Education

Young people from Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school have begun working with a leading healthcare provider to support those struggling with mental health issues.

Marking the launch of South Devon University Technical College’s (UTC) Mental Health Ambassador (MHA) Programme, 11 students have qualified as fully trained MHAs. Working with Virgin Care’s Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) service, MHAs have been trained to support young people who struggle with their mental health and the pressures that students often face in modern society. Their peers can easily identify...

After many years working and earning in the same job, or same field, sometimes a new challenge or career seems very appealing and getting back to studying, or even trying it for the first time, can be a greatly rewarding move both in personal fulfilment and in career prospects. There is a lot to consider in returning to study as a mature student so this handy guide will take you through some of the key aspects of what you can expect when going down this route.

So what to study?

You may have a very specific idea of what subject or qualification you might be looking at or...

A successful school leader has been appointed as the new Headteacher of ACE Special School Tiverton (ATSS) prior to their opening in September 2019.

Hannah Smart has worked in Somerset for 10 years as a Deputy Principal, firstly of a large comprehensive school and most recently in a special school for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) needs. She began her career as an English teacher in Bristol, progressing to Head of Year before Assistant Principal with oversight of pastoral care, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and student...

The Year 6 Art Squad at Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) have just found out that their work has got through to the final of the Global Canvas 2019 art competition, and they will be taking their entry to the Natural History Museum in London for the judging on 7 March. Their Ocean Display entry was one of a record number to the international competition that involved over 5055 children from 26 countries across four continents.

Global Canvas is an art competition created by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Art for Survival programme and was established in 2004 to...