Education

Tor Bridge High marks World Book Day

Tor Bridge High has celebrated World Book Day this month (7th March) by putting on a range of crafts, quizzes, games, and competitions!

Years 7, 8 and 9 were able to choose a free World Book Day book from school this week and World Book Day tokens were available to students so that they are able to choose another book for free from venues such as Tesco, Asda, The Works, Sainsbury's...

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GAG Pooling and Centralisation in MATs: 2024 Update

Multi-Academy Trust finance ‘issues and trends’ report launched by IMP Software

New research by an Exeter software firm has revealed how Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are pooling funding and the opportunities and challenges facing leaders around centralising their operations.

GAG Pooling and Centralisation in MATs: 2024 Update has been developed by MAT finance specialists IMP Software and CJK Associates , who partnered to conduct a survey in November and...

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Plymouth schools celebrate World Book Day

Plymouth schools have been celebrating World Book Day this week (7th March.)

World Book Day was created by UNESCO in 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, it is marked in over 100 countries. The World Book Day charity’s Strategy 2023-27 sets out that its aim is “more children, from all backgrounds, developing a life-long habit of reading for pleasure, benefiting from...

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St. Christopher’s joins The Mossy Carpet: A community art project highlighting climate change and the magic of moss

Children from St. Christopher’s Prep School, a co-educational independent school in Staverton, near Totnes, have joined The Mossy Carpet project – a community art installation created by the Art and Energy Collective.

This innovative project aims to raise awareness about climate change and inspire a deep appreciation for nature by highlighting the magical, often-overlooked beauty and...

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University Centre South Devon: It's not too late to apply for college or university

Do you have aspirations to go on to higher education but missed the initial deadline for applying?

University Centre South Devon, part of South Devon College, wants to remind people that from February 28th they have another chance to apply through UCAS Extra.

“This is a great opportunity to gain a place at college or university up until July 4th, “said Hannah Davies, Head of...

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Plymouth pupils celebrate LGBT+ History Month

Plymouth pupils have been celebrating LGBT+ History Month this month with children from Marine Academy Primary’s Academy Parliament leading a LGBT+ assembly for Key Stage 2.

LGBT+ History Month runs for the whole of February and was first celebrated in 2005. The overall aim of LGBT+ History month is to promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public. This is done by...

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IMP Software co-founders Will Jordan, left, and Dave Hall

Exeter-based IMP Software shortlisted for national Megabuyte100 Emerging Stars award for best-performing technology company

IMP Software has been shortlisted for the Best Performing Company – Government & Healthcare – Emerging Stars award at the upcoming 2024 Megabuyte100 awards.

The Emerging Stars awards identify the UK's 50 best-performing scale-up technology companies in the UK and acknowledge outstanding achievements within peer groups and overall. Evaluation criteria encompass factors...

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New careers programme to help primary school children dream big about their future

A new primary school careers programme is aiming to encourage more than 15,000 primary school pupils in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay to dream big about their future careers.

The Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Careers Hub is part of Start Small Dream Big - a new £2.6 million nationwide programme designed to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds to think about careers and gain an...

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Tom Fletcher’s The Creakers to launch at Theatre Royal Plymouth

International singer-songwriter and best-selling author, Tom Fletcher (McFly), brings his smash-hit book, The Creakers, to the stage in a brand-new musical perfect for young people and brave adults!

The world premiere stage production of The Creakers will begin its journey at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 25 October – 02 November with tickets going on sale to the general public on the...

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Stagecoach teams up with local mental health organisations to make a difference to Lympstone school pupils for Children's Mental Health Week.

Stagecoach South West took a wellbeing bus to Lympstone Primary School on Friday 9th February as part of Children’s Mental Health Week to empower young people.

The carefully crafted sessions for students in years 5 and 6 included a wellbeing workshop on board the bus followed by a physical activity session led by Tom Johnson, founder of PlusEd digital platform which focuses on...

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