Education

Marine Academy Plymouth's "A" Team

Another set of record-breaking A-Level results and their equivalents were celebrated by students at Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP) as they collected their exam results today.

MAP has seen a surge of 6th Form students completing A-levels and their equivalents this year. Last year, 31 students completed these exams; this year it’s a whopping 53 students. MAP saw 100 per cent pass rates in...

100% A-Level pass rate for Ivybridge Community College

Ivybridge Community College has recorded exceptional A-Level results, with 100% pass rates across all subjects and one-in-five being either an A or A* grade.

This is an increase on last year’s 99% pass rate, with an impressive 181 students securing places at universities.

“These are terrific results that show exceptional progress in our sixth form,” said Rob Haring, Principal...

New Plymouth primary school seeks sponsors

Local organisations are being asked to sponsor a new primary school in Plymouth set to open its doors in September 2015.

Plymouth City Council is writing to suitable organisations and business in the area after receiving the welcome news that an extra £7m worth of funding had been secured in a successful bid to the Department for Education.

Part of this cash will be used to...

Appointments boost Plymouth dental research

Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has boosted its dental research portfolio with the appointment of three new members to its research team.

Dr. Vehid Salih joins the Plymouth team from University College London. He has wide experience in studying biomaterials for tissue regeneration, mainly of musculoskeletal origin, for tissue engineering. His work covers...

St George's to open as an academy for the new term

St George's Primary School in Plymouth will open as an academy for the new term in September, as part of the St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust, set up by the Diocese of Exeter’s Board of Education to support schools becoming academies.

Bishop Nick McKinnel said he was “delighted” to welcome St George’s into the Trust. “St George’s is committed to meeting the needs of all its...

Theatre Centre explores the changing role of drama at Lipson Academy

As part of a series of celebrations marking its 60th Birthday, Theatre Centre is presenting a very special performance of a new play by Roy Williams, Advice for the Young at Heart , at a secondary school in Plymouth.

The performance at Plymouth's Lipson Co-opertive Academy is one of five at secondary schools across the country. The others are in Leicester, Burnley, Hove and Sheffield...

More school places planned for children with special educational needs

Plans to expand a primary school to provide more places for children with special educational needs (SEN) are set to be approved by Plymouth City Council's cabinet next week.

The Council is recommending the necessary consultation begins to double the amount of SEN places available at Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School based in Keyham.

This will means a support centre for ten...

University leads €4m international research project

Plymouth University’s Cognition Institute is taking the lead in a four million euro project to explore how creative thinking underpins cognitive processes.

Funded by the European Union Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) programme and Plymouth University, ‘CogNovo’ will involve a consortium of 23 academic and industrial partners from around the world studying the role of novelty...

Plymouth teacher awarded ‘Outstanding Supply Teacher of the Term’ award

Hays Education, the leading recruiting expert, has chosen Matt Bisco as Plymouth’s Outstanding Supply Teacher of the Term. The award, which was presented to Matt, is in recognition of his work as a supply teacher and providing exceptional support to pupils and staff alike.

Matt says “Receiving this award was a genuine surprise. The supply teacher visitor badge can come with certain...

Awards for dedicated city school governors

Plymouth’s longest serving school governors have been recognised for their work at an awards ceremony in the Council House.

The Lord Mayor presented 25 of the city’s most dedicated governors with awards for completing between 10 to 25 years service at schools and academies across Plymouth.

Awards were also given out in categories including ‘Chair of the Year’, ‘Outstanding...

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