• Schoolchildren's film to be premiered in Newton Abbot

  By NewtAbtPeople at 13:05 on 21/03/13

  

  THE RED CARPET will be rolled out in Newton Abbot next week as a film produced and edited by pupils at Haytor View Community Primary School will be premiered at the town's Alexandra Cinema on Wednesday 27 March… "Our Buckland, Our Film" captures life on the Buckland estate in Newton Abbot. It records memories of those who live and work on the estate, as well as the perceptions of their estate from the eyes of the...

• Newton Abbot students - tell us about your GCSE results

  By PGStrange at 07:48 on 23/08/12

  

  STUDENTS ACROSS Newton Abbot and South Devon are anxiously awaiting the announcement of their GCSE exam results today... If you're one of them, or know someone else who is, why not get in touch with Newton Abbot People to tell us about your experiences? Whether you're going on to higher education, looking into getting an apprenticeship or still deciding, we want to hear from you. Were your results as expected? What's next for you? Email...

• Katrina Ballerina visits Teign Valley Dance Academy

  By Teign Valley Dance Academy at 19:24 on 07/08/12

  

  Katrina Ballerina from the BBC's "So you think you can Dance" visited Teign Valley Dance Academy in August.  Pupils from the dancing school were lucky enough to attend her ballet and hip hop workshops at Teign Valley Dance Academy in  Kingsteignton.  The children were thrilled to be able to dance with Katrina Lyndon, a former member of The Royal Ballet School and star of the BBC show.  Miss Lyndon has just...

• Partnership between St Michael's and St Catherine's Primary School s yields high praise

  By newtonnews at 10:07 on 15/12/11

  

  Two South Devon primary schools - St Michael's Primary, in Kingsteignton and St Catherine's at Heathfield - which joined together in a pioneering federation this year have both received high praise from education inspectors for their rapid improvements. St Michael's Primary in Kingsteignton has been judged outstanding – the highest rating the schools standards agency Ofsted can give. St Catherine's at Heathfield has been judged...

• Rydon Primary School, Kingsteignton wins environmental awareness competition

  By newtonnews at 12:13 on 14/12/11

  

  Local primary schools have been sowing the seeds of environmental awareness with their pupils thanks to a competition run by the district council in partnership with Tesco. The competition sought out schools with sustainable garden aspirations, asking teachers to work with pupils to come up with new ideas for sustainable school eco-gardens and descriptions of how sustainable any existing gardens were and how they could improve.   ...

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