October weather report from Broadmayne weather: October continued the trend for mild weather, however the drought conditions of September were well and truly left behind. After a mere 1mm of rain at Broadmayne in September, October saw 146.5mm of rain recorded which was somehwat in excess of the 1981-2010...
Students and staff at Weymouth College are proudly celebrating another year of A Level success, as course results are published across the country today. This year, the College’s A Level students achieved an overall A2 pass rate of 96%. That figure represents an 11% increase on the 2013 pass...
Government trials for the new school meals programme, which starts in September, found those from poorer backgrounds performing better in the classroom. They also detected “social benefits” of forcing rich and poor pupils from different classes and backgrounds to eat together. Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, said the...
We are working to discover what it really means for children to live in families struggling desperately to make ends meet. As part of our comprehensive investigation to uncover the true cost of poverty in school, We are gathering written evidence about the subject. If you have views, insights...
Letter I took to my son's schoolDear Education Welfare Officer,Many thanks for your letter dated 22nd May 2014 which I only received today, regarding James' attendance at school. I note that his absence was 95.45% and that he had one full days absence from school on Wednesday 7th May...
BTEC Travel & Tourism Year One students at Weymouth College have just returned from a successful Residential Study Visit to C’an Pastilla, Majorca. The Residential Study Visit is an integral part of the two-year course, for which students must plan and participate in all travel arrangements and activities. Previous...
Dear Mr Gove,I am writing to inform you of the death of Mr Gareth Utting, a teacher of English at a secondary school in Shropshire. Gareth died at the age of 37 of a massive heart attack. There were a few contributory factors to his death, but looming large was...
Dorset-based business leaders and young people will be coming together at Weymouth College this Friday for a one-of-a-kind networking and informational event, intended to provide businesses and students an insight into the benefits of providing and undertaking an Apprenticeship. The Apprentice Fair is a joint collaboration between Weymouth College, the...
Weymouth College has been awarded the prestigious Buttle UK Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to young people in and leaving care. To receive its Quality Mark the College had to demonstrate that it has a robust strategy in place to ensure that students from a care background...
Matthew Hancock, Skills and Enterprise Minister has asked a small group of leading Early Years employers to develop new standards for apprenticeships and report to him by the summer. He said, “We want to see Apprenticeships become the new norm for all ambitious young people, and employers who are...
