Education

Plympton Academy announces name of its new performing arts building: The Morpurgo Studios

The brand new performing arts building at Plympton Academy will be officially opened by Sir Michael Morpurgo in August.

The building will be known as The Morpurgo Studios and includes music classrooms, practice rooms, a recording studio, drama studio and a theatre space.

Not only is Sir Michael opening the new building but Joey, the main puppet and star of War Horse, will also...

Plympton Academy netball teams celebrate their success

It’s been a busy and very successful season for netball players at Plympton Academy and their hard work and determination has paid off again recently.

The Year 8 and 9 teams have both won trophies after coming top of their groups in the Central Venue Plymouth Leagues organised by the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership.

Thanks to sponsorship by local firm, The Computer Cabin,...

Employment opportunities for Learning Disabled people

An award winning project that supports young adults with Learning Disabilities to find and keep paid employment is seeking interns for its next course starting in September.

Project SEARCH is a partnership between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Pluss, Serco and City College Plymouth who create employment opportunities for young adults with Learning Disabilities.

They provide...

Plympton Academy students visit China without leaving their school

Geography students from Plympton Academy have visited China without even leaving their classroom.

They’ve been studying the country as part of this semester’s focus. So the geography staff at the school decided the best way to deepen their understanding of China was to take them on a field trip…… using Virtual Reality (VR).

“We got the students to make their own VR headsets,”...

Plympton Academy students visit Britannia Royal Naval College

A group of Plympton Academy sixth form students spent the day at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth recently to find out about a career in the Royal Navy.

The students were taken on a tour of the facilities and enjoyed spending time on the bridge simulator, learning about what a ship’s navigator might encounter. They heard about the recruiting and training process fromseveral...

Success for Plympton Academy Football Academy

The first cohort of players in the Plympton Academy Year 7 Football Academy are celebrating being unbeaten in the Plymouth League.

“The team refuse to be beaten,” said Manager and PE teacher, Richard Harvey. “Every single player is helping the team stay at the top.”

The youngsters have had some fantastic cup success recently too. They came first in the Plymouth Cup and third in...

3G pitch opens at Plympton Academy

A state-of-the-art third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch (AGP) was officially opened by Plympton Academy recently. Their new facility was made possible thanks to investment from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation.

The grant enabled Plympton Academy to install a new 3G AGP, replacing a natural grass pitch that offered...

Extended Diploma Film students work with international directing duo Zhang + Knight

UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design (Film, Animation & Media Production) students from Plymouth College of Art recently took advantage of an opportunity to work with directing duo Zhang + Knight on a music video for FRIEND London, an agency that has produced commercials, online content, short films, and music videos, for clients including Google, Adidas, and Nike.

Pre-...

Poetry competition at Plympton Academy

A poetry competition organised by staff at Plympton Academy, to remember the late astronomer Patrick Moore, has received almost 100 entries.

Young people from across Plymouth put pen to paper and sent in their poems inspired by the astronomers own poetry. The winning five were presented with their medals and their prize by Lord Mayor Wendy Foster and her consort Cllr Ken Foster....

Plympton Academy students and staff celebrate World Book Day

Students from Plympton Academy celebrated World Book Day recently by dressing up as superheroes.

The annual event was delayed this year as many schools were closed due to the snow.

The staff and students also raised £60.50 by selling cakes in school.

The money will be used to buy bean bags for the schools Learning Resource Centre.

During lessons staff shared...

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