During our We Are Ivy – We Are Cockwood week, we reached out to local community groups to ask how we might support them. St Mary’s Church at Cofton responded with a wonderfully creative challenge: they asked our pupils to design and build models of spaceships and rockets for their forthcoming flower festival in September….

What a wonderful opportunity we’ve had recently to work alongside our local community in a truly meaningful way. Every child in our school has been involved in planting two wild flower meadow areas on the village green, and it’s been brilliant to see them engage so enthusiastically with this project. We were fortunate to have…

Last week, we were filled with pride watching our pupils embody the values at the heart of Cockwood Primary School. As part of our volunteering week – We Are Ivy, We Are Cockwood – we took a group of eight pupils to visit residents at Sefton Hall Nursing Home in Dawlish. It was a truly wonderful experience….

What a wonderful week we’ve had at Cockwood Primary School! Our youngest learners have been showing us exactly what it means to be part of our school community and to look after the spaces we share. Last week, as part of our We Are Ivy – We Are Cockwood volunteering week, Class 3 headed out…

Last week, every child in our school volunteered in some capacity to help their community – a wonderful reminder of the values we hold dear at Cockwood Primary School. Class 2 kicked off the week with a particularly special project. They headed to St Mary’s Church at Cofton to help clear and tidy the grounds….

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This week, we have been delighted to witness Class 3 engaging in some truly meaningful learning around Earth Day. The pupils have thrown themselves into exploring why our planet matters and what we can all do to protect it. What struck us most was seeing them work with natural materials to weave and create their…

Class 1 have recently completed their second Exe Estuary educational workshop, which has been a fantastic opportunity to deepen their understanding of our local estuary and the natural environment that surrounds us. During this session, Class 1 explored the fascinating question of what, how and why estuary animals live in certain habitats. Through hands-on investigation,…

We are delighted to share what Class 2 have been creating in their recent Art unit on Fashion Designing. The pupils explored how different designers bring their own identity to their work, investigating designers like Vivienne Westwood and her influential role in the punk movement. They discovered how she juxtaposed unexpected elements like tartan with…

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What a fantastic community effort! A huge thank you to our staff, parents and governors who gave up their Saturday morning to transform our school grounds before the Easter holidays. The benches, fences and Class 3 corridor have been beautifully refreshed and painted, whilst our playground has been tidied and our front reception area given…

What a wonderful opportunity for ten of our pupils from Class 2 to represent Cockwood Primary at the Ivy Trust Music Event last week. Working with Pat and Elfyn from Sonopera, they participated in three engaging workshops to create their own song and lyrics centred around collaboration. Their beautiful performances alongside pupils from primary and…