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Back to school tips for teens

Back to school means getting into a routine so that your skin looks its best. Sure, it will take some work but you can't expect to eat junk and suddenly wake up to a ravishing complexion! Here are a few tips to keep in mind while you embark on your studies. 1. Wash your face with an acne-fighting cleanser twice in the morning and twice in the evening and each time you sweat, such as after the gym. Just be sure to follow with a moisturiser since removing too much oil can result in your skin overproducing oil to compensate breaking you out further! A moisturiser specifically geared...

Isca College students celebrate 'best ever GCSE results'

Students and staff at Isca College are celebrating their best ever GCSE results with 57% of students achieving 5A*-C grades, a 11% increase on last year’s scores.

Results in English and Maths rose, with 66% of students picking up A*-C grades in these subjects.

A significant number of students collecting their results today joined Isca College having made below average levels of progress at their Primary schools. For most, their progress accelerated when they joined Isca College. Their dedication and hard work throughout their time at the school means they leave Isca with...

August Anticipation

Hopefully you've been keeping your skin ultra protected this summer because the month of August is all about preparation for going back to school or getting ready for that magical event you've been waiting all summer for!

For those of you expecting an autumn wedding, the same exciting steps apply so that your skin is renewed, refreshed and ready to take on the darker smouldering and sexy make-up looks! Beautiful make-up begins with a smooth, moist and supple texture so the better you care and moisturise your skin, the more natural and 'airbrushed' your make-up...

Summer holiday time-bomb facing children with asthma

Parents are being warned of an 'asthma attack time-bomb' potentially facing the 1.1 million children with asthma in the UK when they go back to school after the summer holidays.

Leading charity Asthma UK has today released alarming new data showing a dramatic surge in children's hospital admissions that coincides with their return to school.

In England, more children are rushed to hospital with an asthma attack in mid-September than any other week during the year. Over 4.6 times as many children in England were hospitalised because of their asthma in the third week of...

Honiton Primary half way to their iPad goal

Businesses across Honition were invited to an open evening at Honiton Primary School last week (11 July) to learn more about the school and to have an opportunity to be a part of its future.

They were treated to a tour of the school and enjoyed a presentation on the journey the school has taken over the past five years as well as a view of what the future holds.

Honiton Primary has been on a drive to bring four iPads into every classroom of the school. The evening was part of this drive, which will decrease the pupil to tablet ratio.

After the school purchased one...

Fun Cookery Workshops for kids

Event Date: 
13/08/2013 - 9:00am to 5:30pm
Venue: 
St Peters School, Quarry Lane, EX2 5AP

Join us in our fun kitchen sessions to cook up a storm. Meet like-minded budding chefs to learn cooking techniques and produce some culinary masterpieces!

Join our very own Devon Life and Pride of Devon award-winning teacher, and fantastic team of teaching professionals who bring cooking to life!

You'll be making your own lunch, creating some tasty bakes, plus grown ups will love that you'll be making a family dish to take home at the end of the day!

Just bring yourselves- we provide ingredients, recipe cards to take home and use of aprons and chef hats. Sessions...

Isca Hockey Club's all set to celebrate its centenary in style

Isca's centenary celebrations kick off in style this weekend. A two-day hockey festival at the University of Exeter has been organised, which will involve over 200 players. Reflecting Isca's contribution to Exeter's sporting community over the past 100 years, many ex-members return for the weekend and the players involved will range from 7-70 across genders.

Festivities will begin when Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw opens the weekend for the junior members. This will be followed by matches all day from past and present members, who have done so much to make Isca the success...

Cranbrook education campus gets thumbs-up

A new education campus with two schools and a host of other community facilities at Cranbrook has been given the thumbs-up – and it should be open within two years.

East Devon District Council has approved a planning application for Devon County Council’s proposal for a secondary school and a second primary school in the new town. The schools are scheduled to open by September 2015.

The agreed application proposes construction of a 420 place primary school and a 1,000 place secondary school in a three-storey building with flexible and changeable space that will adapt as the...

Cranbrook’s new primary school is officially opened today

Cranbrook’s new primary school will be officially opened today (26 February). The £3.6 million St Martin’s C of E Primary , which serves the new Cranbrook community in East Devon, will be officially opened by the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, and the Chairman of Devon County Council, Jerry Brook at 9am this morning.

St Martin’s will grow with the new community and will eventually accommodate 420 children with a 26-place nursery.

Every classroom is equipped with the latest Apple technology and has its own outside space. There is a purpose-built Foundation...

St Margaret's - don't go... a message from a parent

It is so sad to hear of the potential demise of St Margaret’s School; sad for the Staff; sad for the pupils; sad for the parents. But, can you balance commercialism with upbringing – financial figures with academic statistics – results with manners? If you cannot, then the future of St Margaret’s has been written in the sand years ago.

As a father of three St Margaret’s daughters who are enjoying successful careers and lives after school and the husband of a former pupil and long standing teacher at the school, I can tell you without fear of contradiction – St Margaret’s stands for...

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