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...
Bournemouth & Poole College has secured its third award at a national contest held as part of the prestigious British Marine Electrical and Electronics Association Apprentice Awards. Organised by the British Marine Electrical and Electronics Association (BMEEA), the competition is designed to recognise the very best of young British...
SBLAS Performing Arts school, based in the heart of Ashley Cross has gone from strength to strength.Earlier in the year SBLAS jumped at the chance to audition for Disney Land paris and sailed through gaining them a spot to perform in 2016. In January they saw their students participate...
Weymouth College, home to the best stone masonry training courses in the UK, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dorset’s renowned Boss Stone Carving Competition, which tests the skills of current Stone masonry and Conservation students. To mark this special occasion, this year’s competition is offering an open invitation...
Read any local or national newspaper running articles about jobs in the tourist/ hospitality sector and you normally see mention of increased tourism being good for jobs. In a small seaside town like Swanage where the tourism industry just about dominates all the local economic activity there is plenty...
Young people who want to take part in the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) Awards scheme are being given a helping hand from Weymouth Town Council.
From today (Monday 4th October), the town council is making £10,000 available to DoE coordinators based in the area. This includes schools, colleges, and activity...
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,...
Teachers' unions have reacted with dismay after the government published new COVID-19 guidelines for secondary schools last night - just days before millions of pupils in England are due to return to the classroom next week.
One leader said there was a sense of "weary inevitability" about the plan, while...
A-level and GCSE students in England will be handed exam grades as predicted by their teachers instead of a controversial algorithm, Ofqual has announced.
The move marks a stark U-turn by both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, and comes after growing fury from pupils and Tory...
With a plan to significantly alter the new Graduate Visa Route, British Home Office Secretary Suella Braverman, who has made headlines for her numerous immigration campaigns such as Stop the Boats, extended her whip in October 2022 to international students studying in the UK.
Under Braverman's proposed review, the duration...
