Education

Children and teachers from a primary school in Exeter have done their bit for the environment by planting a 400-tree micro-forest in their school grounds.

The youngsters from Monkerton Community Primary School were joined by local councillors from Exeter City Council and Devon County Council for the event, which was organised by Community Interest Company SocieTree.

SocieTree was launched in 2023 and aims to highlight the benefits that micro forests bring. It has been working closely with schools across Devon.

Micro-forests – also known as Miyawaki forests –...

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Queen Elizabeth’s School, (QE) part of the Ted Wragg Trust , has held its first official Eco Club meeting this term.

The club has been set up by Science teachers Miss Mercer and Miss Owen, who both specialise in biology. They are both passionate about the environment and sustainability and want to use the club to share knowledge, inspire a love of the natural world, and empower pupils with the skills and understanding on how to tackle important issues such as climate change.

Pupils from all different year groups have signed up to be part of the club and planning is now...

A Year 2 pupil at Exwick Heights Primary School , part of the Ted Wragg Trust has written her own book!

Mala, wrote her book ‘I am a monster who loves to play’ during the summer holidays. It took her two days to finish her story and then five days to draw her own picture book. After it was finished, Mala asked her friend to do some illustrations. The book was completed in early September and printed to be given out to families and friends.

She hopes the story conveys the message that we should celebrate the fact that everyone is different and that we shouldn’t judge...