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British Sign Language Cafe opens at South Devon College - everyone welcome

A Devon college is helping to raise awareness of sign language by launching a British Sign Language Café.

The café at South Devon College opens during Deaf Awareness Week and everyone is welcome. (May 6th)

The café has been set up by two new members of staff recruited to support...

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Plympton Academy student meets local MPs

Students from Plymouth’s Military Kids Club (MKC) met and quizzed the city’s three MPs at the Council House recently.

12 year old Abi Franklin represented Plympton Academy at the meeting and spoke with MPs Sir Gary Streeter, Luke Pollard and Johnny Mercer.

The meeting was overseen by Plymouth Lord Mayor Cllr Sam Davey and was attended by more than 100 local school students....

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GCSE students in England are outperforming students in Wales according to reports

Recent studies have found that England’s GCSE students are performing better than their Welsh counterparts. And according to these studies, various demographic factors might be the cause. One of the main differentiators seems to be the higher proportion of minority ethnic students in Britain. Distorted league tables have also been stated as a reason for the discrepancy.

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Plympton Academy takes part in RSPB Big Garden Watch

Staff, students and parents at Plympton Academy have taken part in the recent RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch. The Academy invited students and their families to take part in the survey and submit their results through the school. Phoebe Hall and Josh Tucker, both aged 12, helped organise the school’s survey and collated the results. Josh said; “I didn’t know that there were so many different...

4 reasons to never stop learning

You might think that after you leave schools with your GCSEs or A-levels, or you graduate from university with your degree, that you have finished learning. You can go on and get a job and start your life without ever having to think about studying ever again.

However, although that’s the case for some people, for the most successful this is just the beginning. They will always...

Former A level students at Plympton Academy return for celebration evening

Year 13 A level students who left Plympton Academy last year came back recently for an evening of celebration.

The event, was held in the schools prestigious new performing arts building, The Morpurgo Studios.

Returning students shared their success stories with members of staff. Many have gone on to university to study a range of subjects, including Musical Theatre,...

Plympton Academy student wins award for being a good citizen

A Plympton Academy student is the first young person to win a new award created by the Plympton Stannator. To mark the centenary of the end of World War I, the Plympton Stannator, Natalie Harrison, decided to create an annual award, The Citizenship award, to recognise students who support others and are active citizens.

The Stannator then asked staff at Plympton Academy to nominate...

Time is running out to apply for a primary school place in September

If your child is due to start at primary school for the first time in September 2019, or junior school for children who have completed Year 2, you only have a few days left to get your applications in.

The deadline for primary and junior school admission preferences is Tuesday 15 January and the Council is urging parents get their applications in on time. If they apply late there is a...

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Plympton Academy students and teachers celebrate Christmas with the community

Students and teachers from Plympton Academy have been celebrating the festive period by spreading Christmas cheer. The school organised a host of events from a community tea party, to a church service, as well as taking carols on tour across residential homes and primary schools in the Plympton area. The community tea party, run by the school’s sixth formers, saw pupils from Yealmpstone Farm...

Winning Christmas card design at Plympton Academy

The wait is over – the winner of the Plympton Academy Christmas card design was announced on the last day of term.

Year 10 student, Katie Connell, won with her modern photo of a bauble on a tree.

Katie, who is studying GCSE Photography, was up against 30 other entrants. The judges chose her design because they felt it captured the essence of Christmas in a contemporary way. The...

Pig killers, a bucket and the family: life in rural Devon

What was it actually like to grow up and work in rural West Devon during the 20th century?

Almost beyond imagination - but you can find out for yourself in a new book 'Farming and Rural Life' (£3 recommended donation or £4 posted) published by The Life Stories Project - part of Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS) a registered charity ( http://tasstavistock.org.uk/category/...

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