Ivy News

Ivy pride, Ivy success Leaders at Ivy Education Trust have praised the commitment and dedication of school leaders and staff in their two sixth forms at Newton Abbot College and…

Class 3 enjoyed a brilliant trip to Kents Cavern last week. We had a fascinating tour of the underground caves and learnt so many facts about Stone Age people and…

What a great time the Year 9 and 10 students are having in Normandy. The students have been very busy having enjoyed a 3 course dinner and a treasure hunt…

Nursery went to the woods and used double-sided tape to make journey sticks – a record of their journey through the beautiful summer woods.

Last week we held our year 11 leavers prom! We will miss you all! Students had an amazing evening and were such a credit to the school! Year 11 parents,…

Last week, we held our Sports Day. The sun was shining and the children had the greatest time first competing in teams in a carousel of activities such as the…

During our exciting trip, our Year 4,5 and 6 students had the opportunity to explore some of the most iconic landmarks and attrrcations in London. Highlights of our trip: Windsor…

We were delighted to welcome Jennifer Davy into school this week to present her new book to our pupils. ‘Chloe and the Big Idea’ was a massive hit and engaged…

We are delighted to share the exciting adventures of our Class 2 students during their recent residential trip to hooke Court in Dorset. The children had a fantastic time participating…

When the General Election was announced, we saw this as an unmissable opportunity to teach our young people about democracy and engage them with the political process. With the fantastic…

Year 5 and 6 made ceramic poppies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. They then took their poppies to Teignmouth Cemetery and laid them on the Commonwealth War Graves…

We are delighted to announce that we have received a “Good” rating in our latest Ofsted inspection. This positive outcome is a testament to the resilience, dedication, and hard work…

Children at Starcross Primary School have had a very busy week, taking part in an art project in collaboration with local charities The Helen Foundation and DAISI. The project aim…

Newton Abbot College finished the term with a splash with our annual swimming gala. Over 150 students competed in everything from 25m front crawl, Medley Relays to the infamous CHARIOT…

Look at all of these wonderful fairytale characters that came to school! To celebrate the end of our topic ‘Once Upon a Time,’ the children came dressed up as a…

We were delighted to welcome Fizz Pop Science to Kenton Primary School last term. They ran a fantastic workshop which encouraged our scientists to make connections in their knowledge and…

Our school choir gave an outstanding performance at the Devon County Show, showcasing their talent and hard work. Their melodious voices and enthusiasm won the hearts of many attendees, and…

A group of our Year 3 and Year 4 children played some football matches against teams from Cockwood Primary School, on the Starcross field. We were very proud of all…

Wednesday 22nd May saw 53 students between Year 7 to TCS6 embark on a beach clean mission. Our charity committee and Green Team thought it important to take action and…

New Logo and New School Christian Values and Vision. Kenn Primary School have been working on developing a new set of Christian Values and Vision for our school. Following ideas…

After a fantastic 8 days of skiing, snowball fights, games night and crepe eating NAC are back on English soil after an amazing trip to  Les Orres! All of the…

This week we welcomed Vanessa Ruck aka The Girl On A Bike to Dawlish College. Vanessa is a TEDx & award winning motivational speaker, motorcycle racer and adventurer, rally driver,…

Today, we were visited by two local RNLI lifeguards who led an assembly for all our key stage 2 children all about staying safe at the beach. They explained what…

Last term we had the amazing opportunity to attended an immersive event at Hope Church where the children entered a temple and met with key characters from the Easter story….

Class 2 enjoyed our time at Haldon. We completed the Gruffalo trail and finished back at school with a picnic on the carpet.  

