Education

Children ‘GO BLUE!’ with Ecover Schools Blue Mile!

Children up and down the country will ‘GO BLUE!’ to celebrate the world’s oceans in the Ecover Schools Blue Mile – a nationwide event which is also raising money for the Marine Conservation Society.

The idea is that for a day, schools will organise a project that will teach children about the sea, seashore and marine wildlife. The Ecover Schools Blue Mile has produced a range of...

Creative careers take off with new training scheme

The Plymouth-based arts company which created last year’s smash hit Fish-Hearted Bride show in the National Marine Aquarium tank is offering unique training for young people aged 16 – 25.

Award-winning company Effervescent, which works across design, marketing, theatre, visual arts and event production, has teamed up with Plymouth University’s School of Art & Media and Peninsula...

Final bell for picking primary and junior places

Time is ticking for parents to choose which schools they would most like their children to attend in 2014.

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 2014 have just seven days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices.

The deadline for primary...

Are women still purchasing magazines in print?

A Plymouth student is investigating whether women still purchase glossy magazines in print.

Caitlin Green, who is studying journalism at the University of St Mark and St John, is researching whether women still buy their glossy magazines in print or if they are now downloading them on devices such as Ipads and e readers.

Caitlin is urging the people of Devon to get involved...

Plymouth University's first female robot footballer to receive a makeover as part of Engineering Education Scheme

A team of year 12 students from Plymouth High School for Girls have been tasked with giving Plymouth University’s star robot footballer Eva a makeover, as part of a national effort to engage more young people in the engineering profession.

Plymouth University set the challenge as part of its involvement with the Engineering Development Trust (EDT) who organise the nationally-run...

Indpendent schools could face tougher standards

Independent schools could be held to a higher standard of education by regulator Ofsted from next September onwards.

In new plans unveiled today ‘good’ will become the only acceptable standard for independent schools inspected by Ofsted.

Currently, the Ofsted framework for schools has the judgements, outstanding, good, adequate and inadequate. This consultation now seeks views...

Audiences wowed as College is transformed into 'Land of Fantasy'

More than 3,000 members of the public were this week wowed by Fantasy – a spectacular three-hour show at Ivybridge Community College – showcasing a magical mixture of the performing arts.

The dazzling event – with performances from gymnasts, dancers, actors and singers – took place in the College’s Sports Hall, which was transformed into a universe of 24 interlinked fantasy worlds....

Aspire event for young people with learning disabilities

Young people with learning disabilities are being given a taste of life after school at event aimed as inspiring decisions and providing choice.

"Aspire" is an event for parents, carers and, most importantly, young people with learning disabilities to find out more about the options open to them after they turn 16.

This type of support is known as ‘transition’ and aims to make...

Another brand new school and hundreds of extra places

Plymouth is poised to add another brand new, purpose built school as part of the latest plans to increase the number of school places on offer in the city to cope with the growing population of primary-aged children.

Under the plans set to be approved by Cabinet, known as the Basic Need programme, consultation will begin to push ahead with the expansion of three city schools and the...

UK teenagers falling behind

UK teenagers are falling behind much of the rest of the world in reading, maths and science.

The latest report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) found there has been ‘no change’ in the quality of the ‘core’ subjects despite above average investment in these subjects.

Singapore, Estonia and Poland are among countries which have made rapid...

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