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Awarding Grades and Qualifications in 2021

The Government have announced that the awarding of grades and qualifications in 2021 will not take place in the usual way. Please find below a summary of the information we currently have on the likely process for learners receiving their results. This page will be updated as we get more information.

The best possible action our learners can take is to keep engaging with their studies and do their best in all their set work to put them in the best possible position at the end of the academic year.

BTECs

  • Learners are expected to engage with their full curriculum to the end of their academic year. 
  • The current guidance is to continue with assessment, so it is very important that learners continue to engage in all online lessons and work with teachers and personal tutors to meet coursework deadlines. It is important that learners understand that what they are doing at the moment does count. 
  • Exams and task-based assessments due to take place in the spring and summer will not go ahead. As soon as we know what the alternative arrangements are for these assessments, we will let learners know. 
  • For those learners who were due to take exams in January, BTEC’s commitment to you remains ‘to ensure learners are not disadvantaged by the decision to run/not run exams this January’. BTEC are working closely with Ofqual and the Department for Education on this and as soon as we know what their alternative approach is, we will let learners know. 

A Level and GCSEs

Further to the publication of the Ofqual guidance for the determination of AS, A level and GCSE grades on Thursday February 25th, we can confirm that:

  • Learner grades will be determined on teacher assessments of their students’ performance throughout the programme and based on the curriculum which has been delivered to them.
  • Teaching and learning for A Level and GCSE learners will continue to support learners’ completion of their qualification, ensuring learners are supported to achieve their programme of study and they are appropriately prepared for their next steps.
  • Individual subject grades may be drawn from a broad range of evidence, including non-examined assessment (for example, coursework, performances, project investigations). It is therefore important all learners continue to engage with and complete any non-examined assessments.
  • We will continue to provide opportunities to our learners during the remainder of the academic year for them to be supportively assessed and to demonstrate their capabilities in their curriculum. Awarding organisations will also provide centres with additional support materials and questions to further support teachers in assessing learner performance.
  • Current learners should follow the link here for further detail about A Level assessments, including a comprehensive breakdown of all assessment criteria by subject.  
  • A Level results will be issued on August 10th, followed by GCSE results on August 12th.

International Baccalaureate

  • The IB has taken the decision not to hold examinations in the UK, following the recent consultation process with Ofqual and a review of the broader, potential disruption in UK schools and colleges due to the ongoing pandemic.
  • Correspondence from the IB to UK Schools dated February 15th indicates that students’ results will be awarded using coursework marks and predicted grades. The IB have outlined, however, that the model for awarding grades and making learner predications is subject to further discussions with Ofqual, at this time.
  • Year 2 learners are strongly advised to prioritise the completion of their Internal Assessments and any other Non-Examined Assessment which forms part of their overall Diploma Award as this is likely to be significantly weighted within a learner’s qualification this academic year (for example, subject coursework; oral assessments in Modern Foreign Languages; the Extended and Theory of Knowledge essays; CAS portfolios).
  • All teaching and learning for the International Baccalaureate is currently delivered online and students are expected to fully engage with their scheduled lessons in both years 1 and 2 of the qualification.

UAL

  • Learners are expected to engage with their full curriculum to the end of their academic year. 
  • The current guidance is to continue with assessment, so it is important that learners continue to engage in all online lessons and work with teachers and personal tutors to meet coursework deadlines. It is important that learners understand that what they are doing at the moment does count. 
  • UAL Awarding Body intends to issue further guidance on final major project units. As soon as we have this information, we will let learners know.
  • UAL’s commitment to you is that they ‘will work closely with centres to ensure that no groups of students are disadvantaged or treated unfairly in this situation.’

Apprenticeships   

  • Apprentices are expected to engage with their full curriculum including Functional Skills, until they have successfully completed their programme.
  • The current guidance is to continue with assessment, so it is important that learners continue to engage in all online lessons and work with lecturers and skills officers to produce the evidence required for qualification. What learners are doing at the moment does count.
  • From February half-term (week beginning 15th February) we will be starting some exams including, End Point Assessments (EPA’s) and Functional Skills. These exams will be delivered safely and in-line with Public Health information and guidance. Lecturers or skills officers will be in contact with learners should it be deemed they are ready, or course schedules require learners to take them.  

