Alenbourn School pupils visit Normandy
Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne has just taken part in its 32nd pupil exchange with the Collège Victor Hugo in Sourdeval, Normandy. Pupils stayed with their penfriends' families and attended...
View ArticleWest Moors pupils beat out that rhythm on a drum
Pupils at West Moors Middle School have been learning about the wider world.Funding from East Dorset District Council, Talbot Village Trust and the Dorset Education Fund has enabled global education...
View ArticleEight year old Jake Cross wins Ferndown In Bloom poster...
Jake Cross, aged eight, from Ferndown has won the Ferndown In Bloom poster competition in which there was over 300 entries from pupils from the areas' first and junior schools. Jane Glover, Ferndown In...
View ArticleBlandford area schools' moving tribute to Gallipoli heroes
The Choir of Clare College Cambridge and pupils and students of nine Blandford schools presented a moving tribute on Sunday in Blandford Parish Church to the artists and poets who fought at Gallipoli...
View ArticleAward winning author, Ali Sparkes, launches Clayesmore Prep...
When award winning children's author, Ali Sparkes, hosted an exciting book launch at Clayesmore Prep School, it wasn't for one of her own all-action novels but for the unveiling of a professionally...
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View ArticleScience Week at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Poole
Children and staff from St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Poole, have been involved in an amazing Science week. The children learnt about animal and plant habitats, as well as working on exciting...
View ArticleAllenbourn School pupils visit Westminster
Year 7 pupils from Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne have visited The Houses of Parliament. They watched both the House of Commons and the House of Lords in action and had a session with the...
View ArticleAllenbourn and West Moors middle schools swap staff
A new headteacher will join Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne in September. Cindy Pritchard is currently headteacher at West Moors Middle School, where she has been for five years, both as deputy...
View ArticleDumpton class of 2015 achieve scholarships
Year 8 pupils of Dumpton School, Wimborne have achieved an amazing 24 scholarships to local senior schools, including Canford, Bryanston, Clayesmore and Millfield and Talbot Heath. These included...
View ArticleShillingstone's Forum School students are runners-up at...
Six students and five members of staff from Cambian, The Forum School at Shillingstone, attended the annual Schools Countryside Adventure Competition Day at Longford Castle Estate.They set off in the...
View ArticleSemley School pupils' Race for Life
Despite the hot weather pupils from Semley Primary School, aged between four and 11 years old, completed laps of the school grounds to raise money to help support Cancer Research UK's fight against...
View ArticleMilborne Port pupils' delight at Rotary funding for pool
Pupils of Milborne Port Primary School are delighted that their community swimming pool is once again heated thanks to a grant from Sherborne Rotarians.The pool suffered a blow during the terrific...
View Article10 top tips to stop parents from overspending this summer holiday
A local charity is hoping to help prevent parents from overspending during the long school holidays.The East Dorset Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt centre says it sees many families slip into the...
View ArticleBroadchalke children take to the stage
Broadchalke was one of 16 primary schools who have taken to the stage at Salisbury Playhouse as part of the Beginners Please project.Over the last 10 months hundreds of children have visited the...
View ArticleMosaic depicts life of Sturminster Marshall school and village
Sturminster Marshall First School has a piece of artwork which will be admired by people for generations to come.Staff and pupils have completed a mosaic which has been installed next to the entrance...
View ArticleNew cycleway in Blandford
Starting today Monday 20th July and lasting for around six weeks, Dorset County Council will be widening the footway from St Leonards Avenue, along Black Lane to Downside Close in Blandford to upgrade...
View ArticleClayesmore and Durweston make French connection
Clayesmore shared their love of languages when Year 5 & 6 pupils from Durweston Primary School took part in a French themed morning at the school. Their Gallic adventure began when Clayesmore...
View ArticleShaftesbury Primary School's sad farewell
Shaftesbury Primary School had a busy end to the term.The Year 6 leavers celebrated their time at the school with an excellent adaptation of Hansel & Gretel, followed by a disco and an emotional...
View ArticlePoole Grammar Boys Design for School Life wins award
If a school was an island surrounded by water, how would it survive? If a classroom was built deep under the school playing field, how would the pupils breathe? These were just two of the questions...
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