Education
Secondary school application deadline looming in Dorset
Parents across Dorset are being reminded that there are only a few weeks left to apply for their child’s secondary or upper school place for September 2019. The deadline is 31 October 2018. …
RiversMeet leisure centre offers free gym and swim for top Gillingham School athletes
RiversMeet leisure centre has teamed up with Gillingham School to offer free use of the gym and swimming pool to those pupils who want to push their sports skills on to another level. …
Shaftesbury Primary School ‘in need of improvement’ says Ofsted
Shaftesbury Primary School has received a highly critical ‘could do better’ end-of-term report following a two-day visit to the school by Ofsted inspectors in February. The government’s inspectors have judged the academy school …
Schools Update: some schools to close after snow and ice hit Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Mere
Some schools have announced they will close this Monday following the snow over the weekend and overnight ice. These include: Shaftesbury school, Shaftesbury primary school, St Mary the Virgin primary school in Gillingham, Motcombe …
More than 94 per cent of Dorset pupils offered first choice of senior school
Youngsters across the country find out today which secondary or upper school they will be going to in September 2018. In Dorset, 94.9 per cent of children will receive the good news that …
School transport in Dorset cancelled for Thursday and Friday
All Dorset County Council day centre transport, SEND and school buses and taxis are cancelled for Thursday and Friday and Fri due to the forecasts for heavy snow. UPDATE All schools in Gillingham …
Gillingham ‘dinner lady’ wins South West School Chef of the Year award
Tracey Ford from Gillingham School has become the South West School Chef of the Year 2018. Tracey, who also entered last year, scooped the award after beat off the challenge of nine other …
Dorset parents urged to send in their primary school applications
Parents are being urged by Dorset County Council to get in their applications for primary school places or face missing out on their preferred choice. The council said 760 expected applications haven’t yet …
Still not too late to take part in Mayor of Gillingham’s Christmas Story competition!
The Mayor of Gillingham and Pioneer Minister the Revd Eve Pegler have launched a ‘Christmas Story’ competition aimed at primary schools in the Gillingham area. The contest is open to any child of …
