Education

Teign School Announces New Programme of Parent and Community Workshops

Teign School, part of Education South West, is pleased to announce a new programme of parent and community workshops designed to promote wellbeing, resilience, and learning for all.

Following the launch of The Nest last term — a support hub created to help students experiencing emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) — Teign School is now extending its focus to the wider community...

Kingsbridge Students Gear Up for Safer Driving

Students at Kingsbridge Community College (KCC), part of Education South West , have taken part in a road safety workshop this month run by Learn2Live, an organisation which works to highlight the dangers young drivers face.

Representatives from Learn2Live came along to the college to give a presentation. The talk included expert speakers from Local Authority Road Safety Teams, Devon...

Don't let the winter holiday freeze your brain: Top tips on getting the most out of the festive season

It's the start of the Christmas holidays and many students will be looking forward to staying up late, switching the alarm clock off and having a lie in.

But is doing nothing a good idea or will it just make it harder when term starts again.

Here’s Devon based Lisa Boorman, leader of Queen’s Online School, top tips on how to get the most out of the festive break.

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Sidmouth Scouts Selected for 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Poland

Two Sidmouth College students have been selected to represent Devon Scouts at the 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Gdańsk, Poland.

Grace and Lucy completed a challenging selection weekend at Watcombe over half term and have earned a place in the UK contingent. The pair will join a unit of 36 Scouts from across the county and begin training together in preparation for the international...

City College Plymouth and West College Scotland Strengthen Defence Skills Collaboration

City College Plymouth and West College Scotland are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration in response to the UK Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy. This partnership will support the development of a skilled workforce for the defence sector and contribute to national priorities for technical excellence.

The agreement...

South Devon College encourage more engineering and manufacturing companies to take on apprentices

21-year-old Jack Faulkner says he spent his childhood taking electronic items apart and then not being able to put them back together again.

Fast forward a few years and Jack says he’s now working in the perfect place surrounded by electronics.

Jack is an engineering technician degree apprentice at Bay Photonics, a high-tech engineering company in Paignton. In his fourth year...

University Centre South Devon opens its own School of Counselling and inspires former students

A united passion for making a difference in people’s lives has brought together three University Centre South Devon graduates.

Dani Tabb, Hannah Garner and Monika Lewis, all met while they were studying the FdSc Psychology with Counselling Skills and the BSc Social and Therapeutic Interventions courses and decided to set up their own counselling service.

“Having worked closely...

School transport costs surge in Devon - Online school head says a broader range of provision is needed

Councils say they are facing their most difficult year yet in securing school places for children with special educational needs, after new figures revealed that home to school transport spending has risen far faster than planned and is expected to climb again next year.

In figures released through a freedom of information request Devon County Council says it spent £28,924,974 on...

School children stood with teachers and construction director at Coln Signature Homes building site

Newton Ferrers school children receive a lesson in sustainable building at Collaton Park

Foundation, Year One and Year Two pupils from Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School became VIP visitors for the day at a local new homes development set in the charming South Hams village, located on the River Yealm estuary.

The development is a result of a joint venture between Coln Signature Homes and Pillar Land Securities, combining their expertise as bespoke developers...

Schoolchildren create a colourful herd to celebrate Sidmouth’s donkeys and artistic heritage

A herd of painted donkey sculptures has been drawing in visitors after taking centre stage at the South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts (SWAc) annual exhibition in Sidmouth.

The Academy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and as part of their annual exhibition, launched their Schools’ Donkey Project, offering children from a number of local East Devon schools the...

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