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Monday, November 18, 2024
St Edward’s School, Poole, held a rough sleeping event to raise awareness and money for its local YMCA. The fundraising event, held in the school’s grounds, saw 38 sixth form students and 6 members of staff sleep rough to raise awareness of homelessness and generate funds for the YMCA. The...
In July 2019, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership awarded £250,000 of the government’s Local Growth Fund to Weymouth College to establish a Centre of Excellence for Motor Vehicle Technology. The project unveiling took place this morning at Weymouth College. The ribbon cutting was attended by college staff, motor vehicle lecturers, local...
To mark UK Parliament Week and the upcoming general elections, St Edward’s School in Poole has held their own general election, creating a school version of the UK parliament system. UK Parliament Week is an annual festival which takes places across the whole country, between 2nd and 8th November, to explore how...
St Edward’s School, Poole, are hosting a Christmas Fayre on Saturday 23rd November to raise funds for the improvement of school facilities The Christmas Fayre, which will be held in the school grounds of St Edward’s, will take place from 11:00am till 3:00pm. Students, staff, family and friends will have the...
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (Dorset LEP) has allocated just over £1.3 million of Local Growth Funding to three local colleges and a university in Dorset - a significant local investment in our young people. Dorset LEP’s investment will work to address key skills gaps and unlock talent and ambition across...
Guinness World Record breaker and Sunday Times bestselling author, David Thomas, has visited St Edward’s School, Poole, as part of his tour across the county to help students use their memories more effectively. Former firefighter turned Guinness World Record breaker and Sunday Times bestselling author, David Thomas, visited St Edward’s School to provide...
  Students at St Edward’s School have collected 12.8kg of honey in the first year of their Beekeeping Club sponsored by Hall and Woodhouse and The School Association. As part of St Edward’s wide-ranging enrichment opportunities, students at the school have been given the chance to learn more about bees through...
The school term is only a few weeks old, but there has been a disturbing amount of vandalism on buses while they are transporting children to school. Bluebird Coaches who run the services to Atlantic Academy has seen arm rests ripped out and tray tables torn from the backs of...
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published a report after an investigation found that Dorset County Council had failed to provide suitable provision for a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The complaint was made after the family involved felt the council had failed to ensure...
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (DLEP) has secured £250,000 of Local Growth funding to create a Centre of Excellence for Motor Vehicle Technology at Weymouth College. The redevelopment aims to future-proof the College’s infrastructure, introduce pioneering industry standards to a growing number of students and support local employment in engineering. The...