Art students’ work revealed in Exeter city centre as lockdown eases
From Monday 29 June – Thursday 16 July 2020, as the Exeter city centre opens up after lockdown, more than 30 students studying at Exeter School of Art will help to bring the city to life, as they show their most recent artwork to the public. Exeter School of Art may...
The Art of Virtual Networking
As online networking becomes the new normal, SWIG Finance’s Business Manager and serial networker, Rachael Taylor, shares her insight on how to best navigate the virtual networking landscape. Networking is vital business activity that, when done effectively, will help...
All invited to marine skills webinar
City College Plymouth’s Lance Chatfield, Academy Manager for Higher Technology Skills, will be hosting a virtual session as part of a series of webinars that showcase how the city is leading the way in marine technology. Organised by the team at the Oceansgate Marine...
Ministers take part in virtual tour of Exeter College
Government Ministers attended a virtual tour of Exeter College as part of their plans to continue the gradual reopening of schools and colleges in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson MP and Parliamentary Under...
Technical & QA Manager Clive’s Pies
If you are an experienced and qualified food technician and have always wanted a challenge to set things up just the way you like them .. then this is the opportunity for you! Buckfast Organic Bakery Ltd, is the home of Clive’s. We are master pie-makers who have been...
Exeter College Announced as EdTech Demonstrator College
The Department for Education has announced Exeter College will be a part of the EdTech Demonstrator Programme and will provide support for other education providers to deliver remote learning during the Coronavirus outbreak and beyond. The EdTech...
Life is Sweet for Vegan Candy Company
Life is sweet for Plymouth- based business The Conscious Candy Company which has just received a £20,000 Start Up Loan boost. The loan, accessed via Start Up Loan scheme delivery partner SWIG Finance, will be used by the business to expand its increasingly popular...
Cosmic Cuts 60,000 Miles Driving During Lockdown
Devon-based social enterprise, Cosmic, have cut 60,000 miles of driving during lockdown by transitioning to virtual skills training delivery. The company has a vision to inspire people to achieve success in the digital world, and has used the Covid19 situation to...
Exeter College Runners Up in Coveted National Award for Employer Engagement
Exeter College has been recognised with a top-four shortlisting for the Association of College’s award for Employer Engagement. The Association of Colleges (AoC) celebrated top further education across the UK at its virtual Beacon Awards ceremony, and the College’s...
STUDENTS FROM BALCARRAS CROWNED SOUTH WEST BEST COMPANY AT YOUNG ENTERPRISE REGIONAL FINAL
Video: YE Company Programme South West Final 2020 4 June 2020: Students from Balcarras School have been crowned Best Overall Company at the South West Young Enterprise Regional Final. The final (held digitally this year instead of in person due to the Covid-19...
Can you help to inspire the next generation of researchers?
The Nuffield Future Researchers programme is looking for researchers and industry specialists who can provide supervised online research projects for post-16 students who can work independently. This programme, has been developed in response to the coronavirus...
City College helps provide tasty meals to frontline NHS staff
The PL1 kitchen at City College Plymouth has been in use over the past couple of weeks by a team preparing meals for frontline NHS workers at Derriford. With the College only open to children of key workers, students with EHCPs and those with an assigned social...