Coombeshead Academy

CREATE Creative Arts Academy celebrate their first Summer Show

The CREATE Creative Arts Academy at Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , held their first summer show this month.

The inaugural exhibition was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Newton Abbot. They got to see a stunning collection of work from students in Years 7 to 13. The gallery space showcased art from many different disciplines including Art...

Coombeshead Academy receives Schools Games Silver Mark A

Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , have achieved the School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2023/24 academic year.

The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community.

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CREATE Creative Arts Academy invites community to their Summer Show

The CREATE Creative Arts Academy at Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , are unveiling their summer show this month.

The annual exhibition will be unveiled on Thursday the 11th of July between 5pm and 7pm at the CREATE Gallery on the school site and members of the public are welcome to attend.

The school hopes that as many people as possible...

Coombeshead Academy students flock to embroidery workshop

Year 10 students from Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , flocked to a recent textile workshop where they hand stitched pictures of birds.

The Textiles students took part in the workshop at the Bovey Craft Festival this month, which was run by textile artist, Poppy Treffry. The workshop consisted of a freehand embroidery session during which the...

Coombeshead Academy Diversity Ambassadors work with local police

Year 9 student Diversity Ambassadors at Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , have been actively supporting a research project about making the local area safer and more inclusive for young people this term.

The students' views have been relayed to the council as well as the policing teams to look at further changes in the local community. A police...

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...