What an incredible week we’ve had at Cockwood Primary! We are absolutely bursting with pride as we reflect on our ‘We Are Cockwood – We Are Ivy’ Volunteering and Community Week, which has brought together all eight Ivy Trust Schools across Teignbridge in a wonderful celebration of community spirit. Each day brought something special. Our…
Cockwood welcomed some very special guests this week! The village hosted the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, Mr David Fursdon, alongside Dawlish Mayor, Councillor Anthony James and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Lynda Littlewood for the grand opening of the new community library. Cockwood School has sponsored this wonderful new facility specifically to benefit the adults within the…
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Three of our pupils were fortunate to be selected for the Ivy Education Trust Inspire Day this week, enjoying watersports and beach games at Exmouth. They enthusiastically embraced surfing and paddle-boarding amongst other activities. We continuously strive to provide our pupils with diverse opportunities that inspire a genuine love of school and learning – exactly…
What an absolutely wonderful week it has been for our Year 5 and 6 pupils! We are delighted to share the fantastic experience they had bringing their History learning to life through their visit to Hampton Court Palace. Our pupils joined forces with Kenton Primary School for the Tudor Festival, and what a day it…
What an incredible week Class 1 has had at Nethercott House in Iddesleigh, Mid Devon! This wonderful experience, run by the charity Farms for City Children – founded by Clare and Michael Morpurgo 50 years ago – truly brought our learning about becoming Environmental Citizens to life. Our pupils absolutely threw themselves into being ‘farmers…
We are delighted to share the wonderful learning adventure that Class 2 experienced during their visit to Sawmills Solar Farm at Ashcombe in Dawlish. Following their engaging in-school workshop, our pupils had the most fabulous morning exploring renewable energy in action. Watching their faces light up as they discovered how solar panels transform sunlight into…
What a wonderful afternoon Class 1 had on the field this week! Mr Baxter led a fantastic athletics session as part of our Impact sessions provided by the Ivy Education Trust, and it was brilliant to see our pupils throwing themselves into such a diverse range of activities. The children had the opportunity to try…
Mrs Roper and three of our brilliant Year 6 pupils were invited to present at the Sustainability and Climate Change Conference at Sandy Park this week – what an honour! This year at Cockwood School, we have truly embraced Environmental Citizenship as our focus, and it has been wonderful to see how we can work…
It was absolutely wonderful to welcome the Mayor of Dawlish, Councillor Anthony James, and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Lynda Littlewood, into our school. They joined us for a whole school assembly where our pupils had the opportunity to meet them during our Oracy session. It was particularly special to discover that the Mayor lives within our…