Exeter College mixed hockey team have been crowned national champions for the second year in a row.
The team recently travelled to the Nottingham hockey centre at Nottingham University to play Birmingham Met College in the National Cup finals.
After a hard-fought final, the team, which has been undefeated for the last two seasons, won the match 5-1 to be crowned the Association of Colleges (AoC) national mixed hockey cup champions for the second year.
Chris Wall, Sports Academy Manager, said: “This has been another fantastic year for the Hockey Academy and to finish the year unbeaten retaining the AoC Sport Mixed League and AoC Sport Mixed Cup is a great reward for all involved.”
Preparations for the final took an international dimension, with a touring hockey team from Zimbabwe joined the team for their preparations.
A new style of Women's Rugby Academy is being launched by Exeter College, in partnership with Exeter Chiefs, for students starting this autumn.
Students will benefit from first-class rugby and sports coaching, together with outstanding training and education opportunities.
Applications are now being accepted for places for entry in September 2016.
Many of the potential applicants can aspire to follow in the stud marks of former Exeter College student and current England rugby international player Poppy Leitch.
Poppy, 18, from Exeter, who is now studying for a degree in Sports and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter, studied for a BTEC Performance and Excellence course at Exeter College. She has played in the England Rugby under 20's Team, and played in the Women's Six Nations Championship with the senior side.
She said: “It is really exciting news that a new Women's Rugby programme is being launched at Exeter College.
It is a great opportunity for future women rugby players to have the chance to pursue rugby training and coaching at the same time as benefiting from academic support at Exeter College.”
Pete Chapman, Head of Faculty Sport, Leisure and Tourism Exeter College, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for those female rugby players with the drive and ambition to develop their skills supported by excellent coaches in partnership with the outstanding Premiership Rugby Club 'Exeter Chiefs'.
“The opportunities to develop both their academic skills whilst also their personal rugby skills is a very exciting opportunity for the sports provision here at Exeter College.”
Jo Yapp, Head Coach of the England Under 20 Women’s Rugby Team and Head of Women’s Rugby at the University of Exeter, said: “This is a very exciting opportunity for female players and Exeter. It is great to see the female players be recognised and having the same opportunities as their male counterparts.”
21st June 2016 17:00 – 19:00 Centre for Creative Industries, off Queen Street, opposite Exeter Central Station, Exeter
Whether you are looking for a degree-level course, evening classes, or professional courses, our dedicated University Level and Adult Learning Open Event will provide a great opportunity for you to find out what courses we offer.
You will have the opportunity to check out our specialist facilities and meet our programme managers and lecturers as well as gaining information about travel, finance, accommodation and, if you are interested in a foundation degree or other University-level course, applying from our higher education adviser.
The Open Event is taking place at the Centre for Creative Industries, off Queen Street, opposite Exeter Central Station, on Tuesday, June 21st.
For more about our degree-level courses available for entry in September 2016, click here http://www.exe-coll.ac.uk/HE/
Interested in studying for a degree with Exeter College? We offer a broad range of degree-level courses. Contact our specialist HE Advisor on 01392 400249 or email heoffice@exe-coll.ac.uk
The brand new degree course – developed with and validated by Plymouth University – is currently open for applications for a start in September 2016.
This new course will support students' personal and professional development as a writer, from establishing their own voice to honing their technique and gaining the skills to promote and market their work and to work with employers and publishers.
The course is further complemented by a series of guest lecturers and visiting writers, including Kathryn Aalto (pictured left), the author of the New York Times Bestseller title ‘The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood’. Kathryn, along with other industry professionals, has informed and influenced the shape of the course and will feature as a guest writer during the programme.
Author Kathryn Aalto said: “This excellent new Foundation degree is focused, practical and covers solid writing ground. Specific skill sets needed for a career in professional writing are honed while partnerships in the community provide students with practical life writing opportunities. I can't recommend it more highly.”
The course will enhance students' practical writing skills through engaging with a wide variety of forms and genres from short fiction, poetry and the novel to life writing, non-fiction and writing for online audiences. Students will also develop the analytical skills to 'read as writers', learning to read critically and analytically to inform their own practice as writers.
Opportunities to work with local employers and organisations will be integrated throughout the course, and we are developing exciting partnerships with a number of local organisations including Literature Works, the Northcott Theatre, the RAMM, the Bike Shed Theatre and Exeter Phoenix.
Dee Rowett, Head of the Faculty of English Languages and International Baccalaureate (IB), said: “The Faculty is delighted to offer this new degree course in partnership with both Plymouth University and local employers. The course has been designed to meet the needs of not only the local and regional community but to provide a platform for writers to work in a variety of settings and to be able to communicate their work on a national and potentially international level.
“The course is also flexible enough to respond to the individual interests of the learners whilst providing the academic and professional foundations required for successful practice. We therefore believe the course will ignite the enthusiasm of aspiring writers, ably combining both the skills required for future employability with the rigour and challenge of study at a higher level.”
