Planet & People, a community interest company based in mid-Devon was founded in 2021 by teacher and environmentalist team, Bethia Stevenson-Paul and Jess Carter. Together they deliver fully funded Planet Action Workshops to schools throughout the county with the aim of motivating young people to value the natural world, make planet positive changes and enable schools to become beacons of...
Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) will be able to maximise educational success by ensuring the effective deployment of resources and design the best curriculum they can afford, following the launch of Exeter-based IMP Software’s new Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) product.
IMP ICFP enables data-driven conversations between financial and curriculum leadership, supported by...
Students from two schools in Devon are among those named as national finalists of the popular Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition .
This year’s finalists include:
West Exe School with the project ‘Project mAVES’ - a sustainable urban air mobility system - from Tobias Frost, Laila-Rose Hutt, Tom Ryder, Stanley Thomas, Teniola Rojugbokan, William
10 schools across Devon will have access to Place2Be’s model of “whole school” support, providing mental health services for children, parents, teachers and school staff.
The UK’s leading children’s mental health charity, Place2Be, have launched their mental health support service across schools in North Devon for the very first time.
With over 28 years’ experience, Place2Be provides...
Channel 4 is challenging secondary school students across the UK to conjure up ideas for a new TV show as part of a nationwide competition.
Students are being invited to create a new show which explores how we are Altogether Different . The only other stipulation is that the show can be set at any point in time, except in 2023.
They will need to come up with the idea for the...
A new report commissioned by Exeter-based IMP Software has highlighted “very opposing views” among Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) leaders around centralising functions, GAG pooling and top slice mechanisms as trusts are directed to step up their efforts to expand.
The 2030 MAT Growth Challenge: Effective Strategies and Systems offers expert insight on how trusts can grow effectively to at...
Education sector leader IMP Software, which supports over 220 multi-academy trusts (MATs) with its budgeting, forecasting and reporting software, has unveiled an exciting new brand identity as it approaches its fourth anniversary.
The company, which was co-founded by Will Jordan and Dave Hall in February 2019, has revealed a new logo, brand colour scheme and fonts, and website to...
Research conducted in schools last year revealed that the coronavirus pandemic, with its lockdowns and restrictions, held back many young children's speech and language development.
So, Devon County Council has created new courses which are available to parents and carers, and staff who work with children and young people, to help children catch up and reach their potential....
Marie Curie is calling on primary schools, nurseries, and playgroups across Devon to sign up to its cutest fundraising event in the calendar, the Penguin Parade .
Local children can take part in a sponsored walk, with a special Penelope the Penguin plush toy, while raising money for families affected by terminal illness.
Launched in 2021, 140 different groups across the UK...
The NSPCC are searching the South West for volunteers to help keep children safe in the region.
The charity, which has two buildings in the South West, helps thousands of children a year with its Speak out Stay safe programme which is delivered in schools.
Speak out Stay safe helps children identify a trusted adult who they can speak to should they have any worries or...
