Universities at Wolverhampton and Roehampton are 'suspending' performing arts courses for 2022/3.They claim it's through lack of demand by students.
Critics blame the government's devaluing of arts programmes and the move to push students toward science, technology and engineering courses.
I even detect criticism in the voice of The Stage editor,...
For parents/guardians and their children we hope this will help in any transition.
Starting infant or primary school
Starting a new school, or going to school for the first time is an exciting time time for children and their parents/carers, but it is a big change and can also be a...
Following the middle finger at legitimate demonstrators in a so called democracy and an explanation that suggested it is because she is human
https://dorseteye.com/tory-minister-andrea-jenkyns-death-threats/
a teacher decided to take a closer look at the education minister's written statement and did not like what she found.
No pursuit of excellence. Merely mediocrity...
Inspired by the Green Space Dark Skies event in Dorset, we’ve pulled together a programme of events to celebrate and explore the outstanding landscapes of Dorset at Dawn and Dusk … and sometimes the hours between!
See Dorset in a new light as we head out to enjoy our outstanding...
School and Union leaders representing a million teachers and education specialists demand action on free school meals Teachers say worsening hunger crisis damaging children’s prospects.
School and Union leaders representing more than a million teachers, support staff and others working with children have written to the chancellor Rishi Sunak and the...
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...
Dorset Council are advising all schools to close tomorrow.
The amber weather warning has been escalated to a red warning for the South West, where national advice is for all persons to stay at home in affected areas. Dorset school transport for both Home to School and SEND will...
Children’s Mental Health Week falls between 7 to 13th February this year. To mark this important event in the school calendar, Dorset Mind charity’s children and young people division, ‘Dorset Mind Your Head’ (DMYH), is marking the week with a series of mental health workshops and activities focussing on building resilience at Dorchester Middle School.
On Saturday, at the...
This was not supposed to be aspirational:
Our IQ levels are falling, and no one knows exactly why. But scientists largely agree on this: It's due to something in the environment, not to the presence of more people with less-than-stellar genes.
For much of the 20th century, human intelligence steadily rose. James Flynn,...
Bournemouth University will expect fewer European students on campus after this academic year following the closure of the Erasmus exchange program for the UK. While it is still unclear what this ending entails, the European influence will surely be missed.
The UK left the European Union at the beginning of 2020,...
