Education

Two Sidmouth College students have been selected to represent Devon Scouts at the 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Gdańsk, Poland.

Grace and Lucy completed a challenging selection weekend at Watcombe over half term and have earned a place in the UK contingent. The pair will join a unit of 36 Scouts from across the county and begin training together in preparation for the international...

21-year-old Jack Faulkner says he spent his childhood taking electronic items apart and then not being able to put them back together again.

Fast forward a few years and Jack says he’s now working in the perfect place surrounded by electronics.

Jack is an engineering technician degree apprentice at Bay Photonics, a high-tech engineering company in Paignton. In his fourth year...

Councils say they are facing their most difficult year yet in securing school places for children with special educational needs, after new figures revealed that home to school transport spending has risen far faster than planned and is expected to climb again next year.

In figures released through a freedom of information request Devon County Council says it spent £28,924,974 on...

A herd of painted donkey sculptures has been drawing in visitors after taking centre stage at the South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts (SWAc) annual exhibition in Sidmouth.

The Academy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and as part of their annual exhibition, launched their Schools’ Donkey Project, offering children from a number of local East Devon schools the...