Help is at hand for students
Posted: 16th August 2013
AROUND 40 careers advisers at the national Exam Results Helpline received a significant 3,800 calls yesterday (Thursday, August 15, 2013) from students who did not receive the grades they expected and who needed advice about their future options. Alongside queries about Confirmation, Clearing and Adjustment, 40% of callers were interested in pursuing university via other…
Exam Results 2013: Pride for Yeovil College principal
Posted: 15th August 2013
YEOVIL College principal James Hampton has been “absolutely delighted” that students have again achieved outstanding results in their A-Level and AS-Level results. “As well as an increase in our AS Level pass rate to 90%, our students have also achieved a 99% A Level pass rate for the fifth year in a row,” he said. “It’s fantastic to be able to say that Yeovil College…
Exam Results 2013: University beckons for students
Posted: 15th August 2013
FORMER Stanchester Academy student Will Joynes has been one of thousands of young people across the country today (Thursday, August 15) celebrating his AS-Level exam results. Will, 17, of Yeovil, achieved A grades in Chemistry and Biology and B grades in Maths and Physics. “After my A-Levels next year, I’m going to university to study either Pharmacy or Medicine at…
Exam Results 2013: Joy for AS-Level students at Yeovil College
Posted: 15th August 2013
YEOVIL College AS-Levels students achieved an overall pass rate of 90 per cent in their results today (Thursday, August 15) – an increase of one per cent on the 2012 figure. The college has announced that 40 per cent of passes were at A-B grade. There were 100% pass rates achieved in 16 AS-Level subjects, including Accounting, Fine Art, Photography, Computing, English…
Exam Results 2013: Students are delighted
Posted: 15th August 2013
STUDENTS from Yeovil College have spoken of their delight today (Thursday, August 15) at seeing all their hard work come to fruition with great results in their A-Levels. Beth Davies, 18, of Yeovil, achieved an A* in English Literature, as well as a B grade in English Language, C in History and A for her Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). She said: “I really liked…
Exam Results 2013: Yeovil College celebrates
Posted: 15th August 2013
YEOVIL College students are celebrating today (Thursday, August 15, 2013) after achieving an outstanding overall A-Level pass rate of 99% for the fifth year in a row, as well as a 90% pass rate at AS-Level. For students on full-time A-Level programmes of three or more subjects, 70% of all passes were at A*-C grade. Perfect 100% pass rates were achieved in 19 of 21…
Tail wags for dog training school after show success
Posted: 15th August 2013
A TEAM of dog handlers from Pawsability Dog Training, which is based in South Somerset, took a fantastic 109 rosettes at the recent United Kingdom Agility competition, held in Staverton, Gloucestershire. The week-long event saw not only Pawsability owner, Sue Mosedale, who runs the training school near Somerton, take her Bearded Collie, Sprocket, to champion, but the…
Done it! Adrian Radford swims the English Channel
Posted: 14th August 2013
A SIMPLE message on his Facebook page this evening (Wednesday, August 14, 2013) told the world what shattered English Channel swimmer Adrian Radford had wanted to say – DONE IT! Adrian, 51, of Montacute, pictured right, said he took 18 hours and 16 minutes to make the marathon swim across the Channel today. The Yeovil Press reported yesterday that the challenge to swim…
People stuck in Yeovil shop lifts as power cut strikes
Posted: 14th August 2013
THE widespread power cut in Yeovil town centre today (Wednesday, August 14) saw a number of people left stuck in shop lifts. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received consecutive calls to Boots and Marks & Spencer in Middle Street, Yeovil, shortly after 1pm today when the power was lost due to a problem at a local electrical sub-station. Two fire engines…
Hen party shocker for former Yeovil schoolgirl
Posted: 14th August 2013
THE daughter of former Yeovil pub licensees has hit the national headlines after being caught up in a hen party stink – quite literally – because of a decomposing body in the guesthouse they were staying at! Chelsea Montgomery and other female party-goers were left gagging because of the terrible smell coming from a room in the guesthouse they were staying in at…
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