Twenty-two students from Blundell’s School took part in the annual Ten Tors event on Dartmoor over the weekend.
Despite gale force conditions in camp the night before the event, reducing sleep to just a couple of hours, all students made it to the start line at 7am and completed their respective distances in great spirits.
Conditions which improved as the weekend progressed served well to spur them on. Blundell’s fielded three teams; two 35 mile groups and a 45 mile group.
They were also fortunate to be offered places for four individuals with other teams, two with...
World-leading dementia expert Professor Clive Ballard will deliver his first lecture since joining the University of Exeter.
Clive, a global authority in age-related disease, joined the University of Exeter Medical School as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean in October. He will deliver a talk entitled Dementia: Prevention, Treatment and Care on April 26.
Professor Ballard said: “As we all live longer, it’s important that we all take measures to protect our own health, including our brain health. We can all take action on this, and it has to start in our 50s, while we...
For the 16th year running and with support from South West Water and On Tap Water, the talented young musicians and singers from Exeter School will perform a special concert to raise funds for international charity WaterAid.
All proceeds from the concert, which takes place at St Michael's Church, Heavitree, from 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 April, will go directly to WaterAid projects in Zambia, helping some of the country's poorest communities gain access to clean water and safe sanitation.
The concert will feature school ensembles including Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra...
Ofsted has praised the “highly personalised care” at a specialist children’s home for Deaf young people at Exeter Deaf Academy.
Exeter Deaf Academy, based on Topsham Road are celebrating the announcement that ‘Progress House’ has been graded ‘Good’ following a recent Ofsted inspection.
Following a thorough two-day inspection of Progress House, the Ofsted report praises how: “Young people benefit from a wide range of positive experiences that support their personal growth and emotional well-being”.
Inspectors judged that the care staff provide “a child friendly and...
Year 5 pupils from Exeter Junior School visited Exeter Airport to investigate maths in the world around them and develop their skills of independent questioning and reflection.
Prior to the visit, pupils collaborated to devise interesting mathematical questions that they could solve by consulting airport staff and conducting independent research using sources such as leaflets and the airport website.
During their time at the airport, pupils were enthralled by their tour around a working hangar. They particularly enjoyed examining the inner workings of an engine, under the...
A trio of siblings from Exeter Cathedral School has each been awarded a place in the prestigious National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain.
The Daniel-Greenhalgh siblings - Esme (y7), Theo (y6) and Sabina (y5) - have all won a place in various sections of the elite GB orchestra for children. Esme and Sabina are both violinists, and Theo plays the trombone, and the three of them also sing together as Choristers in Exeter Cathedral Choir. The trio have an older sister who was also a pupil at ECS and a cathedral chorister, and they say that they are delighted to have been given...
‘IF I CAN WALK A MILE FOR HEALTHY HIPS, ANYONE CAN’, LUCAS AGE 7
Lucas Trice, a remarkable Year 2 pupil at Stover School, has spent much of his life being treated for hip dysplasia (DDH), but this won’t stop him walking a mile in aid of the charity he inspired, DDH UK, on 01 March with his classmates.
When Lucas was diagnosed with the chronic condition aged four months his mother, Natalie, was amazed at how little information and support there was for parents. Whilst caring for her son, Natalie also wrote Cast Life, a book for parents and founded the charity, both of which...
Six Blundell’s pupils, who all live in Mid-Devon, are celebrating after being offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Both Bertie Frankpitt and Toby Whitehead have offers for St Edmund Hall, Oxford – Bertie to read Earth Sciences and Toby for Biochemistry and he also has a choral scholarship. Harriet Nash has had an offer to read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge, where she will be following her brother Edward to Gonville and Caius College.
Three post A level students have secured places: Euan Friend to University College, Oxford to read Earth Sciences...
Ladies Do Lunch enjoyed an early Christmas lunch at Exeter Cookery School on the Quayside, where they picked up a whole range of seasonal hints and tips from chef/director Jim Fisher (pictured middle of back row).
He demonstrated several recipes including creating a selection of seasonal canapés which were much enjoyed with a glass of champagne.
Then the ladies enjoyed a roast turkey lunch followed by caramelized oranges Jim had prepared earlier, served with his Christmas pudding ice cream.
Devon County Council and the Diocese of Exeter are pleased to announce that they have given the go ahead for construction to start on Trinity Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School in Newcourt, Exeter.
Originally scheduled to open in 2016, the school has been subject to delays due to significant planning issues.
Through careful negotiations, Devon County Council has now successfully resolved the issues to enable construction to start.
The school will welcome its first reception pupils in September 2017 in temporary accommodation within Newcourt. It is...