Mrs Watts took 3 boys to Stover School this week to take part in a 3K cross-country run; the boys had taken on a 4 week challenge- couch to 3K…

After a collaborative effort with our students and staff, we are proud to unveil our new logo. It is a symbol that encapsulates our school’s values, community spirit, and maritime…

Thursday 21st of March saw all eight of the Ivy Education Trust schools come together for a fantastic trust wide music project. “Landscapes and Seascapes” was the theme for the…

On Saturday, Oystercatchers had a magnificent trip to watch Exeter Chiefs Ladies play at Sandy Park! We had a tour of the stadium, including the team room and gym, a…

England LX (Veterans) Hockey team hosted their annual tournament at Dawlish College again this year, where they offered a coaching session for our students before their matches. The students selected…

Last Saturday our Ten Tors Training Team embarked on their 6th walk of the year beginning at Shipley Bridge. 13 dedicated students joined in during their very foggy and wet…

Art and Photography A-level students from Newton Abbot College and Teignmouth Community School enjoyed a wonderful trip to Madrid over half term. They visited fantastic art galleries including the Prado,…

On Thursday 8th February, Class 4 did some WW2 baking with Mrs Coles and they made carrot cookies using: margarine, self raising flour, carrots, sugar, vanilla essence.  They tasted delicious…

Nursery took advantage of the clear, cold and calm weather to toast some marshmallows on the fire. The children learned responsibility around the fire; this is one of our Green…

A huge thank you to Outdoor Wooden Garden Furniture Ltd” for our beautiful new mud kitchen. The children have really enjoyed using it to create some wonderful messy recipes.

To support this terms topic on the Romans, Class 2 enjoyed a day of workshops at the museum in Exeter. They explored Roman artefacts and got to dress up as…

Last week, Pre-school were visited by Marie from Animals 2 U South West. Marie brought with her hissing cockroaches, a crested gecko, bearded dragon and two very friendly tortoises. The…

It was an absolute pleasure welcoming Mary Myatt and Ellise Hayward to our Trust INSET day today. The staff at Ivy Education Trust have learnt so much from them both,…

This week, Mrs Pritchard was joined by some new faces at our first stay & play session. The children enjoyed painting light strings, using their funky fingers for snowball collecting…

In the last week of term, TCS6 students travelled to Plymouth’s, ‘ Christmas Winter Wonderland’ on a social trip as a reward for their hard work this term. Students have…

Pupils entertained a packed audience at The Langstone Cliff Hotel last week with this year’s Christmas production, ‘The Magical Jigsaw Puzzle’. The children told the traditionnal story of the Nativity…

Ivy Education Trust have finished off the term and 2023 with a bang, with all of our schools taking part in a variety of school productions. The festive season kicked…

After progressing through to the partnership finals, our year 3/4 team participated in the Dartmoor School Sports Partnership BeeNetball finals. The children played in 7 games: winning 4, drawing 2…

Today students and staff across the College held a 2 minute silence to pay their respects and remember those who have made sacrifices to serve our country. We also paid…

Our fantastic school trip to the National Marine Aquarium to explore evolution and habitats first hand! http://www.kenton-primary.devon.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/page-1-video-attachment-1.mp4

This term Class 3 had an exciting visit to the Victorian village at Morwellham Quay in Tavistock.  The children had the opportunity to immerse themselves completely in this Victorian experience. …

The choir were delighted to sing at the Hope Church Christmas Fayre on Saturday. They sang a wide range of traditional Christmas carols which entertained the packed auditorium. It was…

Today has been long-awaited… the opening of our brand-new library in the heart of our school! The new library, which is just opposite the canteen in the ground floor of…

Year 7 students at Newton Abbot College had a fantastic week in Bude!

Today students in year 8 and 9 welcomed guest speaker Matt Tiller from the Jack Leslie Campaign. Matt shared Jack’s story with students. They listened really well and asked lots…

We completed our first Ten Tors training walk of the year on Saturday 14th October. The walk was an introductory distance of approximately 14km, starting from Rowtor car park and…

On Thursday 21st September, Class 4 went to Paignton Zoo. We had very enjoyable day and managed to stay dry (despite a rainy forecast). We went to a giraffe talk,…

Last week, the whole school came together for a very uplifting Harvest Festival service. We were welcomed by Cofton Church and it was fabulous to see it full to brimming…