City and Guilds

  • The current guidance is to continue with internal assessment, so it is important that learners continue to engage in all online lessons and work with lecturers and personal tutors to meet coursework deadlines. It is important that learners understand that what they are doing at the moment does count. 
  • Most dated exams, these are exams that take place on the same day or in the same exam window across the country, will not take place in March and April (Spring series). We await further information on dated exams scheduled from May onwards. 
  • We will be starting on demand exams, these are exams that can be scheduled and taken on any date, from February half-term (week beginning 15th February). These exams will be delivered safely and in-line with Public Health information and guidance. Teachers, personal tutors or skills officers will be in contact with learners should they feel they are well prepared to take the exam.

University level studies

  • We are working closely with our Awarding Partners who are reviewing and updating their regulations to support students in the successful completion of their studies.  Relevant course details will be communicated through individual Programme Teams as we receive them.
  • It is important that learners fully engage with lessons and assessments.
  • All assessments need to be completed, if learners are having any difficulties completing work, they should contact their tutor or the HE Office for further advice and guidance.

Access to HE

  • We are working closely with the awarding body AIM Qualifications and will update courses on any relevant news.
  • It is important that learners fully engage with lessons and assessments.
  • All assessments need to be completed, if learners are having any difficulties completing work, they should contact their tutor or the HE Office for further advice and guidance.

ESOL

  • Learners are expected to engage with their full curriculum until the end of the term, working towards their Speaking and Listening qualification. 
  • The current guidance is that assessments for ESOL should continue when they are able to be taken face to face. What learners are doing at the moment does count. 
  • Ascentis, our awarding body for ESOL, are reviewing possible adaptions for the Speaking and Listening assessments. 
  • When we are able to commence face to face exams, these will be delivered safely and in-line with Public Health information and guidance.

Functional Skills

  • Learners/Apprentices are expected to engage with their full curriculum including Functional Skills, to the end of the academic year. 
  • The current guidance is that assessments for Functional Skills can continue with protective measures put in place, so it is important that learners engage in all online lessons and work with lecturers to ensure they are ready for when they do take the exam. What learners are doing at the moment does count.
  • We are looking to start Functional Skills exams from February half-term (week beginning 15th February). These exams will be delivered safely and in-line with Public Health information and guidance. Lecturers, personal tutors or skills officers will be in contact with learners should they feel learners are well prepared to take the exam.

T levels

  • Learners are expected to engage with their full curriculum to the end of the academic year. Industry placements however are currently paused. We hope to be able to start industry placements again when it is safe to do so. 
  • It is being proposed that the core exam should not go ahead this year but, there may still be the opportunity for learners to take the employer-set project. 
  • It is therefore important that, until we have confirmation of any adaptions, that learners engage in all online lessons and work with teachers and personal tutors to ensure they are ready for when exams might take place. What learners are doing at the moment does count.
  • As soon as we have further information about any adaptions or changes to T Level assessments, we will let learners know. 


IMI, NOCN, EAL, NCFE, CACHE and Other Awarding Organisations

  • Learners are expected to engage with their full curriculum to the end of the academic year.
  • While we await the outcome of the recent Ofqual consultation, it is important that learners engage in all online lessons and work with lecturers and tutors to meet any coursework deadlines and, to ensure you are ready to take any future assessments. What learners are doing at the moment does count.
  • As soon as we have further information about any adaptions or changes to assessments, we will let learners know.  

Post-Assessment Special Considerations 

As national exams are cancelled for most qualifications this year, there is not a post-exam special consideration process as there would be in most years. However, if you are completing assessments that you know will be important evidence for your centre assessed grade and are in extremely difficult personal circumstances you might be eligible for special consideration as part of our Centre Assessed Grade process. The circumstances must be temporary and immediately impacting at the time of the assessment (for example being very unwell at the time of the assessment or suffering a bereavement at the time of the assessment). Long term issues are not covered by the policy. For more information click here, and talk to your personal tutor if you think you might be eligible.  

Exeter College Esports Side Triumph in Showdown Tournament

Exeter College’s Esports team have been crowned champions in the British Esports Showdown tournament after dominating their opponents in the invitational eight team knockout competition.

The League of Legends Showdown, organised by the British Esports Association (BEA), gave the country’s top performing school and college sides the chance to renew rivalries from winter’s competitions. Exeter College’s side won the tournament without losing a single game.  

