South Devon High School is celebrating a stunning set of GCSE results with 84 per cent of students achieving GCSE English at grades 9-4 and 73 per cent of all students achieving GCSE maths and science.
South Devon High School students achieved highly across a wide range of subjects. 100 per cent of entries in Photography were graded 9-4 with over 40% of grades 9,8 or 7. The 14-16...
Adult GCSE students from South Devon College are celebrating today as they collect their results. For many it’s the first step in the next chapter of their career journey.
35 year old Kelly Maddick from Paignton wants to be a dietician. The mum of two has worked as a health care assistant in the NHS for 15 years and decided that going back to college would open up more opportunities...
South Devon College A level students are celebrating their exam results today with a 98% overall pass rate.
This year sees the continuation of the College’s history of high pass rates with 70% A*- C and around half of the cohort achieving an excellent A* to B result.
The College is celebrating 100% achievement rates across a broad mix of subjects including English literature...
Along with Her Majesty the Queen, South Devon College is celebrating a long reign.
Originally founded as a technical college, with its first intake of students back in the 1931/32 academic year, it’s celebrating its 90th birthday this June.
To mark this prestigious day the college wants to hear from former students....
A Devon college is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with an increase in the number of people signing up to do apprenticeships. In the last two years South Devon College has seen a 65% growth across all sectors and ages. There has been notable increases in adults over 19 on the Initial Teacher Education, Hair and Beauty and Electrical Installation apprenticeships. “We are delighted...
Mental health is so important to us here at South Devon College, particularly in the wake of Covid 19. We are seeing every day the impact of the last two years on our young people particularly, but this is a wider problem within our community.
We're excited to be able to deliver The Lions Academy training to our barbering, hair and beauty staff and students. This will equip them for...
Lose weight, do more exercise and cut back on spending, are three of the top New Year resolutions.But with most falling by the wayside within seven weeks, a Devon college is hoping it can help buck the trend well into 2022. South Devon College has hundreds of health courses on offer to lure people away from the biscuit tin and swap chocolates for chin ups.
Bay Education Trust, a multi-academy trust comprising Paignton Academy, Kings Ash Academy and Curledge Street Academy has announced that it is strengthening its existing partnership with South Devon College by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Over the past four years, South Devon College has become the main post 16-route for the Trust’s Paignton Academy students, it is the...
South Devon College with campuses in Paignton, Newton Abbot and Torquay celebrated the achievements of its University Centre students at a joint ceremony held over two days at Torquay’s Grand Hotel.
The event was hailed a double celebration as the college awarded its own degrees for the very first time.
The two-day event (14th and 15th October) was held to ensure that both the...
A new Skills Bootcamp, part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee and Plan for Jobs, is being launched at South Devon College next month.
Following on from the popular Skills Bootcamp in Digital, this new Bootcamp is aimed at anyone interested in a career in the engineering construction industry.
The flexible course of up to four weeks gives people the opportunity to...