Dorset Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in May 2019. Sincethen they have been gathering facts and writing a strategy and action plan. The Strategy and Action plan are now out for public consultation until 20th January 2021.
Dorset Action with a range of partner organisations have come together to hold online People’s Assemblies to help people have...
A fantastic new idea for Halloween during this Covid-19 pandemic.
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We all shared rainbows in our windows to support our NHS and Carers, we could do the same with pumpkins, creating a pumpkin trail.
Children can then go on a pumpkin hunt in fancy dress around their...
Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Its...
June 22nd, the day after Father’s Day, marks the fourth annual International Father’s Mental Health Day (IFMHD). It was found in June 2016 by Mark Williams (UK) and Dr Daniel Singley (USA). Since then, it has grown into a multi-national event, raising awareness about fathers’ mental health. The US...
If your child is feeling anxious about going back to school, here are some things you can do to encourage them to talk about how they’re feeling.
As the holidays come to a close, for some children, the thought of going back to school can make them feel anxious and...
ESFA admits to redacting information about Aspirations Academy for fear of ‘damaging public confidence…’
Dorset Council are now voicing their own concerns.
Dorset Council’s second letter requesting that the Secretary of State agree to a delay in the forced academisation process of Budmouth College in Weymouth was made public this week.
Rt Hon...
Dorset Council issues the licences needed by businesses wishing to employ people aged 13 to 16.
The council recently became the first in the country to replace its paper-based Child Work Permit process with a slick digital system.
Traditionally the process was cumbersome, time-consuming and fraught with potential problems. The application...
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When grown-up children leave home – for jobs or university – it can be a difficult time for some parents. The house can be just too quiet, too empty.
Dorset County Council suggests this could be the perfect time for people to consider opening their doors to a vulnerable child...
807,000 women are registered as part-time self-employed workers in the UK, and Dorset’s own Tara Howard is one of them. As a mum of four children, who are now in their teens and early twenties, Tara launched the Venus Awards in 2010 to acknowledge local Dorset women in business. She...
