Education
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What Do They Know
'What Do They Know' is a website dedicated to getting information that you wish to know from your local authority. The information is then posted on the website for the public to view. You can use the site to view responces to past requests too e.g. Exeter City Council
Groups Near You
'Groups Near You' is a website that lets you find community groups in your local area, allowing you to get involved with your local community and meet people in your area.
Stoke Hill Junior School PTA
Stoke Hill Junior School Parent and Teacher Association organise events and run regular meetings. Money from the events is used to buy books, PE storage equipment and any other equipment that is required to help maintain a high level of education for its' pupils.
Friends of Stoke Canon School
The Friends of Stoke Canon School play an important role within the community. It provides a vital link between parents and teachers, raises funds for equipment and allows people to have fun an socialise.
Montgomery Primary Friends of the School
Montgomery Primary friends of the School gives practical help and raises funds for the school which can then be used to buy equipment.
Whipton Barton First School 'Celebration Assembly'
The Whipton Barton First School holds 'Celebration Assembly' events every Friday at 2:30pm.
West Exe Technology College Parent Partnership Association
The West Exe Technology College Parent Partnership Association provides the opportunity for parents to get more information on the developments of the school, for parents to give feedback on issues, for parents to talk to other parents, etc.
Friends of Topsham School
Friends of Topsham School is a group of people who are dedicated to raising funds for the Topsham School with the aim of providing the best education for their students.
St Thomas Primary School PTA
St Thomas Primary School PTA (Parent Teacher Association) works throughout the year to raise funds for the school.
Friends of St Sidwell's School
Friends of St Sidwell's School (FOSSS) is a group of active parents, grandparents, carers and teachers who support the school by organising fundraising events. The aims of the group is to raise funds for the school, organise events for the interaction of parents, organise events for children and increase communication between teachers and parents.
St Luke's School Parents' Council
St Luke's Parents' Council gives parents the chance to air their views on a number of topics and meet other parents. Meetings are held every couple of months. Find out more information and when the next meeting is being held on the St Luke's website.
http://www.st-lukes.devon.sch.uk/parents.php?section=council
St David's PTFA
The St David's PTFA (Parents, Teachers and Friends Association) brings parents and teachers together socially and in support of the school. The PTFA run fundraising activities and events in the aid of St David's School. The money raised is then spent on equipment and resources to help maintain a high level of education for the students of the school.
Kenn C of E Primary School: PTFA
The Kenn C of E Primary School's 'Parent, Teacher and Friends Association' raises money to spend on equipment at the school and allows parents to voice any of their concerns about the school at the Annual General Meeting.
Clyst Honiton Primary School: PTFA
The Parents, Teachers and Friends Association aims to meet every half term to discuss different issues affecting the school.
Exeter Free School Petition
The Government has set up an initiative to create schools that have been funded directly by the Government in the hopes to drive up educational standards. You can help by signing the petition to help gauge interest in a local free school.
UK Youth Parliament: Political Education For All
The 'Political Education for All' campaign, ran by the UK Youth Parliament, aims to make political education compulsory
in primary and secondary schools, in the hopes that their will be an increase in voter turnout. One of the ways they want
people to get involved is by creating their own focus groups or writing to their MP to get them to visit local schools.
UK Youth Parliament: 'Scrap University Tuition Fees'
The UK Youth Parliament is campaigning to scrap university tuition fees. One of the ways they are doing this is byhaving people hold free-for-alls to help promote the idea of scrapping university fees.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/
uni_fees2/pages/Free%20For%20All%20Day.html
'Democratic Life'
'Democratic Life' promotes democratic education for all types of young people. They call on politicians to support citizenship education and keep it in the national curriculum. Sign the petition, be an ambassador and inform your politicians of your views to help support the campaign.
Alzheimer's Society
The Alzheimer's Society campaigns to improve the lives of those who suffer from dementia. Joining the 'Alzheimer's Society Campaign Network' gives access to e-bulletins and allows the joining of local groups to campaign for change in the local area.
Becoming a School Governor: Direct.Gov
The official Government website contains detailed information on what becoming a school governor is about. Information such as who can be a governor, what they do and how to apply to become a school governor can all be found on the website.
School Governors' One-stop Shop
A school governor is a member of a group of people who make decisions on how a school is run in the best interest of it's pupils. The School Governors' One-stop Shop is an independent charity dedicated to recruiting volunteers to serve on school governing bodies across England.
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