Students will have the opportunity to produce work for live briefs and to explore opportunities for publication and performance of their work in the local community.
First year modules will include:
Research for Writers – this is an introduction to freelance writing briefs, with a focus on how to research and pitch a brief and then producing and evaluating a piece of writing in response to a live brief from a local employer or organisation;
Reading for Writers – an introduction to critical and analytical reading, and how this can inform our own writing practice;
Short Fiction – a creative writing module focused on crafting your skills through short forms including poetry, short stories and flash fiction;
Writing the Region – Professional Partnerships – this module involves exploring opportunities for publication and performance in the local community;
Writing for a Digital Age – this module focuses on writing digital content and how to create an effective online presence to market your work as a writer;
Building a Portfolio 1 – this module is about identifying your professional goals as a writer and building a portfolio of work based around your own interests and individual goals.
Second year modules will include:
Writing for Performance;
The Writer's Journey;
Women and the Novel;
Writing for Children and Young Adults;
Text and Transgression;
Building a Portfolio.
Students who successfully complete the course will have the opportunity to apply for a third year at Plymouth University to 'top-up' their FdA qualification to a full BA in English and Creative Writing. Students will also have opportunities during the FdA course to attend events and lectures at Plymouth University.
Apply today for the new Creative Writing Foundation Degree at Exeter College starting autumn 2016
To apply and for more about the new Foundation degree in Creative and Professional Writing starting this autumn 2016, please contact:
Public Services students are benefiting from hands-on experience of the type of kit they may go on to use in the future.
SafeGuard Clothing have donated a Police Armour vest which is being used to help students be career-ready for jobs in the public services.
Programme Leader Darren Goff said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Safeguard Armour who have provided us with a Police Armour vest, a crucial piece of potentially lifesaving clothing. The Armour Vest is used to bring learning to life, enhance the classroom experience and gives students an opportunity to try it on and get a real feel of the Public Service.”
Student creativity and works of art will come to life at a series of summer art shows open to the public at Exeter College.
The shows will celebrate the creativity, talent and innovation of students across the broad range of art and design courses on offer at the college.
Photography, fine art, sculpture, fashion and textiles, graphics and other discipline areas will be represented, showcasing the huge efforts of the students and dedicated staff.
The shows are taking place at the Yard Gallery, and other locations in the Centre for Creative Industries, Victoria Yard (opposite Central Station), Queen Street, Exeter.
The season of shows start with the Foundation Degree Show, Photography and Digital Arts, Graphic Communication and Fine Art and University of the Arts London Diploma in Art and Design Foundation Studies. The open evening takes place on Thursday 26th May between 6-8pm and then will be open from 6th June to 14th June, (week days only ).
This is followed by a second show celebrating art and design work of students studying on the following programs, A level, Extended Diploma, Diploma level 1 and 2, and ACCESS to HE. The open evening takes place on Thursdays 23rd June 6-8pm and then opens from Monday 20th -28th June (week days only).
Helen Burak, Exhibition Co-ordinator and Deputy Head of Faculty of Art and Design, said:
“Absolutely not to be missed, another visual feast of truly imaginative, intelligent and inspiring work will be on display, produced by our very talented students many of whom are progressing onto further courses at Exeter College or to some of the very prestigious universities renowned for excellence in the arts.
“We wish our graduating students a very fulfilling and successful future and welcome you to join us in giving them a good send off.”
More than 80 Exeter College athletes played their part in the South West being crowned the victors at the Association of Colleges Sport National Championships.
The students competed across a range of different sports representing the South West alongside a number of other colleges – with Exeter College student Vicky Prouse one of the team captains.
Nearly 1800 college students from across England, Wales and Scotland travelled to Tyne and Wear to take part in the three-day event, which is now in its 38th year. The college athletes competed across 15 different sports, including swimming, golf, cross country running, basketball, hockey, football, and for the first time at the Championships, cricket.
The South West region retained their Wilkinson Sword title, with students from Exeter College competing across a wide range of sports.
Vicky Prouse said: “Retaining the Wilkinson Sword was an incredible achievement for the South West. It was great to be one of the student captains who could collect the sword on behalf of all the amazing South West students who competed so well.
“Winning my own silver medal was also a great personal achievement with many amazing memories made in Newcastle that I will keep with me for a very long time.
“I am so proud to get to captain such an amazing region in my last year at the AoC Sport National Championships.”
Pete Chapman, Head of Faculty Sport, Leisure & Tourism, said: “The AoC Sport National Championships are a wonderful opportunity for students to compete on the national stage and test their skills against the very best across all of the regions of England as well as teams from Scotland and Wales.
“The Exeter College team along with their fellow competitors from colleges across the South West performed superbly to dominate the national platform and bring back the Wilkinson Sword as National Champions once again.”
