Primary schools

Does your school need a Lollipopper?

Motor insurance specialist, Churchill Insurance, has launched a nationwide campaign to identify schools in need of a Lollipopper and have pledged to recruit and deploy 50 in areas of need for the next school year.

The campaign, launched by actor and father-of-two, Robert Webb, will give the public the opportunity to nominate a primary school they feel is in need of a Lollipopper before...

Primary school scarecrow designs win gardening goodies galore

Otter Nurseries and Radio Plymouth have announced the winners of this year’s scarecrow design competition.

This was the second year that the two organisations have teamed up to challenge children from local primary schools to design scarecrows for the chance to win gardening items for their school. The entries could either be drawn or made designs.

Trish Duff, Sales Director at...

Plans for joint school meals service

Schools across Plymouth are cooking up a national first with the Council to guarantee hot school lunches will continue to be offered to children through a new city-wide Co-operative company.

A report to Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet outlines plans to create a jointly owned Local Authority Trading Co-operative Company, which will see the majority of schools in Plymouth owning 49% of...

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...

Parents see increase in first choice primary school places

Thousands of parents and children in Plymouth have been discovering today whether they have been successful in receiving their first choice of infant and primary schools.

Plymouth City Council confirmed that 89.77 per cent of Plymouth children received their first choice of school this year, an increase of 1.64 per cent on last year’s figures.

4.96 per cent received their...