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New Sports Area Opens at Archbishop Wake Primary School

Pupils at Archbishop Wake Primary School in Blandford welcomed members of AFC Bournemouth Women’s Team to their playing field…

Blue Peter honour for children’s Three Rs campaign

There was much excitement at St. Nicholas Primary School in Child Okeford when the postman delivered a very special…

Clayesmore School Hosts Open Day

Clayesmore School is hosting an open day on the 9th of October for prospective students and their parents/guardians to…

Outstanding results for GCSE pupils

Students at The Gryphon School in Sherborne are celebrating excellent GCSE and BTEC results. Connie Symms achieved ten grade…

St Mary’s pupils set to return to the ‘Marie Celeste’ school to say farewell

In March 2020, the 215 girls at St Mary’s near Shaftesbury had their time there cut short when coronavirus…

Knowledge and education can be our best defence

I was saddened by the news of Prince Phillip’s passing. A good innings in every respect and a life…

How you can help the terminally ill with care at home

Terminally ill patients across the Vale are to benefit from a new service to allow them to be cared…

School’s delight at Turing £50 tribute

The headmaster and CEO of Sherborne School Dr Dominic Luckett says he is ‘delighted’ one of the school’s most…

School’s improvement impressing inspectors

A village primary school has impressed Ofsted inspectors with its improvements after a couple of less than sparkling reports.
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Grants of up to £1,500 up for grabs for land-based studies

Youngsters of any age are being invited to apply for up to £1,500 to help them in land-based studies….