Totnes, Katherine Hardiman, 16, from Crediton and Catherine Turner, 16, from Winkleigh are already celebrating being the cream of the crop having been shortlisted in the last 11 from the overall 300 entries that swamped the FE week offices earlier in the month.

"We wanted to give learners...

College graduates celebrate at Exeter Cathedral today

Around 160 Exeter College higher education students took to the streets today (26th October) as they donned their caps and gowns to process through the city for their Graduation Ceremony, held at Exeter Cathedral at 2.30pm.

With the Cathedral providing the spectacular backdrop to the formal ceremony, over 850 guests joined the students of all ages to celebrate their achievements at the spectacular event, including the Lord Mayor, representatives of Exeter College and its Board of Governors, VIPs from Devon schools, colleges, business and community partners and the...

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