“Esports is showing phenomenal growth and we’re excited to be able to offer training and professional qualifications to these learners.”

Mark L’Estrange, Exeter College Esports Program Manager

Exeter College’s team, named Team.eXe for competition, is made up with some students on the College’s Esports course, which provides learners with practical skills and knowledge, not just for online gaming, but also for events management, marketing techniques, video production and viral social media strategies.  

Team.eXe emerged champions in the League of Legends tournament, beating Heckmondwike Hotshots in the first round, before overcoming Hills Road in the semi-final. The final clash pitted Exeter College against East Norfolk Knights, and the Devon-based side ran out 3-0 winners in a one-sided affair.  

The tournament win is particularly impressive as Team.eXe only formed in September 2020 and will now find themselves as hot favourites when the main Championships resume in the Spring with all other schools and colleges competing.  

Exeter College Esports student Van Toan Do, who managed the team to success in the tournament, said, “We had done a lot of training before the tournament and we felt like we had a good chance to winning with what we had been doing. 

“With Covid we obviously haven’t been able to get together as a team but we’ve been training online on the game, trying out different strategies in the game.” 

Toan is studying the one-year Esports course with Exeter College and is hoping to move in to a career in the gaming industry, whether that’s in game design or more generally directly in Esports.  

“I’ve got a few options right now in terms of what I could do, but I want to do something in this industry and I’ve got offers from a few universities to studying gaming technology. 

“I’m really enjoying the course with Exeter College, I think one of the best things about it is the extra things that are available with the College, whether that’s the IT facilities or the time we get to add to our knowledge outside of class, as well as meeting actual people in the industry.” 

The UK Esports sector was estimated to be worth £111.5million in Gross Value Added to the UK Economy in 2019, and the sector grew at a rate of on average 8.5% between 2016 and 2019. 

Exeter College Esports Program Manager Mark L’Estrange said, “It’s a huge accomplishment for our learners to be victorious in this tournament only halfway through our first year.  

“Esports is showing phenomenal growth and we’re excited to be able to offer training and professional qualifications to these learners, enabling them to enter this dynamic new industry, whether that’s as players or running marketing, events, production or social media.” 

The BEA invitational tournament was hosted live on Twitch with the help of Exeter College alumnus Peter Hartnell, who works freelance as a ‘shoutcaster’ for Esports events. He was impressed how his former College had developed so quickly in a short space of time.  
 
He said, “Exeter College going 3-0 in the finals is extremely impressive given the field of competition. I really hope for all the competitors this is just the first of many triumphs and they’ll take this experience a lot further.” 

When Peter was a student with Exeter College, professional courses in Esports weren’t available, and he’s pleased to see it be added to the range of options available for young people.  

“I’m so grateful to live in a world where it’s possible for people to study Esports courses that coach practical broadcast learning in a context that speaks to the students. Ideally it will give them the beginnings they need to get a jumpstart into the industry while also teaching them generally applicable skills they can take into any number of careers even outside of Esports.” 

An active freelance ‘shoutcaster’ in Esports, Peter has forged a career for himself within the gaming industry, and is pleased to see how it’s progressing. 
 
Peter said, “It’s been incredibly rewarding to see in such a short time the increase of opportunities for people wanting to pursue careers that directly feed into their passions. I really look forward to where we’ll be in 10 years’ time.
 
“It’s a field where you can go from knowing nothing at all to taking part in events as a player, caster or even creating your own events very quickly, and I think it’s a fantastic space to explore what you’re capable of as a person.”

Find out more about Esports with Exeter College.  

Exeter College Awards Celebrates Students’ Achievements

It was an inspiring celebration of achievements as Exeter College students were awarded and recognised for their hard work, passion and commitment at the first ‘virtual’ Exeter College Awards. 

“The Awards are a hallmark event in our calendar, and it was of upmost importance to us to continue to make time to celebrate our students virtually.”

John Laramy CBE, Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive

Even though this year’s ceremony wasn’t quite the cheering crowds and trophy acceptances of previous years, Exeter College award winners enjoyed their postal package of goodies and listened to their accolades from tutors, senior leaders and former award winners from the comfort of their own home.  

Awards were ‘virtually’ handed out to 20 inspirational learners, with categories spreading across the College’s broad range of subjects and levels, including Apprentice of the Year, Adult Learner of the Year, Vocational Awards and Academic Awards.   

Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive John Laramy CBE said, “It was great to see the fantastic achievements of our truly exceptional students with the continuation of the landmark Exeter College Awards. 

“The Awards are a hallmark event in our calendar, and it was of upmost importance to us to continue to make time to celebrate our students virtually, even with so much going on in the world right now. I’m always in absolute awe of the achievements of our learners, and this year was no different as they’ve all continued to excel in their chosen fields, despite the challenges of the past year.”  

The Exeter College Awards also provided an opportunity for the College community to look back on a year like no other, but a year in which key long-term achievements were met in amongst the pandemic.  

John continued: “No one could have predicted what would happen in 2020, but it has still been a year with much to celebrate. We confirmed a new collaboration with the BBC and now host their BBC Exeter Studios in our Centre for Creative Industries – a relationship we’re really excited about continuing to develop.  

“We also worked with Devon County Council to create the Future Skills Centre at Exeter International Airport with thanks to help from the Learning Enterprise Partnership and the Get Building Fund we secured a £1m grant to enhance and enhance the Centre.  

“A new partnership launched with Exeter Athletic, the community and amateur partner of Exeter Chiefs, which will help bolster our Rugby Academy offer, especially for Women’s Rugby. 

“As we look ahead to June 2021, we’ll be opening our new Digital and Data Centre as part of the South West Institute of Technology which will help put Exeter on the map for higher technical skills.” 

We’d like to thank our generous sponsors for helping to ensure this staple of the College calendar could continue.   

Thank you to our sponsors 

Foot Anstey  

Willmott Dixon  

The Cover Cupboard  

Kislingbury Property Consultants  

SW Comms  

Howmet Aerospace  

Bishop Fleming LLP  

Exeter Works (Chamber of Commerce)  

Peninsula Project Consulting  

Devon County Council 

This page is intended for the use of Exeter College students who will be offered Coronavirus testing on return to the College site.

If you are a student with Exeter College, you should now have received an email detailing the testing process, including information on our current on-site Coronavirus learning guidance.

Once you’ve read all of the information available on this page, if you have any further questions, please use the cv19testing@exe-coll.ac.uk.

How the test is carried out

Learners are now self-testing for Covid-19 at home. Learners should take a test on a Sunday and Wednesday night each week. The self-test is quick and easy, involving a throat and nose swab. Results take around 30 minutes and will pick up if you might be carrying the virus without any symptoms. Everyone can take the test, including those who may have been vaccinated. However, if you have had Covid-19 in the last three months (90 days) you should not take the test as it is likely to give you a false positive result.

To help you settle into your regular self-testing routine we have created a quick step-by-step college guide, as well as sharing other useful guidance and resources on the Self-Testing page here. We will keep this information ready and available for you on the Student Hub so that you can remind yourself whenever you need to of how to use the test accurately, and how to log your results.  

Online Learning for Exeter College Students

UPDATE: We are currently planning to resume face-to-face teaching at Exeter College in the week commencing 8 March 2021. We will be communicating with all our students and stakeholders with the details of that plan by Monday 1 March 2021 and will publish further guidance on our website. We are also looking at the latest news on qualifications and grading and will be in contact soon.

Learning is currently online for the majority of Exeter College students, including higher education students, Apprentices and adult learners. If you are a student with us, you should have received an email from us with details about your ongoing learning.  

On-site learning space will continue to be available at Exeter College for those children of key workers, as well as vulnerable learners. Any learner wishing to request access to on-site support should email cv19support@exe-coll.ac.uk. Please do not travel into College without confirmation from our support team that you can attend as we will need to offer you a COVID-19 lateral flow test first. 

For the majority of students, learning will resume online as per their academic timetable, with a blend of live interactive seminars, guided study sessions and teacher-set learning activities. Apprentices will also be expected to continue their timetabled sessions online and should continue to follow the current Government guidance with regards to workplace practice and working from home.  

Adult learners and higher education students will also be given online tuition, as per their timetable.  

Learners who need support with IT Tech or internet access to home, please contact CV19AccessIT@exe-coll.ac.uk, as we may be able to provide assistance.  

All learners should check their College email regularly for the latest updates and contact their tutor with any immediate concerns regarding ongoing learning. In addition, our Student Experience Department is still available for any wellbeing or ongoing concerns, and will continue to provide support through the Student Hub and via their email on studentexperience@exe-coll.ac.uk.  

