Ben Vessey, Headmaster of Canford School in Wimborne, Dorset, attended a unique Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) Gold Award Presentation at Buckingham Palace on 16 May.
St Aldhelm’s Academy pupils are among the first ‘graduates’ of AFC Bournemouth’s Premier League ‘Reading Stars’ programme.
Canford pupils are celebrating a very high number of offers to date to leading institutions both home and abroad.
FRESH from its glowing Ofsted report, St Aldhelm’s Academy (SAA) is taking the lead in a national initiative to connect schools and employers.
Students from The Bournemouth & Poole College served up a treat for guests during the pop-up “Saturday Night Kitchen” at the Christchurch Food Festival last weekend. The restaurant was jointly hosted by celebrity chefs Lesley Walters of ITV’s This Morning, and Dean Edwards of ITV’s Lorraine.
Emmanuel Middle School hosted the final of The Great Verwood Bake Off on 6 May. Heat winners from Years 4 and 5 from Emmanuel and Hillside, Trinity and Verwood First schools came together to bake and decorate their cupcakes for judging by the Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Sandra Grove, and the headteachers of the participating schools.
Two groups of talented young performers from Stagewise School for the Performing Arts have passed their Trinity Guildhall Musical Theatre exams with distinction.
Within their very first year, Ringwood School’s Equestrian Team has already qualified and competed on the national stage, achieving fourth place at the National Schools County Dressage and Show Jumping Championships.
The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) has handed over the keys to a 16 seater minibus which will serve Ferndown Upper School, Ferndown Middle School, West Moors Middle School, Beaucroft Foundation School, Ferndown First School, Parley First School, Hampreston First School and 2358 (Ferndown) Squadron Air Cadets.
Big-hearted bosses at a recycling company have helped a garden club take root at a Dorset school.