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Holsworthy Community College - 'Eager to Learn' Students, Says Ofsted

By dawnrw at 16:44 on 02/02/12

It's always great to celebrate the achievements of local schools, so it was excellent news to read of the successful Ofsted inspection of Holsworthy School, with details released today. No apologies for taking this from the Devon County Council website in praise of staff and students at Holsworthy: "Students at a small Devon secondary school say they enjoy learning in the family-like atmosphere. The students at Holswo...
Budehaven's Community Links Skyrocket......

By dawnrw at 11:06 on 30/01/12

It's called Budehaven Community School and here's just one event which demonstrates how those links are developed and maintained. This event involved 270 pre-schoolers from the Bude area, who, by the sound of it, all had a truly wonderful time! Now in its 6th Year, students at Budehaven Community School last week hosted their annual pre-school physical activity session based on a children's book. This time it was 'Roaring...
Budehaven Doing Well in the Race for University Places

By BudePeeps at 13:16 on 25/01/12

Applying for university is fraught for students, teachers and, indeed, parents. My own year 13 daughter is out there with the rest applying for places with universities offering increasingly competitive grades. Thankfully, she has 4 offers so, while breathing a sigh of relief, the pressure is now on to maintain momentum and get the grades! This year has been a busy time generally for university applications. 73 Budehaven ...
Budehaven's Top Course - Nationally

By dawnrw at 13:50 on 18/01/12

Budehaven Sixth Form students did extremely well last year and it was great to discover recently that a number of the courses run by the school performed in the top 5% of all advanced level courses (A levels and Level 3 Btecs) in the country and one of the school's courses, the Level 3 Btec in Outdoor Adventure, is actually in the number one position. So does this mean that Bude's local school the best course in the...
Free School Update

By dawnrw at 18:13 on 16/01/12

It seems that the proposal to set up a free school near Bude has shifted somewhat. From the originally proposed site near Killarney Springs, Morwenstow, the Route 39 team have now set their sights on Devon with a school 'somewhere between Bucks Mills and Welcombe' (according to their website) believed to be on land behind The Milky Way, after receiving a more favourable response from Devon County Council than Cornwall. The spotlight...

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Strike Action May Close Schools Next Week

By Landline Telemarketing

Yes true the choice is mine, having both advantages and disadvantages. Like sitting in my office at...

By BudePeeps at 18:33 on 23/11/11

As many people will be aware, there is a strong chance of national industrial action affecting local schools on Wednesday, 30th November. Budehaven Head Teacher, David Barton, today issued a letter to parents advising that the school will be closed that day if industrial action goes ahead, on grounds of health and safety. Other schools, including primaries, may also be affected, so do check with your child's school and check those...
Plea to Find Lost Pyablo Doll - Can You Help?

By BudePeeps

Panic over - doll now found :-)

By BudePeeps at 18:37 on 27/11/11

Karen has put this on our FB page in desperation. Can you help find the Pyablo doll? "Anyone who knows Stratton School knows about Pyablo, the boy who the school sponsors....and everyone who has had a child go through reception class knows about the knitted toys that the children take turns to take home and fill in the diary......... It was my daughter's turn this weekend but, on a walk from home to town, he must have fallen from...
Consultation on Proposed Free School - Secondary - for North Cornwall and Devon

By Route_39

Route 39 Education Project thanks BudePeeps for publishing the dates of our forthcoming meetings. ...

By BudePeeps at 10:13 on 27/10/11

A group of local parents have collaborated to launch a free school proposal for North Cornwall and Devon, which they say will complement existing secondary schools in the area, but which opponents say will take funding away from the current schools. Free Schools are the brainchild of Oxford-educated Education Minister, Michael Gove. Free schools are all-ability state-funded schools, set up in response to what local parents...
New School for Bude - the Plot Thickens

By BudeMedia

Sorry, trigger happy. Meant to add to the last post - been announced some time ago and I thought...

By MediaMs at 15:00 on 09/06/11

I heard about it by chance in Bude this morning that there is a meeting at 7pm on 10th June at Bude's Parkhouse Centre by the Yorkshire Nationwide Schools group who wish to open a free school in Bude in 2012/13. The group, based in the north, are setting up schools around the country, taking advantage of the Government's free schools initiative, but with little or no local interest or knowledge, from what I can see. Confirmation has...
Big Smiles on a Great GCSE Day at Budehaven

By MediaMs

Ah, I see. Only use the word 'hope' because people sometimes change their minds re courses, and...

By BudePeeps at 12:13 on 25/08/11

Some big smiles as Budehaven's GCSE students collected their results today with most of them thrilled to have secured their place in the school's sixth form or at college. National news once again reports a rise in the numbers of GCSE passes at grades A*- C and a widening of the gender gap with girls outperforming boys at this level. Of course, every year we have the usual GCSE debate, but for now it's great just to revel...