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Re-vamped website encourages farmers to organise visits

With educational farm visits soaring in popularity for children and care groups, the pioneering Visit My Farm website has been given a bright new look to help farmers make their land more accessible than ever.

The re-vamped site was launched at the AIC Conference on Wednesday by FACE (Farming And Countryside Education) on behalf of the Access to Farms network of organisations.

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Teachers' strike: many Plymouth schools closed or disrupted today

A number of Plymouth's schools will be closed (scroll down for an alphabetical list) on Thursday 17 October due to industrial action by the two largest teaching unions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and NASUWT, over pay, pensions and conditions.

The NUT wil be holding a rally in Home Park from 11am.

The strike action relates to a dispute with the Government over...

Plymouth pupils to go wild in the woods to support biodiversity study

Date: Friday 25 October Time: 10.30am Place: Whitleigh Wood Event: Children will be checking out the deadwood to see what lies within as part of Plymouth’s Woodland Week

Children from St Peter’s Primary School will be checking out the deadwood in Whitleigh Woods to see what lies within as part of Plymouth’s 'Woodland Week'.

They will carry out the survey to help get a picture...

Plymouth six-year-olds above national average in phonics results

National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 assessments have been published by the Department of Education.

The results for Plymouth show that 70% of six-year-olds in state funded schools (including academies) reached the expected level, one percentage point higher than the overall figure for schools in England. Those who did not achieve...

How much does it cost to educate your child?

School uniform, proms, school trips and activity weeks - how expensive is it to send a child to school and how much does a family’s wealth affect a child’s education?

These are the questions a concerned group of Plymouth councillors will be asking during a four-month project that aims to investigate the impact of the Government’s Welfare Reform on a child’s education.

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Awards for dedicated city school governors

Plymouth’s longest serving school governors have been recognised for their work at an awards ceremony in the Council House.

The Lord Mayor presented 25 of the city’s most dedicated governors with awards for completing between 10 to 25 years service at schools and academies across Plymouth.

Awards were also given out in categories including ‘Chair of the Year’, ‘Outstanding...

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...

Volunteers sought for new Natural Connections project

An innovative new project that is working with hundreds of schools across the South West to provide greater learning opportunities for schoolchildren in natural environments is appealing for volunteers to help realise its goals.

The Natural Connections Demonstration Project, which is being funded by Natural England, DEFRA and English Heritage, and delivered by Plymouth University, aims...

Rise in number of Plymouth schools judged 'good' or 'outstanding'

Plymouth City Council report that the number of schools and nurseries judged to be good or outstanding by government standards watchdog Ofsted has reached an all-time high in Plymouth.

The Council have taken a snapshot from April this year which showed that 80 per cent of Plymouth primary and secondary schools were judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ for their overall performance on...

Plymouth primary school named best in the region

Two Devon schools have today been named by the Deputy Prime Minister as the regional winners (South West) of the 2013 Pupil Premium Awards.

Plymouth's Widey Court Primary School was named best primary school in the region, while Dawlish Community College was named best secondary school.

The Deputy Prime Minister sent letters to both schools congratulating them on their success...

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