Education

Libraries across Devon are encouraging residents to ‘think differently’ this month as part of a project to inspire creativity.

A series of events and activities associated with experiment, discovery, play, learning and reflection will be held throughout June aimed getting people to try something new.

Designed for those of all ages, they include activities such as learning to use a smart phone, creating treasures at a free play table, cake decorating, knitting and discovering how e-book readers work.

Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for...

A £200,000 cash boost to help the new University Technical College find a home in Newton Abbot was agreed today by Devon County Council’s Cabinet.

The capital grant will support the UTC in winning funds from other partners to secure its preferred site.

The £9.7 million college will offer a new way of learning for up to 600 young people aged 14 to 18.

It will focus on engineering, water and the environment and already has the backing of a number of local businesses including Centrax, South Devon link road contractors Galliford Try and South West Water.

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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...