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Christmas Concert

This morning, after a cancellation in their busy schedule, we were pleased to be able to host a performance by ‘InSpire Daytime Voices’, who are part of Poole and Parkstone Productions. The Choir, which was founded in 2018, performed a concert full of Christmas favourites to entertain us. The students joined in with singing and […]

Advent Adventure

Christmas officially got underway in school this morning! We were all very excited as the Creative Arts Department kicked off the festive celebrations in grand style with ‘The Advent Adventure’. There was a mixture of dance, theatrical storytelling, acrobatics and lots of festive fun. Two local professional dancers, Olivia and Claire led a fun and […]

Liberate Dance

Today Furzey, Arne, Pergins, Portland, Brownsea, Purbeck and Sandbanks classes took part in a workshop run by Liberate Dance. Liberate Dance was created by Amanda Watkins and Vickie Simmonds and is an exclusive wheelchair-based dance company based in Winchester. They believe in celebrating the freedom of movement a wheelchair brings to people with disabilities. This […]

Farm Fun

Class Durdle have had a fun day out at Farmer Palmers. Students were able to enjoy time in the soft play and play barn as well as visiting the animals and feeding the goats. They also managed to meet some sheep, pigs, geese, alpacas and shire ponies, great fun was had by all.

Inspirational Talk

We were delighted to welcome Author, YouTuber and fitness coach Ben Clark this morning. Ben gave an inspirational and informative talk to our Post 16 classes about his book ‘Rolling Forward’ a practical guide to wheelchair life. He also spoke about his own journey after a spinal cord injury in 2010 while training as a […]

Thank you Priory Concept Group

During the summer holidays, Priory Concept Group, a local facilities management company, came into school and kindly donated their time and resources to completely refurbish and transform our woodland walk and memorial garden area. This is a wonderful resource for the staff and students to enjoy the woodland, especially at this time of year, and […]

Special Concert by STJ

Small Town Jones (aka musician Jim Jones) and Dave Little, performed a memorable set of beautiful songs for us this afternoon on acoustic and electric guitar. The duo also chatted to the students beforehand about the music they enjoy and their own talents and musical taste. The concert was organised by Music Teacher Jo Whittaker […]

Christmas Fayre, this Saturday!

Stop Press News! The Christmas Elves are busy getting everything ready for this Saturday’s Christmas Fayre! Santa has told us that he is looking forward to seeing you all and he is bringing a special guest. We are also pleased to say that there will be live music. Refreshments will be available, with hot drinks […]

Anti Bullying Week

It’s anti bullying week and this year’s theme is ‘Make a noise about bullying!’ It’s important we challenge bullying in all its forms to put an end to it. Together, we can make a difference and take a stand against bullying. To celebrate these themes each student is going to complete a square for a […]

In Remembrance

Class Brownsea have been busy making poppy themed crafts to mark Remembrance Day. The students have been learning about this special day in their topic lessons, which have been themed on the UK. In talking about why we celebrate Remembrance Day, they have learned about the significance of history and the importance of remembering the men […]