Exeter College recently took part in a two-week project, Global Goals Teach In, to encourage students and staff to pledge their support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the global aspiration to reduce CO2 by 2030. 

The project was delivered as part of the college’s Personal Development Programme (PDP). Students had an opportunity to pledge their support for the SDGs and to sign up to become a Green Ambassador. 

The SDG Teach In is a campaign to put the Global Goals for Sustainable Development at the heart of education and catalyse the change needed to make this happen.  The Teach In called upon educators across all stages of education to pledge to include the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within their teaching, learning, and assessment on their course during the campaign period.  

Exeter College is delighted that on completion of the Global Goals Teach In project they were the FE sector winners, as one of only a few FE Colleges (alongside Universities) to participate in this global event. 

Mike Loomes, Exeter College’s Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, who reports to the Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education (EAUC) said: “As part of our membership with the EAUC we are committed to engage and support our students to be leaders for sustainability within the FE sector and will be submitting our findings to the EAUC Leadership Scorecard in 2022. This is a cross college initiative which informs all our people, processes and future aspirations to leave a more beautiful world behind for those who follow after us.” 

Exeter College looks forward to sharing further successes as they aspire to have some representation at the Cop26 Event in Glasgow in November.  

The recent pandemic has shown that a whole generation of students can adapt and excel, even in extreme circumstances. 

For vocational subjects, it has perhaps been an even bigger challenge. Yet dance students at Exeter College have taken this as an opportunity to not only hone their dance technique but to learn new skills such as filming and editing. This has enabled them to virtually audition for some of the country’s most prestigious University and Conservatoire Dance courses. 

Current students have been given a range of conditional and unconditional offers at institutions such as Bird College, Trinity Laban, Addict Academy, Wilkes Academy, London Studio Centre, London Contemporary Dance School and UEL, Middlesex, Falmouth, Chichester, De Montfort, Greater Brighton Metropolitan and Kingston Universities. 

“We are incredibly proud of our dance students who have been so disciplined and driven whilst in lockdown, working hard to continue with their creative and technical development.”

Catherine Lee – Programme Leader for Dance

Sam Spurling, a student studying on the UAL (University of the Arts London) Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts (Dance) will be progressing to Falmouth University to study Dance and Choreography and hopes to move into Choreography and Film Production. She talked to us about being back at College after studying at home for so long.

 “It’s really nice. I love jumping and just going from one end of the room to the other, you can do that here and really feel like you’re flying. We just get on so well as a group and we have a laugh and have fun and it’s so good to be back together again.”

Programme Leader for Dance, Catherine Lee said: “We are incredibly proud of our dance students who have been so disciplined and driven whilst in lockdown, working hard to continue with their creative and technical development.  

“As lecturers we continued to challenge them by introducing them to filming dance on location, as well as how current dance professionals are surviving in a global pandemic. We were delighted with how they embraced this medium, producing some high-quality pieces of work and attending live stream workshops by dance artists and choreographers they had discovered through their research.” 

Emma Wyke, Programme Leader in Dance added: “Our students fully immersed themselves in the dance industry and how it has been affected by the pandemic. This awareness has undoubtedly helped prepare and equip them for their own futures in the creative arts, at a time when the survival of the arts in education and as an industry, is at a turning point.” 

These students will be joining other Exeter College alumni who are working for National Dance Companies, Theatres and Agencies across the UK and in Europe. 

If you are interested in studying dance with us, then register for our next virtual open event on Tuesday 20^th April. 

Search our School Leavers course pages to find out more about the Dance courses on offer. 

Read more about the Dance Studio on the facilities pages. 

We’re excited to be offering a range of innovative programmes that allow adult learners (18+) the opportunity to retrain – for free – in digital.

We’re offering three part-time digital courses that allow you to gain skills and build a portfolio to support you to start a career in digital. You’ll also be guaranteed an interview for a genuine job in your chosen sector when you finish.  

The courses will run over 12 weeks and are funded in full by the Government. You can pick from Business Data Analytics, Digital Marketing  and  Software Development. 

• Free courses – fully funded by the government
• Practical training – a focus on gaining the skills required to get a job in the digital industry
• Job interview ready – on completion of the course, you will be able to attend a job interview for a genuine vacancy in the industry.

The courses start in Spring 2021 and are part time, consisting of a day a week learning with our specialist lecturers.  

Applying online for these courses is easy. Simply fill out your details, including which pathway you’re most interested in, and we’ll take it from there.   

Need help with deciding on your pathway or have any more questions? Contact our expert Adult Learning Advisers on AdultAdvice@exe-coll.ac.uk. 

To find out more about what we can offer you as an adult learner, why not explore our Virtual Exeter College Experience? Join us for our next Live Event.

Normally at this time of year we would invite staff to celebrate with us, to thank them for their hard work and dedication. But as you’ll agree, this year has been a year like no other.

To keep staff safe, and in line with Government guidelines, this year’s Staff Christmas Party has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate together, from the comfort of our own homes.

​As a massive thank you we’ve partnered with Radio Exe to create a one-hour show filled with party hits and dedications. The show will be on Radio Exe on Friday 18th December at 7pm and presented by Exeter College Alumni, and Radio Exe’s very own, Ashley Jeary.

Ashley will read out dedications and thank you messages, submitted by staff from across the college. He’ll also be playing a range of songs selected by our staff to get you in the party mood.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Exe on Friday 18th December at 7pm by clicking here, so get your favourite drink ready and join us for some great music and to celebrate together!

Do you want to work for an Ofsted Outstanding college that works hard to celebrate its staff ? Visit our Careers section now and see what roles are available and start the new year with a new challenge.