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		<title>Term Dates 2013/14</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Non-pupil days 4th and 5th of September) Autumn term starts 9.09.2013 Half term  21.10.2013 to 1.11.2013 Term ends 13.12.2013 (Non-pupil day 3rd of January) Spring term starts 6.01. 2014 Half term 17.2.2014 to 21.2.2014 Term ends 4.04. 2014 (Non-pupil day &#8211; to be confirmed) Summer term starts 28.04.2014 Half term 26.05.2014 to 30.05.2014 Term ends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School should be like U3A, not a transit camp for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Barr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The problem with British education is that it was built by a generation indoctrinated schoolboy public school literature &#8211; Billy Bunter, Tom Brown&#8217;s schooldays, The Fifth Form at St. Dominic&#8217;s. Modern Education stems largely from the 1902 Education Act, whose driving force was Winchester and Oxford educated civil servant Robert Morant. That is the starting point for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No phone or internet</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2013/03/no-phone-or-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to a massive lightning strike in the town we have no phone line or internet, and so can&#8217;t answer phonecalls or emails. Please be patient for a few days while we wait for BT to fix the problem.]]></description>
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		<title>Sands 25 year anniversary Art Show</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/12/sands-25-year-anniversary-art-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/12/sands-25-year-anniversary-art-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gallery_Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SANDS 25th  ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBITION     THE ARIAL CENTRE GALLERY  TOTNES   JANUARY 7th &#8211; 21st 2013 Starting on the first day of next term [Jan. 7th ] Sands is putting on a 25 year retrospective exhibition. This will include work from the whole 25 years of Sands history , made at school and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jasper Solomou</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/jasper-solomou/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are grateful to have an ex Sands Student , Jasper Solomou , helping Huw in the Chemistry Lab. Since leaving Sands Jasper went on to the  University of  Plymouth to do a degree in Analytical Science[ BSc Hons] He has been working for the Environmental Agency and S.W. Water until recently being made redundant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canoe building day at Exeter Canoe Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/canoe-building-day-at-exeter-canoe-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/canoe-building-day-at-exeter-canoe-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 6th October 2012 the school was invited back to the Exeter Canoe Show to build a canoe in a day. We arrived early and started to put the stitch and tape canoe together. This is done by fixing the chines together with recycled copper wire. By lunchtime we had the body of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter page</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/twitter-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now have a Twitter account! Please add us to get news, updates and reminders such as upcoming assessments for particular classes/subjects, parents evening reminders etc&#8230; Our account is @SandsAshburton]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn term 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/1228/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2012/10/1228/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parent Letter September 2012 &#160; &#160; Hello everyone and Welcome back to a new term at Sands. &#160; Irwin and crew have been busy over the summer and the school and grounds are looking wonderful for all their hard work. &#160; We start the year with the challenge of not having Sean in school as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French exchange trip</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2011/02/french-exchange-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2011/02/french-exchange-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nat and Esther are taking a trip to visit Esthers school near Nantes.  They leave on Saturday for a week of experiencing French culture, and honing their French language skills.  They&#8217;ll have a great time and we look forward to hearing of their experience in another alternative school!]]></description>
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		<title>Drama results</title>
		<link>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2011/01/drama-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sands-school.co.uk/2011/01/drama-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sands School News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the most recent Drama examinations, EVERYONE got a distinction!!! The exams were at Advanced level, which is considered similar to that of A levels, so well done to everyone for an outstanding performance.]]></description>
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