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South Dartmoor Community College
South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,650. The school has a sixth form centre and has become a Specialist Sports College with Training School Status that is strongly linked with Ashmoor Hockey Club. Trust and Academy status From September 2007, South Dartmoor Community College became a Trust School. It is now part of the South Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, along with: Ashburton Primary School, Atrium Studio School, Buckfastleigh Primary School, Glendinning House, Ilsington Church of England Primary School, Moretonhampstead Primary School, Widecombe-in-the-moor Primary School, The Ashmoor Sports Centre, and Ashmoor South Brent Fitness Centre. On 1 April 2011, South Dartmoor Community College officially gained academy status. In 2020 South Dartmoor Community College and Atrium Studio School joined The Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST). Notable alumni * Matt Jay, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollie Watkins
Oliver George Arthur Watkins (born 30 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Aston Villa and the England national team. Watkins is a product of the Exeter City academy and made his breakthrough at the club, winning the EFL Young Player of the Year award, before departing in 2017 for Brentford. He had a successful three-year spell at the club, culminating in being the joint top-scorer in the 2019–20 Championship and being named Championship Player of the Year in 2020. He signed for Aston Villa in September 2020. Early life and education Oliver George Arthur Watkins was born on 30 December 1995 in Newton Abbot, Devon. He grew up in Newton Abbot and attended South Dartmoor Community College. Watkins is a boyhood Arsenal fan. Club career Exeter City Watkins joined Exeter City's academy at U11 level, having previously failed a trial with the club at the age of 9 in 2003. He rose through the youth ranks to sign a scholarship d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Schools In Devon
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding in a transformer * Secondary (chemistry), a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds * Secondary color, color made from mixing primary colors * Secondary mirror, second mirror element/focusing surface in a reflecting telescope * Secondary craters, often called "secondaries" * Secondary consumer, in ecology * An obsolete name for the Mesozoic in geosciences * Secondary feathers, flight feathers attached to the ulna on the wings of birds Society and culture * Secondary (football), a position in American football and Canadian football * Secondary dominant in music * Secondary education, education which typically takes place after six years of primary education ** Secondary school, the type of school at the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academies In Devon
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Training Schools In England
Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of technology (also known as technical colleges or polytechnics). In addition to the basic training required for a trade, occupation or profession, training may continue beyond initial competence to maintain, upgrade and update skills throughout working life. People within some professions and occupations may refer to this sort of training as professional development. Training also refers to the development of physical fitness related to a specific competence, such as sport, martial arts, military applications and some other occupations. Types Physical training Physical training concentrates on mechanistic goals: training programs in this area deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Flower
Ben Flower (born 19 October 1987) is a Welsh professional former rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League, and has played for Wales at international level. He previously played as a and for Crusaders Rugby League in the Super League, and spent time away from Crusaders RL on loan at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1. Flower also spent 9 seasons at the Wigan Warriors in the top flight. He punched Lance Hohaia in the face twice in the second minute of the Super League Grand Final in 2014 and faced a six-month ban. Background Flower was born in Cardiff, Wales. Playing career Early career and Crusaders An under-17 international when at Cardiff Demons, Flower also played for Wales in rugby union at under 18, under 19 and under 20 level. He was signed by the Crusaders from Welsh Premiership rugby union side Bedwas RFC, having also played for regional side Newport Gwent Dragons. Flower progressed as a professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryony Frost
Bryony Frost (born 13 April 1995) is an English National Hunt jockey from Buckfastleigh, Devon. In 2019 she became the first female jockey to win a Grade 1 race at the Cheltenham Festival. Background Frost comes from a racing family. Her father, Jimmy Frost, is a trainer and former jockey who rode the winner of the 1989 Grand National, Little Polveir. Her grandfather, Richard Frost, was also a trainer. Her brother, Hadden Frost, is a former jockey who won numerous races including the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival on Buena Vista in 2010. Frost learnt to ride on a donkey, before winning multiple Devon and Cornwall pony racing championships. Career After competing in point-to-points, Frost had her first ride under rules, as an amateur, in February 2013. Two years later she had her first win under rules, riding Current Event, trained by Rose Loxton, at Musselburgh. In 2016 she started to ride for trainer Paul Nicholls. Still riding as an amateur jockey, Frost won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Widdicombe
Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He is best known for his appearances on ''The Last Leg'' (2012–present), ''Fighting Talk'' (2014–2016), ''Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019), ''Mock the Week'' (2012–2016) and his BBC Three sitcom ''Josh'' (2015–2017). He also won the first series of '' Taskmaster'' in 2015 and the show's first ''Champion of Champions'' special in 2017. During the 2020 Covid 19 lockdown, Widdicombe started the ''Parenting Hell'' podcast with fellow comedian Rob Beckett. Early life and education Widdicombe was born on 8 April 1983 in Hammersmith, London, and grew up in Haytor Vale, near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Devon. He attended Ilsington Church Of England Primary School and South Dartmoor Community College, later studying sociology and linguistics at the University of Manchester. Career Widdicombe began performing live in 2008 and made it to the final of ''So You Think You're Funny'' at the Edinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Reid (footballer, Born 1994)
James Tyrrell Reid (born 15 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Stevenage. Early life Born in Torquay, Devon, Reid attended South Dartmoor Community College. Club career Exeter City Reid graduated from the Exeter City youth team to turn professional in April 2012. Reid made his debut for Exeter on 26 December 2012, receiving praise for his performance in a 3–1 defeat to Oxford United at St James Park. Dorchester Town He was loaned out to Conference South side Dorchester Town in July 2012. Torquay United On 18 February 2015, Jamie Reid completed a loan move to Torquay United. Truro City On 29 September 2015, Reid joined Truro City on a one-month loan. He made his debut just four days later, opening the scoring by lobbing the keeper from 20 yards out just 8 minutes into a 3–0 win over Havant & Waterlooville. On 26 October, Steve Tully announced that Reid's loan had been extended by another month. Torquay United On 25 July 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashburton, Devon
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Exeter. It was formerly important as a stannary town (a centre for the administration of tin-mining), and remains the largest town within the national park. Ashburton has five pubs within the centre of town and five restaurants/cafés. The town is also part of the electoral ward named ''Ashburton and Buckfastleigh'', the population of which at the 2011 census was 7,718. History The town's name derives from the Old English ''æsc-burna-tun'' meaning 'farm/settlement with a stream frequented by ash trees'. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as ''Essebretone''. Ashburton was then the main town of the Parish of Ashburton, in Teignbridge Hundred. During the English Civil War, Ashburton was a temporary refuge for Royalist troops fleeing after their defeat by General Fairf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Mojay-Sinclare
Chester Mojay-Sinclare (born c. 1989) is a British entrepreneur. He is the founder of tech for good company Enthuse, the donations, fundraising and event registration technology provider. Early life Mojay-Sinclare was born in London and grew up in Ashburton in Devon, England. He was expelled from primary school at a young age, before moving on to secondary school at South Dartmoor Community College. He went on to read Philosophy at University College London and founded Spudnik, an educational space project that involved a potato dressed as Father Christmas being sent 90,000 ft in a space capsule designed by Landscove Church of England Primary School children. In 2011, he fulfilled the final wishes of his late grandmother to have her ashes scattered into the stratosphere. Mojay-Sinclare represented the UK at the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards in New York the same year. In 2018, he was named in Forbes 30 Under 30. Enthuse Enthuse is a provider of donations, fundraising and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Jay
Matthew William Jay (born 27 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Colchester United. Early life and education Jay was born in Torbay in Devon and he attended South Dartmoor Community College. Playing career Exeter City Jay made his professional debut for Exeter in a 2–0 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy at St James Park on 3 September 2013. On 22 November 2015, Jay joined National League South side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan. He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Oxford United on 30 August 2016. Jay finally scored his first league goal on the 8th of April, in the 2017–18 campaign, away to Cambridge United in a game where Exeter came twice from behind to win 3–2. This came to the delight of many players and fans alike following a run of impressive games starting and from the bench. In 2021, Jay scored his first career hat trick in a 4–0 vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
