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Coombeshead Academy Introduces New Course to Support Aspiring Young Artists

Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , is excited to launch its new Level 2 CREATE course - an inspiring and innovative pathway for students eager to explore the world of art and design.

This new offering is tailor-made for students who may not yet be ready...

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Plymouth High continues to be Good with ‘welcoming community’ says Ofsted

Ofsted has said pupils at Plymouth High School for Girls are 'proud to attend the school', which is a 'welcoming community' with an 'effective personal development curriculum' where ‘pupils achieve well’.

The school and Sixth Form, which is a proud member of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, was inspected in April 2024 and continues to be ‘Good’ in all areas of Ofsted’s criteria...

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Teign School achieves the School Games Gold Mark Award

Kingsteignton school nationally recognised for outstanding practice by Youth Sport Trust.

Students and staff at Teign School in Kingsteignton, part of Education South West , are celebrating as the school has achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award.

The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme which launched in 2012. It is facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to...

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Young people from Plymouth to sail from Brisbane to Bali!

Former and current Lipson Co-Operative Academy students to make voyages thanks to Seas Your Future

Students and staff at Lipson Co-operative Academy , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , are celebrating as two pupils who left the school last summer have secured a place on the Stad Amsterdam sailing from Brisbane to Bali in August this year on the Clipper World Tour.

Lucy Lewis and...

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Teign School student Mental Health Ambassadors receive NHS training

Students from Teign School in Kingsteignton, part of Education South West , are marking Mental Health Awareness Week by celebrating the work of their Mental Health Ambassadors.

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from the 13th to the 19th of May and ‘Movement: Moving for our mental health’ is this year’s theme. Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading Mental Health...

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Paignton Sports Hub celebrates much anticipated restoration of community basketball hoops

In a heartening victory for local sports enthusiasts, Paignton Sports Hub has successfully restored its basketball hoops, thanks to a grant from Active Devon.

Paignton Sports Hub on Waterleat Road provides Paignton Academy students and the wider community with 16 courts for badminton, basketball, netball, football and gymnastics. It is the only multi-court site available in Torbay...

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Personal Growth: The Overlooked Possibilities

Do you feel that your only path to realizing your full potential is to get a (another) college degree? Free yourself from that old way of thinking. Personal growth doesn't just happen in a classroom. It is in every skill you acquire, every obstacle you overcome, and every idea you explore.

With online learning at your fingertips, you can follow your dreams in any way you want. Choose...

Children’s home designs go on display at Fox Mill Gardens

Artwork by pupils at Willand School has been put on display at Bellway’s Fox Mill Gardens development in the village.

The children, aged between four and nine, took part in an art competition organised by Bellway in which they were asked to design their dream home.

Participating children were invited to see their work on display.

Prizes were presented to each of the...

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Marland School congratulated for 'outstanding' Ofsted

Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for services that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, (SEND), Councillor Lois Samuel, has congratulated Marland School for achieving an ‘outstanding’ grade following a recent Ofsted inspection.

Marland School, in Torrington, is part of a foundation trust of other special schools and provides...

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Christow Primary School might be Outstanding!

Ofsted has recently confirmed that Christow Primary School, part of Education South West , remains a Good school following an ungraded inspection in March. The school lies on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and is set in its own grounds in the heart of Christow, a village in the Teign Valley.

When Ofsted have judged a school to be Good, they will normally go into the school about...

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Local students to perform at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , hosted a regional festival for Music for Youth at their theatre earlier this term.

Music for Youth is a national youth music charity working with young people aged 25 and under across the UK. Their vision is to ensure that every young person in the UK can achieve their musical potential by performing the music they...

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