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Dorset School Children's Olympic Debut

By Dorch_People at 12:34 on 17/04/12

Around 250 Dorset school children will take to the stage at Lighthouse in Poole on Friday 20th April to celebrate the Olympics coming to Dorset in July. The first performance, open only to schools, will see the children share their anticipation of the Olympics through music, song and dance with an audience of about 1,200 primary school pupils. Later in the day they will perform to a mixed audience of friends, family and the general...
Latest details on Public Sector Strikes

By Dorch_People at 14:25 on 26/11/11

Wednesday 30th November is set to be a difficult day. The Trade union Congress has organised a day of strikes right across the country. The protest is regarding proposed changes to the pensions of public sector workers. Around 25 public sector unions and professional bodies are expected to take part nationally. More than 1,500 people are expected to join in a march in Dorchester town centre. This will affect some...
Dorchester's school children switch on to energy saving.

By Dorch_People at 08:45 on 18/11/11

45 schools all across Dorset have signed up to being a part of the Switch Off Fortnight campaign, raising awareness of energy saving and educating children in schools about being eco-aware. The two week campaign will teach children to read electricity meters, and how to track their home electricity usage. Remembering to switch off lights in empty rooms and turning off appliances when they are not in use are key...
Dorchester school reunion: appeal for more Old Hardyeans

By W_Boot at 10:16 on 18/02/11

Old Hardyeans are preparing for their annual reunion at Dorchester, in the Sixth Form Centre of the modern Thomas Hardye School on the evening of Saturday 19 March. The popular get-together takes the form of a dinner to which Old Hardyeans and Old Grammarians come from all over the country. "We want to encourage more Old Hardyeans to come from Dorset itself," said President Michel Hooper-Immins. "We know there...
Ed lands top mark in physics challenge

By Dorchester People at 11:00 on 03/02/11

ED Godfrey, a Year 13 student at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, has been judged top young physicist in the country. Fellow students also achieved exceptional results in the British Physics Olympiad competition which was entered by 1,700 talented young physicists. The examination-based competition has run for 25 years with the dual purpose of challenging and rewarding the best young physicists in British schools and of...
Development planned for co-ed change

By Dorchester People at 11:00 on 27/01/11

AN independent school which has focused on the education of boys has announced that from September next year it will go fully co-educational. Milton Abbey has been accepting girls into its sixth form since 2005 and has decided that from 2012 they will be accepted across the school's 13-18 age range. Chairman of governors James Barnes said: "The beneficial effect we have seen of girls in the sixth form will now be reflected...
Schools hit back over league tables change

By Dorchester People at 11:00 on 13/01/11

SECONDARY schools across Dorset have been rocked by new Government figures that reveal low levels of pupil achievement in core subjects. The figures rate pupils for the first time on their attainment in five key GCSE subjects that make up the new so-called English baccalaureate (Ebac), in contrast to previous league tables that have focused on pupils achieving five A* to C grades in any GCSE subjects. The new baccalaureate...
South Pole lessons

By Dorchester People at 11:00 on 04/11/10

A TEACHER from a school in Dorchester went to Antarctica today to carry out science projects. She will involve her students throughout her expedition through blogs and satellite phone calls. Lyndsay Hilton, head of chemistry, at Thomas Hardye School will study nanoparticles, in relation to glaciers and clothing. Ms Hilton will test self cleaning trousers and non-smelling socks. She is one of four teachers on the expedition. She will...
TV time travel star enjoyed his taste of the Victorian life

By Dorchester People at 09:00 on 01/11/10

awilliams@bepp.co.uk Simon Grant-Jones openly admits his travels through time have left him missing his Victorian life, especially his period clothing and mutton pie. The forgework lecturer at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester, Dorset, is one of the stars in BBC One's new series Filmed in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, over several months this year, the series will be broadcast over the coming weeks, starting tomorrow. ...
Sports kit for India

By Dorchester People at 11:00 on 28/10/10

A SCHOOL in Dorchester has donated surplus PE kit to an orphanage in India which is supported by the daughters of the St Francis de Sales order of nuns. Sunninghill Prep School donated the kit and is keen to forge a long-term link with the orphanage. It hopes to send out other useful items as well as the 40 girls' hockey tops and 40 boys' rugby shirts. Form eight children will be raising funds for postage by holding a cake sale and...

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There's heavy snow across the region today, affecting schools and businesses throughout the area. Don't know if anyone else is having problems with...

By alfiebass at 08:54 on 20/12/10
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The Thomas Hardye students were very mature in the way the protested against cuts to university funding and higher tuition fees. But what makes Uni so...

By FlatStanley at 21:26 on 29/11/10
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What are your kids up to in the summer holidays? I need to figure out what to do with my 14 year-old brother to stop him wrecking the house! Please...

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