Education

Pupils and staff at Wynstream Primary School in Exeter, part of Education South West , are celebrating the results of their phonics tests this term.

Phonics is an effective way of teaching children to read, high quality phonics teaching improves literacy levels. The phonics screening check is a test that Year 1 pupils in England are required to take. The check confirms whether pupils...

A group of Year 10 girls from Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West , had an exciting day out at the South Devon College Marine Academy at Noss Marina this term.

The trip was organised by South Devon College to give the pupils a chance to learn about maritime engineering. The pupils enthusiastically participated in a range of activities centred around encouraging girls to...

Schools from the Ted Wragg Trust in Exeter, Plymouth and across Devon have taken part in an Innovation Competition this month (2nd July) at the Exeter College Future Skills Centre. Students from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 could take part in the contest which was sponsored by NOCN and Willmott Dixon.

The competition was organised by the Ted Wragg Trust in collaboration with Exeter...

Plympton Academy students have won the fiercely contested Devon Secondary Schools Battle of the Bands competition, organised by the Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs.

Following their impressive performance in the regional heats earlier this month, the academy's band, 'The Zombies,' clinched the top spot, earning them a spot in the final showdown at Bomba in Exeter on Thursday...