Education

The number of young people applying for a secondary school place has increased this year, as thousands of primary pupils in Plymouth find out which school they will be going to this September.

The Council have confirmed that 87 per cent of young people received their first choice of school, 7.68 per cent their second and 2.36 per cent their third. Less than three per cent did not...

Plympton Academy pupils studying Health and Social Care spent the day at St Luke’s Hospice recently.

The visit was organised to enhance their understanding of health and social care settings. The students are currently studying units within the BTEC Level 3 course which incorporates the most effective ways of looking after individuals, how health and social care organisations embed...

Students from Plympton Academy have planted a cherry tree to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

The school hosted a special day recently where students and staff from eleven city schools discussed the lessons of the Holocaust. Each school was given a tree by the Plymouth Stannator, Andrew Hill.The flowering cherry trees were funded by a grant from Plymouth SACRE (Standing Advisory...

New research is shining a light on the changing face of graduate jobs, revealing that 41% of students studying in the South West leave their studies wanting a purpose-led career that lets them give something back to the world. The job market is also looking more competitive, with 74% of students in the South West believing that they’ll face more competition than their parents’ generation when...