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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 student wins award for being a good citizen

A Plympton Academy student is the first young person to win a new award created by the Plympton Stannator. To mark the centenary of the end of World War I, the Plympton Stannator, Natalie Harrison, decided to create an annual award, The Citizenship award, to recognise students who support others and are active citizens.

The Stannator then asked staff at Plympton Academy to nominate...

Time is running out to apply for a primary school place in September

If your child is due to start at primary school for the first time in September 2019, or junior school for children who have completed Year 2, you only have a few days left to get your applications in.

The deadline for primary and junior school admission preferences is Tuesday 15 January and the Council is urging parents get their applications in on time. If they apply late there is a...

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Plympton Academy students and teachers celebrate Christmas with the community

Students and teachers from Plympton Academy have been celebrating the festive period by spreading Christmas cheer. The school organised a host of events from a community tea party, to a church service, as well as taking carols on tour across residential homes and primary schools in the Plympton area. The community tea party, run by the school’s sixth formers, saw pupils from Yealmpstone Farm...

Winning Christmas card design at Plympton Academy

The wait is over – the winner of the Plympton Academy Christmas card design was announced on the last day of term.

Year 10 student, Katie Connell, won with her modern photo of a bauble on a tree.

Katie, who is studying GCSE Photography, was up against 30 other entrants. The judges chose her design because they felt it captured the essence of Christmas in a contemporary way. The...

Pig killers, a bucket and the family: life in rural Devon

What was it actually like to grow up and work in rural West Devon during the 20th century?

Almost beyond imagination - but you can find out for yourself in a new book 'Farming and Rural Life' (£3 recommended donation or £4 posted) published by The Life Stories Project - part of Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS) a registered charity ( http://tasstavistock.org.uk/category/...

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Plympton Academy boys take up netball

Boys from Year 8 at Plympton Academy have formed their own netball team.

Inspired by the Netball World Cup 2019 which is being held in Liverpool, the boys have been learning the sport, and have now challenged the girls’ team to a match.

They have completed a ten week netball semester in PE and have developed their passion, skill and understanding for the game. They are now...

Plympton Academy students get on their bikes

Students from Plympton Academy, who are learning about the different careers they could pursue when they leave school, had a visit from a Plymouth based business start-up recently.

Ifootbike founders, Vini and Pavel visited the school to talk to the students about how they started their business, and their future plans for the scooter bike hybrid. They explained to the Year 10 students...

Plympton Academy student takes part in Remembrance Sunday service

Plympton Academy student, Daniel Clarke, was chosen to represent the school in this year’s Remembrance day service at Castle Green.

Daniel, who is in Year 10, and serves in the school’s cadet force, laid a wreath at the service on behalf of the Moorland Road school.

“It meant a lot to me because I was really nervous but it was a great experience to pay my respect to the fallen...

Plympton Academy students enjoy adventures by the sea

Year 7 students from Plympton Academy spent three days in Bude recently on their first secondary school residential trip.

The youngsters had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of adventurous activities including, high ropes, kayaking, dragon boating, caving, surfing, mountain biking and body boarding, during their stay at Adventure International.

The aim of the trip...

PSP pioneer produces practical learning kits for primary schools

A creative, practical approach to teaching computing in primary schools is the brainchild of a Plymouth Science Park based firm seeking to make coding fun for children.

ToodleBit encourages children to construct kits to make a range of products from electrical circuit-based games, traffic light systems through to small-scale remote-control buggies.

“The initial idea came out of...

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