STEM ambassadors from EATON aerospace engaged with Great Torrington School on a very special project During the Spring term two STEM ambassadors from the South Molton plant attended Great Torrington School (GTS) to help a class of pupils with a very ambitious project that the school has been struggling to resource technically for the last […]
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A new initiative that will bring together business and industry with expertise and equipment at a cutting edge electron microscopy centre has formally launched at the University of Plymouth. The Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (PMCP) will enable companies in Devon to work with academics and technical specialists using a new Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron
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During National Apprenticeship Week (5-9th March) Accord celebrates its apprentices and the work they do at its factory in Barnstaple Barnstaple, 6th March 2018 In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (5th to 9th March) Accord is celebrating its ten year commitment to apprenticeships, and the work of apprentices at its factory in Barnstaple by championing
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Petroc is delighted to announce it has been awarded the prestigious STEM Assured status, joining an elite network of colleges across the country and one of just three in the South West of England.
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Students in England are going to graduate with average debts of £50,800, after interest rates are raised on student loans to 6.1%, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Those from the poorest backgrounds, with more loans available to support them, will graduate with debts of over £57,000 says the think tank. Read the
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Higher Education staff at Petroc in Barnstaple have been recognised for the ‘excellent’ outcomes of students. Petroc has received a silver award for Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) after students achieved ‘excellent’ outcomes. The award from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) saw a panel reviewing the college against its criteria. In its statement
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TDK Corporation has announced its support of Ilfracombe Academy’s Young Enterprise team, Having already attended two trade fairs, the school’s Wood On Waves team presented its Better Our Beaches vintage bodyboards at the regional Young Enterprise Final at the Met Office in Exeter, The competition involved teams running their own mini-business to develop a product
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Nearly 200 attendees from North Devon’s rich and varied manufacturing industry, along with many supporting services assembled at the Barnstaple Hotel on the evening of Thursday 18th May. Chairman Phil Scotcher welcomed and started proceedings for the 20th NDMA Annual Awards Ceremony. After a beautifully served meal of roast Devon lamb and a trio of
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The 10th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2017) will bring together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships over the last decade and will seek to encourage even more people to choose apprenticeships as a fast-track to a great career. National Apprenticeship Service The National Apprenticeship Service is part of the
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The STEM Insight programme offers staff in schools and colleges a unique chance to experience STEM-related work in industrial or university settings. More information regarding the scheme is here https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-insight, which also includes a map which shows there are no placement opportunities at all in our region, apart from Exeter and Plymouth and definitely not within our
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