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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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Major expansion approved for Cann Bridge School

Work will get underway this year on two new classrooms at Cann Bridge School on the Tor Bridge Site in Estover, to help cope with the increased demand for school places with pupils with Autisim.

The funding totalling £630,000 will come from the Council’s Capital Investment Programme.

Cann Bridge school was originally built to accommodate 72 pupils but currently has 83 (63 under...

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New year, new focus for Ridgeway School

2016 is going to be a busy year for the students and staff at Ridgeway School in Plympton.

The school has a new leader, Lisa Boorman, and is set to have a new name, uniform and logo for the start of the September academic term.

Ms Boorman said; “The January league table will show the real progress that Ridgeway School made in 2015, this year we’ll be building on that success –...

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Have you applied for your child’s school place?

Don’t leave it till the last minute to apply for a school place if your child is due to start primary school for the first time this year.

Families whose children are due to start at primary school for the first time or junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in September 2016 have just 12 days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices....

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Teaching: A top choice for New Year career changers in Plymouth

The New Year tradition of pledging to make big life changes following the festive break shows no signs of slowing, according to new figures released today by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).

Switching to a more fulfilling career in teaching looks set to remain a popular choice for people in Plymouth looking for a new challenge and to make a real difference...

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Drama workshops at Ridgeway School

Year 12 BTEC Performing Arts students from Ridgeway School ran a storytelling project with two local primary schools recently.

Twenty eight pupils from St Maurice primary school and 60 pupils from Glen Park primary school took part.

The Ridgeway Performing Arts students researched stories and then developed performances targeted at Year 4 and Year 5 audiences. After watching...

Views sought on school admission arrangements

Plymouth City Council is asking people what they think of its proposed admission arrangements for entry to schools in September 2017.

Anyone with an interest in school admissions is invited to make a response to the consultation.

Comments are needed on:

• admission numbers for all schools • key dates in the admissions process • admission arrangements for all of the...

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Christmas jumper day at Ridgeway School raises money for local charities

There was lots of Christmas spirit at Ridgeway School recently when students wore Christmas jumpers to school to raise money for local charities.

Each student who took part in the Christmas Jumper Day donated £1 towards the Junior Leadership Teams chosen charities. They raised £354.15.

The chosen charities are:

· Year 7: Snowdrop Appeal to support parents of stillborn...

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First PiXL apprentice at Ridgeway School

A national scheme, taken up by a school in Plympton to develop student’s employability skills, has its first apprentice. Every student at Ridgeway School has been registered for PiXL Edge and 13 year old Phoebe Lansley in Year 9 is the first to gain the apprentice award. PiXL Edge is a framework for schools to develop in students those personal attributes essential for employability and life....

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GCSE certificates evening at Ridgeway School

The Ridgeway School GCSE Certificate and Awards evening was held recently to celebrate the personal, academic, sporting and community achievements of last year’s Ridgeway GCSE students.

The students were presented with their GCSE Certificates and awards. This year it included the new award of Sports Personality of the Year, which was won by Liam Weir.

The evening was hosted by...

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Sports leadership conference at Ridgeway School

What makes a great sports leader? This was one of the questions put to primary school pupils who attended a sports leadership conference at a Plympton school recently.

Ridgeway School held the event in their brand new state-of-the-art sports hall. Primary school pupils from across Plympton were invited along to learn new sporting skills and find out what makes a great sports leader....

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