education

People's Project Finalist - Battling On Inspiring Lives

Battling On CIC has been selected as a finalist for the West Country West region in this year’s Big Lottery People’s Project. The award is based on a public vote. Battling On CIC has been working with armed forces veterans and vulnerable young people for the last 5 years. Based on a care farm just outside Callington, the organisation offers wrap around support combined with education and relevant...

Beauty School Launch UK Apprenticeship Guides

The London Beauty Training Academy (LBTA) have launched the first in a series of apprenticeship career guides in the run up to National Apprenticeship Week 2017, running from 6th March to 10th March.

A career in the beauty industry can suit people from all backgrounds and aspirations, from school leavers just joining the jobs market, to older people returning to work after a career...

Report identifies ways to boost children's quality of life through outdoor learning

Outdoor learning can have a significant and positive impact on children’s quality of life but needs to be introduced more formally into global school curricula in order for its potential benefits to be fully realised, a new report suggests.

Student Outcomes and Natural Schooling has been produced by Plymouth University and Western Sydney University, following a conference organised in...

Police appeal following racial abuse incident

Police have released the image of a man they wish to identify, following reports of racial abuse in Greenbank Avenue, St Judes in Plymouth.

It is alleged that two men were near the Plymouth Islamic Education Trust at 00.45am on Sunday 12th June 2016 and subjected a number of the members, including women and children to racial abuse as they left the premises.

One man, aged 45...

Threat to science due to lack of funding within schools

Recent budget cuts have proposed a threat to science in schools and the science industry as a whole. This will have a knock on effect to the accessibility of Science focused careers.

The slow decline of science lessons in schools has been apparent over the past few years and a recent report from Ofsted* found that the quality of practical science in schools needed revising.

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Builder gives schoolchildren taste for the outdoors

Children at a school in Plymouth will be given lessons in growing vegetables and improving the ecology thanks to a donation from a leading house builder.

Pilgrim Primary School has bagged a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West to improve outdoor learning for the pupils.

The school is hoping to buy polytunnels to grow vegetables, a water butt and a composter.

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Study explores challenges parents face when choosing schools

The techniques parents use when determining the best secondary school for their children are to be explored in a new study by Plymouth University.

David Carter, Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, is appealing for families across the city to take part in research analysing how they make one of the most important choices relating to their child’s education.

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Plymouth students secure apprenticeships with city's biggest employers

UTC Plymouth is celebrating after an impressive number of students secured apprenticeships with some of the city’s biggest employers including Wrigley’s, Babcock and Princess Yachts.

A total of 20 students from Years 11 to 13 were successful in securing an apprenticeship, many of which will start in September 2015, with a further 11 students moving onto higher education and university...

Labour unveils plan to improve Plymouth schools

Labour have today launched plans to improve primary schools in Plymouth by capping class sizes, this follows a new report which shows that the number of infant pupils in large classes in Plymouth has jumped by 600% since the Conservatives took government.

In 2010 the Conservatives scrapped Labour’s policy to cap infant class sizes at 30 pupils. The proportion of class sizes bigger...

Erme Primary pupils learn about their local history

Over 65 children from Erme Primary School enjoyed a unique educational visit to Stowford Mill, which is located just a short stroll away at the historic Stowford Mill in Ivybridge. The iconic paper mill, which was purchased last October by Devon-based property developer Burrington Estates, is set to be transformed into a mixed-use development following an extensive public consultation and...

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