This summer holiday Devon Libraries are challenging children of all ages to take part in their Summer Reading Challenge – part of a national programme coordinated by The Reading Agency.
Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, and to celebrate his 100th birthday, this year’s theme is “The Big Friendly Read” and Devon Libraries are launching their challenge with a special event at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park this Saturday 16th July. Devon Libraries & Crealy Adventure Park are also giving away FREE park tickets for the launch to 25 lucky children who visit Exmouth Library...
An exciting reading challenge, designed to improve literacy levels in primary school children across the country is coming to Devon next month. The competition, called One Million Minutes, is run by award-winning education charity Achievement for All and challenges primary school classes in different regions across the UK to read for as many minutes as they can in just one week. The aim of the competition is to encourage children to read following statistics that show a quarter of all children leave primary education without reading well. In England, struggling to read is more closely...
A primary school teacher from Devon has launched an app 'Fonics' designed to help 3-6 year olds learn how to read more effectively. The app is free and is available to download now across all major app stores.
Sophie Cooper “Learning to read is the most important skill we teach children when they first start school, it is a skill they will use every day for the rest of their lives. Those who get left behind will find themselves at a constant disadvantage.”
Fonics is a new type of educational resource that can be used by 3-6 year olds both at school and at home to help them...
Libraries across Devon are offering young readers the chance to explore some of the astonishing real-life achievements and world records featured in the Guinness World Record books, in this year's Summer Reading Challenge launched on Saturday (11 July).
Organised by Devon Libraries and The Reading Agency charity, the annual Summer Reading Challenge, aimed at 4-11 year-olds, is simple and fun. Children are encouraged to read six or more library books of their choice during the summer holidays with collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate or medal for every child who...
When traipsing through a busy city centre or strolling through rural areas, pulling out a huge paper map that takes 10 minutes to pinpoint where you are, is a thing of the past. It seems now that we no longer rely on once trusty maps but have near enough fully turned to digital navigation, as 85% of 18-24 year olds do not know how to read a map.
It was around six years ago that maps became available for mobile, revolutionising the way we navigated. Now, around 45% of 18-24 year olds utilise maps on their smartphone to navigate and a third (32%) are totally reliant on the internet...
Come and see award-winning author and illustrator Petr Horacek entertain us with wonderful words and pictures. His books include Puffin Peter, Silly Suzy Goose, Animal Opposites and The Mouse Who Ate the Moon. Watch his animals come to life as he draws live on stage and reads from some of his favourite picture books.
Age: 3+
For further information an booking visit: http://exetreme.org/petr-horacek/
The South, West and Wales Consortium, in which the University of Exeter is joined with seven other universities – Aberystwyth, Bath, Bath Spa, Bristol, Cardiff, Reading and Southampton – has been awarded £14.2 million funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over the next five years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2014.
The consortium is one of 11 new Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and seven Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) to have been awarded a total of £164m funding from the AHRC.
Councillors will hear Devon County Council’s vision for Exeter’s libraries next week in a report to the Exeter Board.
The County Council has been reviewing library provision in the city to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to the city’s network of four libraries, Central, St Thomas, Pinhoe and Topsham.
Councillor Roger Croad, the Council’s Cabinet Member responsible for the library service says:
“We are investing a huge amount of money in transforming Exeter Central Library into a new multi-million pound resource for information, learning and culture at...
RAMM’s chief patron, Michael Morpurgo, will be spending the evening of Friday 26 April with a packed audience at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
The award-winning author of War Horse , Private Peaceful and Adolphus Tips is a passionate supporter of museums and became RAMM’s chief patron in 2011. He has visited RAMM many times as a parent, grandparent and writer. In this family evening he will talk about his connection with and love of Devon, its people and landscape, and their place in his stories.
Entitled 'A Family Evening with Michael Morpurgo: From All Around the...
Mother and daughter team Diane Antone and Tamsin Scott are bringing to Exeter their ten-years of expertise from running their own, independent After-School Tuition Centre in East Sussex.
Located at 13 Queen's Terrace, right beside the Clock Tower and with a car park just opposite, their Centre will open to teach maths and English to ages 4 to 18 on 25th February.
The team are excited about the new venture. "We have been wanting to expand into the West of England for several years now," says Tamsin, who has a teaching qualification and a BSc in Engineering and teaches maths...
