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Study Smarter at Home: Practical Tips for Online Lessons

Home can be a calm, effective classroom with a few simple tweaks. This guide shares practical tips that parents and students can use with confidence. We’ll cover space, routines, and study habits that make learning stick. It’s written with busy families in mind. Keep it simple, keep it steady,...

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Ten Tors success for the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for Girls training group

Ten Tors success for the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for Girls training group.

All four teams in the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for girls training group are celebrating success following the annual Ten Tors event. The training group comprising of combined teams from both schools all completed well within the allocated time. With teams entered at all distances for the 35...

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Ridgeway School students grow seeds from outer space

Seeds that have been in outer space are being grown by students at Ridgeway School in Plympton.

One hundred of the rocket seeds have been into outer space on the international space station. However the students don’t know which 100 seeds out of 200 they have been sent have taken this amazing journey.

The students will now grow the seeds in the school greenhouse to see if any...

Business Builder Forum at Ridgeway School

Post 16 students from Ridgeway School took part in a Business Builder Forum recently.

The event was organised by Plymouth company Business Vision, and started with a presentation from its owner, Marc Lawson on how to grow a business.

This was then followed by an inspirational presentation from former Olympic gold medallist and TV personality Kris Akabusi who charted his journey...

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Schools combine for Ten Tors event

Better together – Ridgeway School and Devonport High School for Girls combine for the Ten Tors event in 2016. Once again the combined Ten Tors training group from Ridgeway School and Devonport High School for Girls have entered a strong set of teams at every distance for this year’s event. It is now thirteen years since former Ridgeway School Headteacher John Didymus introduced the Ten Tors event...

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Devon embraces National Schools Snowsport Week

A brand new national initiative aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to skiing and snowboarding has begun in Devon and will continue until Friday.

‘National Schools Snowsport Week sponsored by Visit Andorra’, which is being backed by former The Jump contestant Stacey Solomon and GB Snowboarder Aimee Fuller started last Friday at both Plymouth Ski and Snowboard...

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SW parents worry their children are not ready to start school

Over half (55%) of South West parents are worried their child will not be ready to start school at the age of five, according to a poll from Action for Children.

The survey of over 1000 parents across the UK also found that of these worried parents from the South West, 63% were concerned that if their child started school behind their peers, they would remain behind – which can...

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Plymouth children find out to which primary school they will be attending

Thousands of Plymouth primary children will found today which school they will be going to in September.

The latest figures show that 97.32 per cent of city children (2095) were allocated one of their three preferences this year. 89.44 per cent received their first choice of school. 6.09 per cent of children received their second choice and 1.79 per cent their third choice.

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Devon teacher launches free app to aid reading

A primary school teacher from Devon has today launched an app 'Fonics' designed to help 3-6 year olds learn how to read more effectively. The app is free and is available to download now across all major app stores.

Sophie Cooper “Learning to read is the most important skill we teach children when they first start school, it is a skill they will use every day for the rest of their...

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Ridgeway School looking for new parent governors

Do you have a child studying at Ridgeway School in Plympton?

If so, then Ridgeway School would like to hear from you. They are looking for new parent governors to join the existing committee.

“Being a parent governor can be rewarding, stimulating and enjoyable,” said Paul Hutchings, Chair of Governors. “And it’s a very exciting time to join us as from September we will have a...

Primary school scarecrow designs win gardening goodies galore

Otter Nurseries and Radio Plymouth have announced the winners of this year’s scarecrow design competition.

This was the second year that the two organisations have teamed up to challenge children from local primary schools to design scarecrows for the chance to win gardening items for their school. The entries could either be drawn or made designs.

Trish Duff, Sales Director at...

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