The Guardian newspaper reports today (Tuesday 19 March) that the new draft guidelines for the Geography national curriculum for children under 14 years old does not mention ‘debate about climate change’. If this happens, it will be left to teachers to choose whether to teach it, apart from a single mention of the human part in CO2 emissions in the chemistry section. With the pressure of time, or personal opinion, many may not do so.
People and Planet , a student network that campaigns on the environment as well as global poverty and human rights, has launched a campaign to lobby...
Staff and pupils at a Newton Abbot primary are beginning the New Year with a double celebration after education inspectors judged that every aspect of school life was good or better.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary was judged satisfactory by education inspectors in 2009. But now every aspect of life at the 120-pupil school is good or better. That improvement has come at a time when school inspectors have been getting tougher with their judgements and they say St Joseph’s is set to get even better.
The school is also celebrating a new partnership with St John the Baptist...
Devon’s Humanists have warned schools and parents of the American evangelical group behind the Samaritan’s Purse shoe-box initiative.
Humanist Chair Keith Denby said: “As we near Christmas children have been bringing home shoe-boxes to fill with toys and presents for children in need in Africa and Eastern Europe as part of the initiative 'Operation Christmas Child'."
“On the face of it, the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal is a benign initiative simply intending to give gifts to needy children at Christmas time. But how many...
Students from schools in the South West will become real-life engineers for a day when they research, design and build solutions to real engineering problems.
On Tuesday 20th November, John Bentley School (Calne) will host a Faraday Challenge Day. Teams from St Johns Marlborough (Marlborough), Abbeyfield School (Chippenham), Sheldon School (Chippenham), The Springfields Academy (Calne) and The Clarendon College (Trowbridge), will also take part.
On Wednesday 21st November, teams from Chilton Trinity School (Bridgwater) will take part in a Faraday
Every teacher from 14 primary schools across Devon got together to celebrate the successful first year of the biggest primary academy trust in the country.
The Primary Academies Trust educates 2,300 pupils across Devon with 120 teaching staff and 280 support staff.
The Trust encompasses the six schools in the First Federation – Blackpool, Chudleigh Knighton, Salcombe, Newton Ferrers, Aveton Gifford and Lady Seaward’s near Exeter – and the four schools in the Children First Federation – Wilcombe in Tiverton, Sidbury, Sampford Peverell and Hemyock – as well...
Business leaders have hailed the new £8.5 million Exeter College Technology Centre as yet another example of how the city is moving forwards.
Derek Phillips, vice-chairman of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: “This college facility is a great asset for the city and should make science and engineering more popular with students, which is great. It’s what we need for the future and it’s a very good development.
“The striking design will appeal to many new students and it’s great news for Exeter.”
He was speaking as more than 100 members of the Chamber...
Schools have the chance to receive a share of Devon County Council’s latest round of Enterprise in Schools Grant funding.
State funded primary schools and special schools in the Devon County Council area are being invited to apply for the funding which aims to support new education projects that encourage enterprise and innovation for pupils and staff. Projects should also establish connections with the local business community.
Grants of between £2,000 and £4,000 are available through a competitive bidding process and online applications must be received by 12 noon on...
Sportshall, the popular and successful program of indoor athletics which teaches and improves children core sporting skills is back in Exeter. Running at Clifton Hill Sports Centre on selected Sunday afternoons between October 2014 and March 2015, children and their families can enjoy throwing nerf howlers and light up glitter shot balls, trying their hand at long jump and triple jump, or joining in the fun of relays and hurdles.
Exeter-based Scomis, providers of ICT services and training to the education sector, has successfully achieved Capita Accreditation for a further two years, enabling them to continue providing and supporting Capita software to approximately 550 schools and colleges across the South West.
Scomis is a service unit of Devon County Council.
Phil Neal, Managing Director of Capita Education renewed the accreditation at Scomis’s Regional Training Centre at Great Moor House, Sowton, which opened last year.
Scomis says it’s delighted to receive the accreditation, because...
Devon Contractors, which is based in Clyst St Mary, celebrates work beginning on a new £1.8 million build for Chulmleigh Community College. The project will be a fantastic addition to the facilities at Chulmleigh both for the students and the wider community.
Students will take Drama, Music, Science, Modern Foreign Languages and Humanities lessons in the new building. Year 7 twins Andrea and Nicholas Robinson (pictured), whose favourite subjects are Art and Drama respectively will be some of the first to benefit from the new facilities.