The Exeter College Nurseries are open as usual. 

Password Reset

If you are experiencing technical difficulties or need to reset your password, please ring 01392 400700 and a member of staff will be able to assist you, or check the Password Reset page on our website.

Tips to stay motivated with online learning

Staying motivated during the lockdown can be tough, but we’re here to help.

Please see the below hints and tips on keeping yourself motivated so you can make the most out of online learning with Exeter College. More information, hints, tips and advice are available on the Student Hub. If you require further support, you can email studentexperience@exe-coll.ac.uk and they’ll be happy to help.

Look after your wellbeing

Taking care of your needs is the most important first step in feeling happy and motivated. Check out all the wellbeing advice on the Student Hub.

Structure your day

With normal routines and activities on hold, some of us will go through periods of time feeling a bit lost or aimless. The day won’t look the same for everyone but try to give yours some structure. Stick to a routine that works for you to give you purpose and focus as you go through the day.

Reward Yourself

Reward yourself for accomplishing your goals, whatever they may be. It could be writing one page of your assignment or clearing out some old clothes. Try to vary your rewards and aim for those with added benefits, like getting outdoors or taking some form of exercise.

Break It Down

Try to set yourself realistic targets by breaking down tasks into smaller, achievable chunks. Instead of aiming to read a whole book, for example, reflect on what is realistic for you in a given timeframe and go from there. 

Focus on Future Goals

Focusing on longer term goals is a great way to boost your motivation. Where do you want to be in a month, a year or even five years from now? Can you start doing something right now that will help you achieve your future goals? 

Exeter College Awards 2021 Date Confirmed

The Exeter College Awards are back, with a hybrid online event set to celebrate the inspirational achievements of the Class of 2020 on 25th February 2021, 7pm.  

Supported by the College’s friends, partners and sponsors, the Exeter College Awards represent a chance to shine a light on the College’s incredible students. And in these challenging times, we all need an opportunity to celebrate.  

As has been the case with many events over the last 12 months, the award celebration is heading online, but this celebration goes above and beyond to make sure learners can properly celebrate their achievements after a year in which they’ve had to overcome more challenges than most.  

The College will be sending award winners a postal package to help them enjoy the evening, which will include a sweet treat from Little Pineapple Bakery, an event programme and an assortment of goodies to help students get in to the spirit of the evening.  

Awards will be ‘virtually’ handed out to 20 inspirational learners, with categories spreading across the College’s broad range of subjects and levels, including Apprentice of the Year, Adult Learner of the Year, Vocational Awards and Academic Awards.  

The event will run concurrently on YouTube and Facebook from 7pm, and learners will hear from the College’s leaders, lecturers and former award winners on what they’re up to now. Anyone can tune in on the night and people are being encouraged to join in on social media using #ExeCollProud.  

Details on joining the event will be posted here in due course.  

We’d like to thank our generous sponsors for helping to ensure this staple of the College calendar could continue.  

Thank you to our sponsors

Foot Anstey 

Willmott Dixon 

The Cover Cupboard 

Kislingbury Property Consultants 

SW Comms 

Howmet Aerospace 

Bishop Fleming LLP 

Exeter Works (Chamber of Commerce) 

Peninsula Project Consulting 

Devon County Council 

Former Exeter College Duo Star in Chiefs’ Victorious Double Header

Former Exeter College Chiefs Academy duo Merryn Doidge and Richard Capstick completed a Player of the Match clean sweep for Exeter Chiefs last weekend, as both impressed in victories for their respective sides.  

The weekend kicked off for Chiefs with their Women’s side edging out Harlequins 7-6 at Sandy Park. Former Exeter College Rugby Academy student Merryn Doidge was crowned Player of the Match with an impressive display at full back in a bruising match in the Allianz Premier 15s clash.  

“They’re proof to our current Rugby Academy students of how far you can go if you apply yourself and really want to take that next step in to professional sport.”

Chris Wall, Sports Academy Manager

That performance was backed up in the Men’s side by another Exeter College alumnus in Richard Capstick (pictured above while he was a student with Exeter College), who claimed Player of the Match after Chiefs’ 15-9 victory over the Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park. Capstick starred in a resolute Chiefs defence in a performance that lifted the Chiefs to second in the Gallagher Premiership table with eight games played.  

