Education

Following on from Plympton Academy’s best GCSE results ever, the school, formerly known as Ridgeway, is the top performing non-grammar school in Plymouth.

The ranking of the Plymouth schools, published in a local daily newspaper, is based on the five or more A* to C GCSEs or equivalent, including English and maths, achieved by pupils entered for those exams in 2015.

This year’s...

Liz Curry, 60, from Plymouth, has won the regional Outstanding Individual award for South West England as part of the Festival of Learning. The Festival of Learning Awards showcase and celebrate the wonderful things that individuals, families, communities and employers can achieve through learning. The Festival of Learning is part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), which focuses on...

A new three year package of specialist mental health support for young people is now available in the majority of Plymouth secondary and special schools, after young people said it was needed.

The package which includes, counselling, learning and training opportunities, Theraplay and specialist mental health workers who will be based at schools, was introduced after teachers said they...

According to government policy, parents are allowed to home school their children five years old and above but there are certain requirements which must be met. If you are thinking of home schooling your children, you can get information from your local council but you should also write to your head teacher if and when you make the decision to take your child out of their school. In any case,...