Dr David Collins, the FE Commissioner has visited Weymouth College as part of the Structures Prospects and Appraisal (SPA) and is impressed by the actions taken to bring the budget back into surplus, quoting that he is “delighted with the progress that Weymouth College has made under its new...
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...
Pupils at All Saints School have been busy during the last two months attending community based conferences as part of All Saints School’s ‘pupil voice’ programme which aims to ensure the pupils learn to share their views and to participate in as many community based projects as possible. In...
As part of the national Anti-Bullying Week campaign, students at St Edward’s school have led a week of activities aimed at raising awareness of bullying and how to make it stop.
Anti-Bullying Week takes place in schools across England every November. This year’s theme, ‘Change Starts With Us’, has been...
Young people who completed the NCS programme this summer with Weymouth College were given the opportunity to celebrate their successes and achievements with friends and family at a graduation ceremony. National Citizen Service (NCS) is a government backed scheme aimed at making young people aged 16-17 more socially aware...
With just three days to go until GCSE results are handed out, school-leavers across the county are eagerly anticipating the tiny letters of success on their statement of results. Weymouth College knows all too well the excitement and mixed feelings of anxiety and hope the students will be feeling...
Management at Bournemouth University have effectively de-recognised UCU, leaving 300 academic staff without representation. Shown below is the latest update from UCU. Please show your support by “liking” their Facebook Page – Fight de-recognition of UCU at Bournemouth University. Thank-you. Back in September, UCU members at BU voted unanimously...
The Access to Higher Education Diploma at Weymouth College is celebrating as it has seen some of the largest numbers of students being accepted onto university places this September. In total, 49 Access students have been offered places at university to study courses ranging from Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy,...
Weymouth College’s plans for improvements continue to be on course as the latest reinspection report is issued by Ofsted. In January 2015, inspectors judged outcomes for learners as ‘Good’ and the quality of teaching, learning and assessment as ‘Good’; whereas the overall effectiveness of the college was judged inadequate...
New figures reveal a staggering 354% rise in the number of Dorset school children being taught in classes of over 30 children. Commenting on figures that show that children in classes of 30 or more in Dorset have increased more than threefold since the General Election, Simon Bowkett, Labour's...
