Education

In March this year, Chulmleigh Academy Trust following a consultation decided that Year 6 children from Lapford School and East Worlington School children were to be Educated at Chulmleigh Primary school from September 2013.

Opposition to the proposal:

The vast majority of parents from Lapford, the wider community and the local council are opposed to this decision. Many letters of opposition have been sent and also a petition has been obtained containing 370 signatures from a village that only has 250 houses.

A plea was made to the Academy to think again with regard...

Faith Jarrett from The King's School in Ottery St Mary has been announced as the SW regional winner of the Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School Award in the 2013 Pearson Teaching Awards.

Faith was nominated for this Award by her colleagues who said:

"Faith Jarrett was appointed to the post of Headteacher at The King's School in April 2004. We are in no doubt that she is one of the most inspirational, committed, passionate and hard working Headteachers you could ever meet. Her belief in the potential of every young person and her absolute commitment to inclusive...

Bicton College has had more reason to celebrate after achieving a ‘good’ grade in a recent Ofsted Care Standards inspection. This happens every four years and looks at the residential provision offered to students; aspects include the quality of service, outcomes for young people, the management system, and safeguarding measures.

Bicton College offers on-site residential accommodation to approximately 250 students, with a small number of off-site lodgings. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how...

The County Council raised the European flag at County Hall today (9 May) to mark International Europe Day 2013.

Exactly 63 years ago, the French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, took the first steps in a speech that held out a hand of friendship to Germany, towards the creation of the European Economic Community, which developed to become the European Union.

Mr Schuman spoke of their two countries cooperating with each other to pool their economic resources, and to no longer be enemies.

What began with his speech 63 years ago, has formed the union today of 27...