Plymouth’s brand new education catering service CATERed has just bagged another award at City College Plymouth’s Annual Business Dinner and Celebration Evening.
The event recognises the investment employers have made in their workforce through training, and the continued partnership between the College and local business.
More than 970 children from low income families in Plymouth attending Early Years providers will be able to take advantage of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) from this April.
It was announced last June by the government that the new EYPP worth £300 per pupil, would help narrow the attainment gap between young children from low-income families and their peers.
Figures are today revealing that parents are confused about the age at which their children begin building up their confidence through socialisation; as 72% of parents are not aware that confidence development begins before the age of 5.
This comes as a new study of 2,000 UK parents which clarified who parents believe has the responsibility of ensuring their children socialise enough...
Devon County Council has awarded £113,000 worth of funding to Schools across Devon through its Enterprise in Schools Grant programme to help encourage entrepreneurship.
The programme is designed to help Devon’s schools create or expand educational opportunities within the areas of enterprise and innovation for both pupils and staff, and is informed by the ‘Enterprise for All’ report...
Children at Busy Bees Nursery in Plymouth will be kicking off the New Year by wrapping up warm against the elements and venturing into the great outdoors, as part of a new initiative developed in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts.
Designed to reignite children’s curiosity for the natural world, and in doing so help protect its many wonders for generations of children yet to come,...
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 2015, have just a few days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices.
The deadline for primary and junior school admission preferences is 15 January and Plymouth City Council is urging parents not to leave...
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...
MARINE Academy Plymouth is inviting youngsters and their parents to gain hands-on experience of what is on offer at the academy during an open events.
From science experiments and rock climbing, to dancing and cookery, a range of activities will be on offer to give prospective new pupils a taster of life as a student at the UK’s first Marine Academy.
A group of dental students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Devonport to make them aware of the dangers of hidden sugar in what they eat and drink .
For many years, fat has been recognised as the ‘bogeyman’ in our diets. But recently sugar has been identified as the real...