The pair shared a similar path through to the professional rugby pitch, albeit at slightly different times. Merryn joined Exeter College and the Exeter Chiefs Women’s Rugby Academy while studying for her BTEC in Sport and Exercise Science. The combination of training in a professional environment while learning in the classroom appears to have paid off as her fledgling rugby career starts to take shape with the newly-formed Women’s Exeter Chiefs side following international call ups to represent England’s youth sides.  

Richard also studied Sport and Exercise Science with Exeter College, and has now amassed almost 20 first team appearances for the Sandy Park side, and boasts international caps for England’s U16, U18 and U20 sides.  

Exeter College Sports Academy Manager Chris Wall said, “We’re immensely proud of the achievements of Merryn and Richard. 

“They’re proof to our current Rugby Academy students of how far you can go if you apply yourself and really want to take that next step in to professional sport. We’re all delighted for any former student as soon as they take their first steps on to the professional pitch and we’ve already got a legacy of success of students going directly in to playing sport, as well as in other supporting roles. 

“Thanks for our great partnership with Exeter Chiefs, we’re able to offer first class facilities and training to our students, while also giving them the exceptional education you get with Exeter College.” 

Find out more about the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Academy with Exeter College.

Find out more about Sports Academies at Exeter College.

Apply now to join Exeter College.

Oxbridge Application Success for Exeter College Students

Exeter College students are celebrating as 20 learners have been offered places to study with the internationally-renowned University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.  

Places at the Oxbridge universities, as they are commonly known, are incredibly sought-after, with a rigorous application and interview process required to get in to study at one of the leading universities in the world.  

This year, record numbers of Exeter College students applied for places at the universities, and now 20 students are celebrating their hard work paying off with offers to study a range of subjects, from Medicine and Chemistry through to Classics and Geography. The breadth of subjects students hold offers to study with Oxbridge reflects the broad curriculum available for learners with Exeter College.  

“It’s such a long process that you have to go through and finding out I got in just makes it all feel worth the effort.”

Eliza Munday, Exeter College student who’s going to study at Oxford.

For the University of Oxford, over half of Exeter College students interviewed got offers to study with them from September 2021, with 15 students now eagerly awaiting future study with them.  

For the University of Cambridge, five students are now holding offers of study, which is around a third of those who were invited to interview.  

The success rates of applications to offers to study with Oxbridge puts Exeter College among the best in the country, even eclipsing the rates of many independent schools.  

Exeter College Vice Principal Jade Otty said, “I am delighted for these learners, and so proud that we offer such strong academic support at the College.  

“Our teachers’ expert subject knowledge and the extra support and experiences on offer in our Reach Academy, including scholarships to support social mobility of learners from less advantaged backgrounds, means that the young people of Devon are gaining places at the most distinguished and competitive universities in the country.” 

Many of the students with offers were supported by the Exeter College Reach Academy, which helps academically gifted students with extra-curricular seminars, support and guidance to help raise aspirations and boost achievement.  

Exeter College Lecturer Martin Gilbert, who leads on the Reach Academy, said, “I’m delighted we’ve been able to play a role in supporting these students to get offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge.  

“To even make an application to these universities is a significant undertaking on the part of the students, and I’m pleased we’ve been able to help so many on their ongoing education journey.”  

Student Stories  

North Devon’s Ella Fraser-Smith will be fulfilling a long-held ambition when she joins Oxford to study Earth Sciences.  

Ella said, “I was so happy when I found out I got my offer. I’d been thinking about it for weeks and months and it was such a relief to hear that they wanted me.” 

Even during the lockdowns, the Reach Academy has been providing students with online support sessions and specialist one-to-one advice. Ella said this helped her with her preparation for the university interview.  

“Martin [Gilbert] ran online sessions for everyone who applied to Oxbridge and went through questions they might ask in an interview and gave us some great advice on what the process would be. The Reach Academy provided me with things I could add on to my personal statement to help strengthen my application. It was very useful and definitely a great thing to be involved with.” 

Eliza Munday, who studies German, Spanish and Law with Exeter College has been offered a place to study a joint honours degree in German and Spanish with the University of Oxford. She said, “I had convinced myself that I probably wasn’t going to get in. It’s such a long process that you have to go through and finding out I got in just makes it all feel worth the effort. 

