March 1st marks National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.
School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible.
In a children’s emotional health study backed by The Prince’s Trust, young people highlighted the transition to secondary school as being particularly hard on their self-esteem, due to...
South West businesses experienced another solid month of growth during March, with demand for goods and services rising and job creation outstripping the UK average, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Regional PMI survey.
The South West PMI® fell marginally to 53.4 in March, down from 53.5 in February. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.
Data from March showed that new business orders expanded in the region, resulting in the creation of new jobs, and business confidence towards growth prospects rose to a ten-month high.
Workplaces across Devon are being challenged to walk the equivalent of the circumference of the earth - a grand total of 24,901 miles for a month long walking campaign called the Big Devon March.
The Big Devon March is being run by Active Devon on behalf of Devon County Council and it is inspiring workplaces to get creative, make some simple changes and get employees moving more.
“We’ve been so pleased with the volume of sign ups that we’ve already had for the Big Devon March” said Scott Kendall who is managing the campaign for Active Devon.
Organised by Exeter Green Walks, this march for the climate will be made around Exeter to raise awareness of politics to take strong decisions at the climate negociations in Paris (COP21).
The march starts from the entrance of Exeter Cathedral at 2pm
Everybody is welcome!
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/679243435546338/
A Royal Marine trainee has collapsed and died while on a march on Dartmoor.
The man, who has not been named, was based at the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said the cause of death was unknown.
He said: "This incident is being investigated and the thoughts and sympathies of the Naval Service are with the family and friends of this man."
The man died on Thursday while taking part in a 30-mile march across Dartmoor carrying at least 32lbs of equipment, as part of the 32-week Commando course.
Pandora Munoz has won first prize in a design a Doctor Who monster competition run by St Thomas Library.
The library, situated in Church road, Exeter, hosted an award event presenting Pandora with an upgraded version of the design she created.
The monster was redrawn and coloured by Simon Brett a local artist who works for the longest running scifi magazine in the world, Starburst. He presented Pandora with a framed original of her creature: ‘The Soul Stealer’.
Simon was impressed, saying: "Its inventive design and fascinating back story with special powers would...
