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BSO Curious Creatures

We were very fortunate to host two performances by an ensemble from The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) on the 17th July. A group of students from Winchelsea School also joined us, and together we enjoyed exploring the soundscape of The BSO’s performance of ‘Curious Creatures’, a collection of pieces based on creatures in the natural […]

Rotary Club Donation

We send a special ‘Thank You’ to the Westbourne Rotary Club who have very kindly been raising money for our school over the last year. Our Family Liaison Officer, Donna Brown, and Class Pergins ESW Becky Rodriguez were invited to attend the club’s President’s Night to receive the cheque for £3,090 from President Brian Thomas. […]

Thank you, Sporting Bears

Our friends The Sporting Bears are visiting today for our special Grand Prix to add some classic car atmosphere to the proceedings. The perfect opportunity for them to present us with a cheque for the funds raised at our recent Car Show and Vintage Day. The Bears raised a brilliant £1,042 with their dream rides, […]

National Sports Week Day 2

National Sports Week Day two, and today we had a full program of activities. Students had the opportunity to relax with some yoga hosted by Zoe Butler first thing, chilling down with some poses and breathing, a slightly gentler start than those who attended a brilliant wheelchair rugby coaching session from Stu and Rob from […]

National Sports Week

National Sports Week kicked off with a whole school session of activities. A variety of different sports and game stations were set up around the school with this year’s theme in mind, ‘Play for Fun Play for 60’. For our students, the Chief Medical Officers’ recommendation is for a minimum of 20 minutes of physical activity every […]

Class Alum

Class Alum have had a brilliant few weeks making incredible progress within their gardening sessions. They are completing tasks mostly independently now. The students have enjoyed listening to a story about planting seeds before attempting to plant their own flowers and seeds. As you can see from the photos, they really engaged with this, following […]

Councillors Visit

On 5th June, students from Arne, Pergins and Brownsea classes took part in a talk and Q&A with BCP Councillors May Haines and John Challinor as part of their Lifeskills studies. The students have been learning about what democracy means, understanding politics and finding out about the electoral system. This was an invaluable opportunity for […]

Car Show Success

The weather was amazing on Sunday for our Car Show, Craft and Vintage Day. We are so grateful for all the help and support we received on the day from our staff, running stalls, providing refreshments and being on hand to help where needed. You really went above and beyond. Thank you. We would also […]

GCSE Artwork

For her GCSE Art exam, Dolly, a student in class Arne, has created a living sculpture around an apple tree on the lawn outside of Carmel House. Dolly has used the tree as the centre for her wheel design, with ‘spokes’ radiating outward creating something that looks completely natural in the environment. The inspiration for […]

LEAP Students Create Music

In their Learning Enrichment Activity Programme (LEAP), Students Katherine, Kitty, James, Harrison, Annabelle and Charlotte have been enjoying mindfulness sessions run by Furzey staff member Dan Cook. They have created their very own mindfulness music using specifically chosen instruments to create a soothing repetitive beat. This music will be made available across the school for […]