Education

National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 assessments have been published by the Department of Education.

The results for Plymouth show that 70% of six-year-olds in state funded schools (including academies) reached the expected level, one percentage point higher than the overall figure for schools in England. Those who did not achieve...

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco has been honoured for his commitment to the marine environment with an honorary doctorate from Plymouth University.

HSH Prince Albert II was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Marine Science at a special ceremony on Thursday (26 September) during a visit to the campus.

As part of the trip, HSH Prince Albert II took a tour of...

Plymouth's Olympic diver Tonia Couch will officially launch the city's newest primary-level academy at a special ceremony on Friday (27t September).

Tonia will join city dignitaries, education leaders – and around 400 pupils – when she unveils a commemorative plaque at Mayflower Academy in North Prospect.

The academy, formerly Mayflower Community Primary School, is being...

A significant appointment made by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry is set to boost still further the institution’s growing international reputation for neuroscience.

New arrival Professor Robert Fern’s work investigates how the brain is damaged by any loss of blood supply, such as that which happens during stroke in adults and cerebral palsy in babies....