Our students were a credit to the College and performed excellently across the weekend:
Golf (Jack Pope & Molly Pavey) Women's team Gold, Men's 4th;
X-Country – Jake Smith, Joe Chamberlain, Phoebe Killen, Natalie Woods and Martika Gallagher) performing well on a tough course, with Jake Smith finishing forth;
Mixed Badminton pair (Chris Millen and Vicky Prouse) Silver medal;
Swimming Dan Mather 4th in his 200m freestyle and 9th in 200IM
Women's Rugby (Sophie Tansley);
Men's Rugby 7's Bronze Medal
Women's Football 4th
Men's Football Silver Medal
Netball 4th
Cricket 8th
Exeter College teams successfully crossed the finishing line after trekking across Dartmoor in this year's Ten Tors challenge.
The event saw teams from Exeter College take part in the 45 mile and 55 mile event held between 7th and 8th May. The walk is a challenge of team work, endurance, navigation and camp craft and sees teenagers survive for two days completely unaided.
All the College teams, including Jubilee Challenge groups, came across their respective finishing lines as whole teams.
And one of the College teams taking part in the Jubilee Challenge, called JC3, set this year's fastest time around their 11.5 mile route.
Programme Leaders Tom Howe and Nick Couzens praised the students for their achievements in completing the Ten Tors challenge.
Programme Leader Tom Howe said: “We are immensely proud of the students' achievements this year. They have been an absolute pleasure to train and have completed something incredibly special that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.”
Emma Fielding, Assistant Principal, said: “This is a really tremendous achievement by our students and their success wouldn't have been possible without the encouragement and dedication of the fantastic team of staff who supported them every step of the way.”
The Ten Tors event is organised by the Army and assisted by the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and the Dartmoor Rescue Group.
Top Picture: 45 mile Team successfully crossing the finish (left to right) Team Captain Fergal, Deanos, Emily, Rory, Tessa and Ben.
Middle Picture: 45 mile Team receiving their medals (left to right) Deanos, Tessa, Rory, Ben, Emily and Team Captain Fergal.
Bottom Picture: The successful Jubilee Challenge Team (left to right) Antonia, Callum, Scott, Max, Kieran, Ian and Paul.
Exeter College students shine to win a tough Royal Navy team building and leadership contest.
Twenty students from the Public Services Level 2 and 3 courses came top in the recently held Royal Navy Pier Cellars Inter College Resource and Initiative Challenge.
The event was held at the Royal Naval outdoor training centre at Pier Cellars near Torpoint, in Cornwall, and involved a range of team building and leadership activities. The Exeter College students competed against teams from other local colleges in the competition held between April 26th and 27th.
The competition saw the Exeter College teams overcome a number of mental and physical obstacles and tasks set to test their teamwork and leadership capabilities.
Paul Hepburn, Public Services Lecturer Lead Tutor, said: “After a very competitive series of events, some excellent teamwork and great determination our teams won the trophy for the overall winning College.”
Public Services courses at Exeter College allow learners to develop the essential knowledge, understanding and skills common for a range of Public Services such as Police, Fire, Ambulance, Armed Forces, Prison Services, Customs and Excise, and wider Community Services (such as Probation and Social Services).
Pictured above: Exeter College students from Public Services Level 2 and 3 courses recently won the Royal Navy Pier Cellars Inter College Resource and Initiative Challenge.
Five Fine Art Specialism students at Exeter School of Art, part of Exeter College, have been offered places to study at a world famous arts college in London.
The five have all gained offers to go to Central St Martins in London, a world-class art and design college which is part of the University of the Arts London. Alumni of Central St Martins include artists and designers who have gone on to win the Turner Prize, the Oscars, as well as a number of Royal Designers for Industry and Royal Academicians.
The students who offered places at Central St Martins are all currently studying the Diploma in Art & Design (Fine Art Specialism) – Foundation Studies, validated by the University of the Arts London.
They are:
George Prew;
Claudia Etherington;
Isobel Jobbins;
Troy Harris;
Daisy Morey.
Nigel Watts, Head of the Faculty of Art and Design and the Exeter School of Art, said: “We have an excellent relationship with the University of the Arts London, of which St Martins is part.
“I would like to congratulate these students for their achievement. I am sure this is the start of a very exciting journey for them all.”
The Exeter School of Art, which is part of Exeter College, provides outstanding education in the arts and design. As well as the Diploma in Art & Design, the School offers Two Year Foundation Degree courses in Fine Art; Graphic Communication; Photography and Digital Arts.
The course is further complemented by a series of guest lecturers and visiting writers, including Kathryn Aalto (pictured left), the author of the New York Times Bestseller title ‘The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood’. Kathryn, along with other industry professionals, has informed and influenced the shape of the course and will feature as a guest writer during the programme.
The shows are taking place at the Yard Gallery, and other locations in the Centre for Creative Industries, Victoria Yard (opposite Central Station), Queen Street, Exeter.
And one of the College teams taking part in the Jubilee Challenge, called JC3, set this year's fastest time around their 11.5 mile route.
The Ten Tors event is organised by the Army and assisted by the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and the Dartmoor Rescue Group.