Eliza Munday

“When I started at Exeter College, I always knew I wanted to go on to Oxford, so to be able to achieve that goal feels great. 

“The Reach Academy has helped loads with my application. It gave us access to talks on personal statements, mock interview practice and I learnt so much from these sessions that I wouldn’t have known otherwise.  

“It has been great with Exeter College, despite being at home for some of it with the lockdowns. The faculties have been really supportive, especially the teachers.” 

A Level student Joby Cosgrave achieved his dream of an offer to study with the University of Cambridge and will join them later this year to study Human, Social and Political Sciences.  

Joby said, “I was obviously elated when I found out I had got in. I wasn’t expecting it as I was aware that it’s a highly competitive process to get through.” 

Joby Cosgrave

Joby, who studies Later Modern History, English Literature and Politics with Exeter College, continued, “It’s quite a long and demanding process and I’m thankful that I’ve got a lot of support around me, both at college and at home. The Reach Academy has been incredibly helpful, providing stretching and enriching workshops even before I had been fully thinking about my application.” 

International Baccalaureate (IB) student Grace Stephens hadn’t expected to get her offer to study with Oxford. She said, “I had almost written it off in my head as I didn’t think my interview went as well as it could have but when the notification popped up on UCAS I was so surprised and happy to have got an offer.”  

Grace Stephens

Grace will be joining Oxford later this year to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics. “I choose the subjects because I’m interested in a lot of different aspects of these areas and I’m excited to be going to learn more about them. One of the reasons I study the IB with Exeter College is because it allows me to explore different subjects, and this will continue for me at Oxford.” 

Students with offers to study will now await the awarding of grades and qualifications in 2021, with details set to be announced in the future.  

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Co Bikes station for Exeter College’s Future Skills Centre

Co Bikes, part of the Co Cars group of shared mobility services, has announced new electric bike stations for Sidwell Street, Cowick Street and at Exeter College’s Future Skills Centre near Exeter Airport.

The Sidwell Street station is now open and can be found in front of the British Heart Foundation store. The Cowick Street station will be located at St Thomas Precinct. Works on this location are currently underway and are due to be completed in early March.

“Once we have emerged from lockdown, Co Bikes will be a great alternative to the car for staff travelling between our Exeter sites.”

John Laramy CBE, Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive

Once lockdown eases, there will also be a Co Bikes dockless station located outside Exeter College’s newest site, the Future Skills Centre near Exeter Airport.

This will increase the number of Co Bikes stations available in Exeter to 16, with further locations around the city due to be announced in the coming weeks.

The new locations will help support the growth in cycling levels seen since the start of the pandemic. Use of the Co Bike network increased by over 400 per cent across 2020. The bikes are the ideal alternative to the car for fast, safe and socially distant cross city trips.

When the Future Skills Centre station opens, College staff will be given 3 months free access to Co Bikes. John Laramy CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Exeter College, said: “Once we have emerged from lockdown, Co Bikes will be a great alternative to the car for staff travelling between our Exeter sites, including the Future Skills Centre. I hope they will take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to experience the fun – and ease – of trying an e-bike for themselves. I’m a huge fan!”

Mark Hodgson, Managing Director of Co Cars, added: “Our e-bikes are the perfect way to move around Exeter. The electric assist gives you an extra boost to eat up the miles – and hills – making them the ideal way to travel around the city whilst enjoying some sustainable exercise, no matter what your fitness level.”

Check out our announcement for when the Future Skills Centre lease was officially announced.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member with responsibility for cycling, said: “Following the introduction of Co Bikes’ first dockless stations last autumn, it’s fantastic to now see them adding even more stations, connecting up new areas of the city.

“Over the last year interest in cycling – and especially using e-bikes – has seen a huge surge in popularity. The continued expansion of Co Bikes, in partnership with Devon County Council, will give even more people access to this sustainable travel choice.”

The Co Bikes network is powered by nextbike, who operate shared bike schemes in 200 cities around the world. Because Co Bikes are electrically assisted, they make cycling a breeze, even uphill.

Co Bikes is part of Co Cars, the car club for people, communities and businesses across Exeter and the South West. Together, the cars and bikes form an economical, equitable and sustainable network of shared transport options to help reduce our dependence on private car ownership.

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