Education

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...

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...

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...

Children are naturally curious. From the moment they start exploring the world around them, play becomes their first and most powerful teacher. Through play, they begin to understand how things work, how people behave, and how their own actions create reactions.

What may seem like simple fun, like stacking blocks, pretending to cook, or singing a song, actually builds the foundation...