Education

Ted Wragg Trust Students Conquer the Ten Tors Challenge

A record 134 students from seven schools within the Ted Wragg Trust successfully took on the legendary Ten Tors Challenge this past weekend, demonstrating outstanding resilience, teamwork and determination across the rugged landscapes of Dartmoor.

Representing 23 teams across 35, 45...

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Home Education at The Forest School at Totnes

Extra sessions for Totnes home educated children

Due to popular demand, The Outdoors Group is adding an additional session to its home education provision at its Totnes site.

From November 14 the new Monday session will run from 9.30am to 3pm during term time. The existing Wednesday sessions will continue as usual.

As well as providing local home educated children with another option for activities, this extra day will also...

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Free training courses help Devon residents move into growth sectors with higher earnings

Adults in Devon have the chance to gain skills in the region’s fastest-growing sectors through the latest wave of Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps.

Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps , delivered by Devon County Council and Cornwall Council, offer a range of fully-funded digital and technical courses for anyone looking to move into a new career.

The 16 weeks of training offers...

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Scheme launched to improve maths skills for Devon adults

A new support programme is being launched to help adults in Devon to improve their maths skills.

Devon Multiply, which is funded by the UK Government and managed by Devon County Council, is inviting innovative proposals to deliver numeracy skills training among adults in Devon, particularly to those who are harder to reach.

Grant funding from £20,000 to £250,000 is available...

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Pennies from Devon

On October 5th, Baldwins Auctions are hosting a sale featuring one of the largest collections of 17th century tokens from Devon, The Patrick Deane Collection.

In the 1640s, 50s, 60s and early 70s, due to the Civil War, there was no small copper change in circulation. This caused tremendous problems for the ordinary folk throughout the land who needed the smaller denominations for...

UK Tech Training business teams up with Premier League football star to deliver funded tech training to Somerset and Dorset

BIT Training, has today announced their partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and Cyber Security training, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

The scheme is run by Somerset County Council and Dorset County Council, under the Skills for Life programme, and funded by the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund...

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From the idea – to the actual realization: a guide on how to be admitted into Oxbridge

An Oxbridge tutor tells how to maximally increase your chance to be admitted into Oxbridge

One should start its preparation for admission into the world’s top universities in advance. If you plan to begin your preparatory Oxbridge tutoring just a couple of months before the high school...

The Outdoors Group seeks opinions from parents of neurodiverse children

Parents of neurodiverse children struggling in their educational setting or experiencing certain life issues are being invited to take part in a new research project.

The Outdoors Group will use the information to assess the current situation for neurodiverse children in Devon and to learn about the problems being faced by both the children and their families.

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Students celebrate another year of exceptional GCSE results at South Devon High School

South Devon High School is celebrating a stunning set of GCSE results with 84 per cent of students achieving GCSE English at grades 9-4 and 73 per cent of all students achieving GCSE maths and science.

South Devon High School students achieved highly across a wide range of subjects. 100 per cent of entries in Photography were graded 9-4 with over 40% of grades 9,8 or 7. The 14-16...

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GCSE results 2022

GCSE results - not just for the kids!

Adult GCSE students from South Devon College are celebrating today as they collect their results. For many it’s the first step in the next chapter of their career journey.

35 year old Kelly Maddick from Paignton wants to be a dietician. The mum of two has worked as a health care assistant in the NHS for 15 years and decided that going back to college would open up more opportunities...

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Plympton Academy students happy to celebrate GCSE success

Students and staff at Plympton Academy, located on Moorland Road and part of Thinking Schools Academy Trust, are celebrating today as they receive their GCSE grades.

Despite the hurdles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, students have excelled this year, and the Academy is celebrating a year of outstanding student outcomes.

Following on from the successful A level results...

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