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Ted Wragg Primary Schools Unite for Day of Football Fun

Primary schools from across Devon came together this month for the Ted Wragg Trust football tournament, a full day of fast-paced football, fantastic teamwork, and fierce but friendly competition.

Hosted under blazing sunshine, the tournament saw pupils from across the trust's primary...

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Plympton Academy poetry competition

Students at Plympton Academy have been busy reading poetry and writing their own, as part of a school wide poetry competition. Everyone was first asked to read Charles Causley’s famous poem ‘Devonport’ and then to imagine how the story might continue, before putting pen to paper. “As all the poems were about the sea and travel we thought it would be apt for someone from the Naval Base to...

Staff at Plympton Academy celebrate World Book Day

Staff at Plympton Academy celebrated World Book Day this week by dressing up as their favourite literary characters and sharing the stories with their pupils. Jim Strachan, Head of Year 10, is photographed as Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Claire Worth, Year 7 pastoral mentor, who is dressed as Hermione Grainger. Other Plympton Academy staff dressed as their...

New battery recycling scheme launched at Plympton Academy

A new battery recycling scheme has been launched at Plympton Academy.

It’s hoped students, parents and staff will recycle their batteries at the school and not put them in the bin.

When batteries begin to rot away in landfill sites the chemicals leak into the ground, which can cause soil and water pollution. When chemicals contaminate soil and water, animals, humans and the...

Plympton Academy students study the stars

Students at Plympton Academy have been supporting the Campaign for Rural England’s (CPRE) light pollution survey.

Stephen Heighway (12), Lewis White and Ben Bacon who are both 13 years old, recorded the number of stars they could see in Orion, and the results were submitted to the British Astronomical Association in London.

Light pollution means many people can’t see the stars...

Plympton Academy students wow packed audiences

Students from Plympton Academy wowed packed out audiences recently with their stunning performance of Renegades in the Ring.

With complex song and dance routines, as well as aerial acrobatics, the cast were challenged in every aspect of performance and dared to try things that they had never experienced before.

Jo Crook, Director of Performing Arts at Plympton Academy said;...

Plympton Academy student meets local MPs

Students from Plymouth’s Military Kids Club (MKC) met and quizzed the city’s three MPs at the Council House recently.

12 year old Abi Franklin represented Plympton Academy at the meeting and spoke with MPs Sir Gary Streeter, Luke Pollard and Johnny Mercer.

The meeting was overseen by Plymouth Lord Mayor Cllr Sam Davey and was attended by more than 100 local school students....

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GCSE students in England are outperforming students in Wales according to reports

Recent studies have found that England’s GCSE students are performing better than their Welsh counterparts. And according to these studies, various demographic factors might be the cause. One of the main differentiators seems to be the higher proportion of minority ethnic students in Britain. Distorted league tables have also been stated as a reason for the discrepancy.

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Plympton Academy takes part in RSPB Big Garden Watch

Staff, students and parents at Plympton Academy have taken part in the recent RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch. The Academy invited students and their families to take part in the survey and submit their results through the school. Phoebe Hall and Josh Tucker, both aged 12, helped organise the school’s survey and collated the results. Josh said; “I didn’t know that there were so many different...

4 reasons to never stop learning

You might think that after you leave schools with your GCSEs or A-levels, or you graduate from university with your degree, that you have finished learning. You can go on and get a job and start your life without ever having to think about studying ever again.

However, although that’s the case for some people, for the most successful this is just the beginning. They will always...

Former A level students at Plympton Academy return for celebration evening

Year 13 A level students who left Plympton Academy last year came back recently for an evening of celebration.

The event, was held in the schools prestigious new performing arts building, The Morpurgo Studios.

Returning students shared their success stories with members of staff. Many have gone on to university to study a range of subjects, including Musical Theatre,...

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