Dorset Council

Local Offer Live 2023 Local Offer Live is taking place between 15 -26 May, and will feature a range of virtual events, activities, performances and workshops for parents, carers of children and young people with special educational needs or disability, providing greater awareness of the local opportunities that may be available to them. The two-week… Read more Local Offer Live announced for 15 – 26 May

Parents and carers in the Dorset Council area were able to find out on Mon 17 April which place in reception, junior or middle school their children will be joining in September 2023. Those offered their first preference has increased to just under 97 per cent from just under 95 per cent last year. 96%… Read more Over 96% of Dorset children are offered their first preference school

Election results for Dorset’s Youth Parliament representatives were announced recently at a ceremony at County Hall in Dorchester. Huge congratulations were given to Cam, Megan, Stanley and Tilly who are the newly elected Dorset Council representatives at Youth Parliament. Four successful candidates will take up their roles as follows: Stanley & Tilly – Lead representatives… Read more Huge congratulations to Dorset’s newly elected Youth Parliament representatives!

Children and young people will get the support they need to get the most enjoyment from their educational experience and improve their life opportunities following the launch of a new attendance strategy by Dorset Council. The new strategy, which will be implemented during this year and next, sets out to achieve the best attendance and… Read more It is onwards and upwards for Dorset Council’s new schools’ attendance strategy

On Wednesday 1 March, young people across Dorset found out which school they will be joining this September. This year has seen an increase of 100 school places more than last year. Blandford and Ferndown have been locations in particular demand with Blandford requiring 60 new places and Ferndown requiring 30 new places. 96.6 per… Read more Most Dorset students get offered their preferred choice of secondary or upper school

A recent survey carried out by Dorset Youth found that over 40% of young people in Dorset either didn’t know (21.3%) or weren’t sure (19.2%) how to access mental health advice. To tackle this, Dorset’s Suicide Prevention Group is launching a new campaign for Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 February) highlighting the wide range of… Read more RUOK? campaign launches for Children’s Mental Health Week 6-12 February

Families in Ferndown will be able to access a wide variety of services more easily following the opening of Dorset’s first Family Hub which opened to a warm reception from local residents and staff.