Education

Beach Schools South West launches

Lessons may never be the same for children in the South West following the recent launch of Beach Schools South West.

The team will be offering schools the chance to take classes out of the schoolroom and onto the shoreline for a new type of outdoor learning.

Beach Schools South West offers lessons on the beach which tie in with the national curriculum and OFSTED outdoor...

Plymouth University receives funding for new renewable energy system

Plymouth University has been awarded more than £500,000 to enhance the use of renewable energy in buildings on its campus.

The grant, from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), will see a range of new technologies installed in the Charles Seale-Hayne Library and the Students’ Union building.

It will complement the University’s existing green initiatives,...

House of Lords honour for Ivybridge Principal

Ivybridge Community College learns from Olympic legacy event

Ivybridge Community College Principal Rob Haring has returned from a VIP visit to the House of Lords, after attending a reception hosted by Baroness Sue Campbell.

He was selected by the Youth Sport Trust to attend the event as one of just 15 ‘Headteacher Ambassadors for Sport’ thanks to Ivybridge Community College’s...

New course improves teaching for autistic children

A new course for teachers and teaching assistants has been created in Plymouth to improve understanding and advance the techniques used to teach children with autism in mainstream schools.

Five talented teachers will be receiving their Post Graduate Certificate (PG Cert): Autism Spectrum Condition at a ceremony on Wednesday 17 July at Plymouth University’s Roland Levinsky Building....

Ecover Schools Blue Mile brings the classroom to the seaside for 330 children

There was a mixture of sport, fun and education on offer to 330 children who took part in the 2013 Ecover Schools Blue Mile in Plymouth on 17-19 June.

The youngsters, from 11 schools across Plymouth, got hands-on experience of seashore creatures with the expert help of BBC Springwatch presenter Maya Plass; had a go at kayaking in the sea off Plymouth’s historic Barbican and learnt...

Mug artwork sparks nationwide hunt

An exciting find in a cupboard at Sparkwell School has prompted a nationwide search to find the pupils of yesteryear and help celebrate the launch of the new school.

Sparkwell All Saints Primary, which is being created under the free school legislation, is to be officially opened on 29 August after initial refurbishments to the old building have been made.

As the builders moved...

Plymouth University chosen to launch cyber security bursary

Plymouth University has been chosen to launch a major new scheme aimed at developing the cyber security skills needed to protect the nation’s commerce and infrastructure.

The Cyber Security Skills Alliance (CSSA) has teamed up with four leading universities to offer sponsorship that will support those studying for Masters-level degrees in cyber security.

The aim is to equip...

Stories in the City bring books to life for children

Hundreds of children from primary schools across Plymouth will hear stories in unusual and interesting locations as part of Plymouth City Council’s Stories in the City event this week.

Pupils aged four to 11 from reception to year six are set to hear culinary tales at the River Cottage Canteen, swimming tales at the Life Centre and travel tales at Plym Valley Railway.

To help...

Plymouth University strikes a chord with Royal Marines School of Music

Plymouth University has struck up a major new partnership that will see some of the military’s most talented musicians studying under its banner.

The University’s School of Humanities and Performing Arts has signed an agreement with the Royal Marines School of Music (RMSoM) meaning the BMus (Hons) Degree course delivered alongside the practical and academic music training to Royal...

Plymouth University joins global entrepreneurship education consortium

Plymouth University has become the first higher education institution in the country to join an elite global group of entrepreneurship educators.

The University has accepted an invitation from Babson College’s Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (GCEE) and will now work with its international members to share knowledge, expertise and experience.

Membership of the...

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