Time is ticking for parents to choose which schools they would most like their children to attend in 2014.
Families whose children are due to start at primary school for the first time or junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in September 2014 have just seven days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices.
As families prepare for the new school year, Plymouth City Council is taking the opportunity to warn parents about a change to regulations that will end their right to remove children from school during term-time for family holidays.
The new Government rules come into effect from 1 September 2013 and make it clear to Headteachers that they may not grant any leave of absence during term...
Thousands of parents and children in Plymouth have been discovering today whether they have been successful in receiving their first choice of infant and primary schools.
Plymouth City Council confirmed that 89.77 per cent of Plymouth children received their first choice of school this year, an increase of 1.64 per cent on last year’s figures.
Plymouth City Council's Public Health Team is calling on all parents to make sure their children have had the measles vaccination following the outbreak in Wales.
Kevin Elliston, acting Director for Public Health said: “While there have been no confirmed cases of measles in the city in the last 12 months, we must not be complacent. I’d urge all parents to make sure their children get...
Each year the National Theatre asks ten exciting writers to create new plays which are performed by young theatre companies from all over the country. From Plymouth to Inverness and from Belfast to Norwich, National Connections celebrates great new writing for the stage and the energy, commitment and talent of young theatre-makers.
The Theatre Royal Plymouth is one of 21 venues hosting a showcase festival of these plays, with the following companies taking part:...
