Plymouth College of Art (PCA) are running ‘For Arts Sake’ a FREE drop in session for 16-18 year olds who are interested in games design, photography or fashion design.

Based at the Devonport Guildhall this Friday 30th March all day.

If you work with or know of any young people who would be interested in attending please get them to email: business@plymouthart.ac.uk or call 01752 205714 to register their interest.

The Plymouth Parent and Family Forum meet on Tuesday 27th March in the Lower Guildhall.
Secondary school admissions briefing for starting secondary school in September 2013

All Parents are invited – especially parents of year 5 pupils. Do you know about the changes in the admissions procedures for choosing secondary school places?

Information on the following will be shared at the forum:

Time line as to how and when to apply.
How does equal preference work?
Applying for all secondary schools.
Oversubscription criteria.
How schools are allocated.
Forum Session Times:
Session 1 – 9:00 am for Tea and Coffee Start: 9:30 am Prompt Finish: Midday
Session 2 – Start: 1pm Prompt Finish: 2.30pm
Session 3 – Start: 4pm Prompt Finish: 5.30pm
Session 4 – Start: 6.30pm Prompt Finish: 8.00pm

Also at the morning forum (session) the following items will be covered:

Forum Activities
LGBT – Pride In Our Past – Research & Exhibition School
Contact Parent Partnership for more information 01752 258933.

Central Park and Plymouth Pavilions swimming pools have closed, in anticipation of the opening of the Life Centre in Central Park on Thursday 22nd March.

To celebrate the release of the film “We Bought a Zoo” based on the story of the Mee family at Dartmoor Zoological Park, we have a signed copy of Benjamin Mee’s book to give to one lucky website visitor. Enter by submitting your details on the competitions page.

Tracy Dixon of Green Mums has a great blog with lots of useful and local information, together with ideas for activities with the children; we have put a link from our Useful Links page to the Greenmumsblog.