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School celebrates Leavers’ successes

Pupils, parents, old girls and staff at Hanford School have come together to celebrate the end of the school…

Students rise to Ten Tors challenge

Students at Sturminster Newton High School completed the gruelling Ten Tors challenge in great time. Three teams were entered –…

Inspirational teacher honoured in awards

Party poppers and cake were the order of the day at assembly at Shaftesbury School when Alex More received…

Gold standard school opens for SEND pupils

Coombe House School in Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, threw open its doors to the first intake of 50 pupils…

Success for Sexey’s in the Ten Tors

The team from Sexey’s School, Bruton, crossed the finish line of the Ten Tors challenge with more than an…

Lego, building the fun into learning

All the pupils at Witchampton First School, part of Wimborne Academy Trust, decamped to the village hall to mark…

Health, education and science centre opens at Yeovil College

Yeovil College’s £3m state-of-the-art Health, Education and Science Centre has been formally opened by local MP Marcus Fysh. He was…

Lottie’s creation – Cubie – gets seal of approval from former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis

The creator of a screen-free early years and Key Stage 1 maths programme says she was “over the moon”…

Budding wordsmiths celebrate World Book Day

A report from Motcombe Primary School, Shaftesbury on World Book Day, March 3 Despite the weather not being on our…

Fundraising develops into labour of love for former Dorset pupils

A fundraising exercise in support of young under-privileged children in a tiny village on the other side of the…