NEWTON ABBOT COLLEGE Students at Newton Abbot College have achieved some excellent GCSE and level 2 BTEC results this year, despite all the challenges presented by the last few years. …

Students at Dawlish College have been celebrating their achievements as they collected their GCSE and BTEC results today. Emotions ran high as students reacted with pride and relief to see…

Please see below our Ivy Education Trust Summer Newsletter. We are so proud of all the amazing achievements we have seen across our Trust Schools and wish all our students…

AVOCATS RESIDENTIAL Last week, Avocets went to Pixies Holt for their residential. They took part in team building activities, a night walk across Dartmoor, caving and archery. Over the two…

ecently took some lower school students to the Woman’s FA Cup Final We travelled to Wembley to see the Woman’s FA Cup Final, Chelsea v Manchester United, after a well…

It was Science Week this week! We had several exciting events going on to celebrate it. On Monday, we had two teachers from Teignmouth Community School – Exeter Road come…

This weekend saw the 61st Ten Tors event take place on Dartmoor and Teignmouth Community School was represented by a 35 mile team and a 45 mile team.  Both teams…

Children from different years were able to meet with one of the school governors. They talked about pupil voice as well as how to stay safe in school. They drew…

What a busy week we had last week at the Devon County Show! On Thursday, the choir were delighted to be invited to sing on the Radio Exe stage in…

At Kenn C of E, we had a range of celebrations to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. This started with a tea party with dancing, singing and some…

Two schools within our Trust, along with our Director of Education, Paul Cornish, proudly participated in the Plymouth 10k and Half Marathon on Sunday, May 14th. This amazing challenge was…

The children at Starcross Primary School have been rocking out last week to raise money for the NSPCC! We had great fun dressing up as rock stars, or as something…

After the busiest of weekends at regionals, the U16 Netball girls were straight back on court on Monday. They competed in the Netball National Cup against St Swithuns. The team…

Congratulations to all those who took part in the recent drawing competition at Dawlish College. A large selection of entries can now be seen at The Box in Plymouth –…

On Wednesday 11th January, year 3 and 4 went on a trip to Tiverton Museum to learn more about the Romans as part of their topic this half term. Whilst…

From cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns.   The theme for this years…

A few weeks ago we were delighted to welcome Catherine Omanyo and her husband Darron all the way from Kenya, in East Africa. Catherine is a Kenyan MP—one of the few females…

During the February half term 37 students went on the School Ski Trip to Pinzolo in the Italian Dolomites.   The students chose to either ski or snowboard for the…

This week the children in Class 2 and 3 had a super workshop with Laura Loft. She came in and read her story ‘Big Emotions’ to each class, playing and…

TCS FOOD BANK We are so proud of the wonderful array of fantastic food bank donations made by our students on Friday 16th December. This was the last day of…

On Monday 12th December, we held our Christmas concert with all the children in years 3 to 6 at the Pavilions in Teignmouth. The children sang, read poems and played…

A Magical first night at the Dawlish College Christmas panto! Well done to everyone for a fantastic show! Everyone at the school is so proud of the efforts you have…

Newton Abbot College students excelled themselves at The Night Before Christmas concert, held on the 8th December 2022 – what a wonderful evening of talent!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas concert towards the end of term! We are so proud of the incredible talent our students showcased and the preparations…

KS1 had a wonderful time at Buckfast Abbey getting into the Christmas spirit with Nativity story telling, making stained glass window decorations among lots of other Christmas crafts as well as…

We were delighted to perform at The Langstone Cliff Hotel this week our whole school Christmas show- ‘Children of the World’. Every child took part in a variety of songs…

The Parcel by Theatre Alibi. A giant parcel arrives at your school. And, as if that isn’t strange enough, it soon becomes clear that there are two people living inside…

Chestnut Class have been busy learning a new dance in PE with Mrs Arrowsmith.  The children have been focusing on learning different dance techniques and then putting them together into…

Kenton Primary started out on the journey to becoming a rights respecting school; this means that: Pupils and adults learn about children’s rights, putting them into practice every day. In…