Louise Matthews, Director of the Portland-based IT support specialist’s IT Support 365 has been invited to join the Board of Weymouth College. The College welcomes students from the South Dorset area, across the UK and around the world, and is building a reputation as one of the south west’s leading...
My son George contracted meningitis at 11 months old. He was left brain damaged, with cerebral palsy, deaf, hydrocephalus, severe scoliosis, dislocated hips, epileptic, non-verbal and having to be peg fed by a gastrostomy peg - this peg is what keeps him alive. He requires 24/7 care. Sadly his...
A British technology company is encouraging higher education students in Dorset to apply for its new fintech scholarship…provided they are studying something other than finance or computer science.
The fintech firm's contrarian approach to addressing a looming talent shortage has been hailed by politicians, academics and business leaders across the...
A Weymouth woman says free one-to-one help using the internet has changed her life.
Heather signed up for digital skills training after hearing about it in the local media.
After three 60-minute sessions with Digital Champion Mike Watson at Weymouth Library Heather is already confident enough to manage email, use search...
The new Bere Regis primary school, which was completed in December 2016, has won The SPACES Civic Building of the Year award in the category of Innovation.
The school was constructed as part of Dorset County Council’s Purbeck Reorganisation programme and followed the ‘baseline design’ approach developed by the council’s...
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Dorset County Council has set out proposals in a paper going to Cabinet on 17 October for a redefined relationship between the council and schools and academies across Dorset.
The aim of the proposals is to bring about school improvement through the creation of a new Dorset School Improvement Board...
As a growing SME located in the centre of Weymouth nSpire is on a mission to provide trust in support, confidence in its products and most of all – Great job opportunities!
Every team member is involved in our journey as we are with their careers. Being part of a...
The news this week that Budmouth and All Saints School have both been ranked as inadequate, is deeply worrying for pupils and their parents who attend or plan to attend these schools, and dispiriting for the teachers and our wider community.
There is not now a secondary school ranked as...
The following are the key points from the OfSTED report for Budmouth School:
This is an inadequate school
School leaders and governors have failed to ensure that pupils receive an acceptable standard of education. Academic standards have declined rapidly in recent years.
Governance of the school is weak. Governors...
