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From David Hutchings, Exeter 382594, October 10, 2008
THOUSANDS of pupils across Devon dropped everything and read for 15 minutes today (Fri) in a special initiative to celebrate the enjoyment of reading.
Drop Everything And Read or DEAR Day was staged as part of Devon Gets Reading, the county's campaign to promote the National Year of Reading.
Children and young people in more than 130 schools and children's centres dropped everything and read for pleasure during a selected 15-minute period.
Devon Gets Reading coordinator Roger Kirk said: "We asked all primary, secondary and special schools, Children's Centres and Pupil Referral Units to stage at least 15 minutes of reading when every child and adult in the school read.
"They could choose silent reading, paired reading or joint reading aloud. It could be stories, poems, newspapers or magazines - reading was interpreted as widely as possible.
"We believe this was a fun way to highlight Devon Gets Reading and promote reading for enjoyment. Pupils and students knew that their counterparts across the county were all doing the same.
"We asked for a simple return on what young people decided to read, gathered by age and gender, which we will collate and publish countywide to record what Devon's young people enjoy reading."
Below is a list of the schools which registered to take part in DEAR Day.
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Abbotskerswell Primary |
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ABC Children's Centre |
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Ashleigh CofE (VC) Primary School |
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Axminster Community Primary School |
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Bassetts Farm Primary School |
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Beaford Community Primary Nursery School |
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Berry Pomeroy Parochial Primary School |
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Bideford College |
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Bishopsteignton Primary School |
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Blackawton Primary School |
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Bovey Tracey Primary School |
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Bradley Barton Primary School |
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Bratton Fleming Primary School |
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Braunton School Community College |
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Brixington Community Nursey and Primary School |
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Buckfast St Mary's |
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Burrington Primary School |
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Cheriton Bishop CP School |
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Chestnut Centre |
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Chudleigh Community Primary School Clyst Honiton Primary |
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Clyst Vale Community College |
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Cockwood Primary |
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Colyton Primary School |
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Combe Martin Primary School |
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Countess Wear Community School |
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Cullompton Community College |
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Dartington CofE School |
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Dartmouth Primary and Nursery School |
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Dawlish and Teignmouth Children's Centres |
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Decoy CP School and Nursery |
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Denbury Primary School |
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Drakes CofE Primary, East Budleigh |
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East Allington Primary |
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East Anstey Primary School |
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East Worlington |
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Ermington Primary School |
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Exeter Road CP School |
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Exmouth Community College |
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Forches Cross Primary School, Barnstaple |
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Georgeham CofE Primary School |
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Great Torrington Community School |
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Hayes Primary School |
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Heathcoat Primary School |
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High Bickington CofE Primary School |
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Holsworthy Community College |
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Homelands Primary School |
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Honiton Children's Centre |
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Hospital Education Centre |
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Ide Primary School |
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Instow Primary |
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Isca College of Media Arts |
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Ivybridge Community College |
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Kenn CofE Primary School |
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Kentisbeare CofE Primary School |
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Kingsacre School |
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Kingskerswell Primary School |
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Lady Modiford's Primary School |
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Ladysmith Junior School |
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Landscove CoE Primary School |
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Lapford CP School |
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Lifton Primary School |
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Littletown Primary School and Nursery |
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Marpool Primary School |
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Marwood School |
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Mary Tavy Brentor CP |
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Monkleigh Primary School |
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Montgomery Primary School |
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Newton Abbot District Children's Centre |
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Newton Poppleford Primary School |
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North Molton Primary School |
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Okehampton College |
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Orchard Vale Community School |
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Otterton CofE Primary |
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Ottery St Mary |
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Our Lady St Patrick's RC Nursery Primary School |
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Our Lady's Primary School |
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Park Community School |
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Pilton Infants' School |
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Pinhoe Primary |
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Plymtree Church of England Primary School |
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Princetown Primary School |
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Queen Elizabeth's Community College, Crediton |
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Ratcliffe School Redhills Primary, Exeter |
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Rockbeare CofE Primary School |
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Shaugh Prior Primary School |
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Shirwell Community Primary School |
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Sidmouth Infants' School |
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Silverton Primary School |
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South Molton Community College |
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South Tawton Primary School |
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School |
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St David's CofE Primary School |
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St George's CofE (VA) Infants and Nursery School |
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St James School |
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St John's Catholic Primary School |
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St Joseph's RC Primary School, Exmouth |
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St Lukes Science and Sports College |
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St Margaret's CofE Junior School, Northam |
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St Michael's CofE Primary, Kingsteignton |
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St Nicholas' Junior School, Sidmouth |
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St Rumon's Infants, Tavistock |
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St Sidwell's CofE Primary School |
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Stoke Fleming Community Primary |
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Stoke Hill Infant School |
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Stoke Hill Junior School |
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Stokenham Area Primary School |
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Tavistock College |
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Tavistock Primary School |
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Tedburn St Mary |
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Teign School |
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Teignmouth Community College |
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The King's School |
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The Topsham School |
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Tidcombe Primary School |
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Tiverton Children's Centre |
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Ugborough Primary School |
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Uplowman CofE Primary |
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Upottery Primary School |
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Victoria House Sticklepath Children's Centres, Barnstaple |
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West Alvington CofE Primary School |
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West Croft Juniors |
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West Down School, Ilfracombe |
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West Exmoor Federation |
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West Hill Primary School |
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Westcliff School, Dawlish |
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Whipton Barton Infant's School |
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Wilcombe Primary School |
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Willand School |
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Woolacombe School |
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Wynstream |
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Yeoford Community Primary School |
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- Schools £349 million
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- Environment, Economy and Culture £106 million
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- Population: 741,000
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