As millions of parents admit they struggle to help with maths homework, the nation needs a maths confidence boost
Parents have less confidence talking to their kids about maths and science than they do sex education, reveals new research from learning and assessment provider Renaissance
Maths was the subject most likely to...
Weymouth Town Council is helping to light up the town centre over the festive period!
As well as supplying and installing the tree and lights for the recent Christmas lights switch on, Weymouth Town Council has put up low energy festive LED lighting throughout the town.
The low watt LED lamps...
Son: "Dad, I think I'm old enough now. Is there a Santa Claus?."
Dad: "Ok, I agree that your old enough. But before I tell you, I have a question for you. You see, the “truth” is a dangerous gift. Once you know something, you can't unknow it. Once you...
Although working in the childcare sector can be a rewarding job, it can also be incredibly stressful and demanding. According to a survey produced by the Early Years Alliance, 74% of workers experience work-related stress, which makes them feel negative about their work environment and decreases their work performance.
And...
According to news reports this week, the government is considering cost of living action measures including reducing the ratio of staff to children in nurseries and childcare settings, to ease the pain of childcare costs for hard-pressed parents.
Yet this proposal would cut corners and could compromise child safety, according...
In October last year we launched the Dorset Education Advice Line – an advice line for parents and carers who are worried their child might not be making the progress they should be, or who may believe their child might have emerging special educational needs.
To date, we’ve spoken with approximately 60...
From wildflower planting to pebble painting, these are just some of the free activities at Weymouth Town Council’s community event in Westham during the Easter school holidays.
The nature-themed event takes place on Thursday 21st April from 11am to 2pm at the Children’s Community Woodland on Links Road. It’s the...
Just as we might have been hoping that our children and young people can emerge from under the blanket of pandemic anxiety and concern that has placed at risk their carefree days of childhood so along rolls another ethereal risk in the cloak of Russia’s incursion of, and violence...
Dating as a single parent can be hard but, the UK’s first dating app aimed solely at single parents, is aiming to make this as easy as possible. One way that they are doing this is by creating a top 10 list of the best locations in the UK...
£3.45 million funding boost for Carers Trust to support UK’s most vulnerable unpaid carersCarers Trust leads new programme to support over 13,500 carers worst affected by pandemic
Carers Trust is pleased to announce it is working with 25 programme partners to use £3.45 million of funding to boost support for over...
