Children and young people are gearing up for a happy and healthy Christmas, courtesy of a range of free activities, holiday clubs, and fun days offered through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF). The HAF programme allows anyone that is already in receipt of benefit related free school meals to sign up for a… Read more Free activities for children and young people this Christmas
Dorset Council residents under the age of 16 are able to access free swimming from 17th December to the 1st of January in many of the leisure centres across the county. This opportunity follows on from the success of the free swimming available over this years summer holiday that saw almost 30,000 sessions… Read more Free Christmas holiday Swimming sessions for children and young people.
Over the summer children and young people have been cooling off and having fun in swimming pools across the county, thanks to free swimming sessions offered by Dorset Council. This initiative was made possible by additional funding that allowed Dorset Council to offer all residents under the age of 16 free swimming from 25th July to… Read more Dorset Children and young people making the most of free-swimming sessions.
After securing additional funding, Dorset Council residents under the age of 16 can access free swimming from 25th July to the 4th of September in some of the leisure centres across the county. Cllr Andrew Parry, Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Early Help said: ‘We are delighted to have the opportunity to provide… Read more Free swimming for children and young people this summer holiday
Dorset Council and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council are working together to change how we provide alternative provision for children and young people who need it. These council’s will be setting up new contracts with providers of alternative provision from September 2022 and are seeking feedback from parents, carers and young people to decide what the requirements… Read more Changes to alternative provision in Dorset
Dorset Council is looking to improve and strengthen the special educational needs and disability information, advice and support service, SENDIASS. This is a free, confidential and impartial service for children and young people aged 0 to 25 years who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and their parents and carers. In October 2020, Dorset Council’s Cabinet, made up of local councillors, approved plans to find an external provider… Read more Update on Dorset’s SENDIAS service
Over the summer children and young people took part in a variety of exciting, unique, and enriching activities, such as: paddle-boarding across our stunning coastline woodwork in the one of our beautiful forests team sports such as cricket, basketball, and football raft building with a team of friends so many more fantastic experiences All this… Read more Summer in Dorset – Giving children a summer holiday to remember
Dorset Council is helping children and young people to enjoy a happy and healthy summer, with a programme of exciting things to do and nutritious meals. Summer in Dorset is an initiative designed to bring high-quality, accessible and affordable holiday activities to families in Dorset. Find out more A big part of Summer in… Read more Summer in Dorset – Come join the fun!
Children and young people will be getting stuck in over this year’s summer holidays with a council initiative that hopes to bring lots of excitement to Dorset. Dorset Council is working with local schools, voluntary organisations and activity providers to develop an exciting programme of activities that will be taking place across Dorset over the… Read more A summer of fresh air, food and fun
More than 1,500 fun food and activity ‘holiday bundles’ are being sent to Dorset children who need it most this Easter. Volunteers and council staff took over County Hall in Dorchester to create the bundles for families who have been hardest hit by the pandemic, take a look! https://youtu.be/qUwELM6qPZk The bundles, which are being distributed… Read more Delivering food and fun to children in Dorset
Are you worried about how your child is coping with the coronavirus crisis and lockdown? Dorset Council’s Educational Psychology Service has set-up a helpline to support those who are worried about their child or teenager during the lockdown. Cllr Andrew Parry, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Early Help, said: “These are difficult… Read more Coronavirus helpline for parents and carers
This time of year is all about kindness and giving and no one has embodied this more than Gracie-Leigh, a 6 year old pupil from Swanage Primary School. When asked to make a list for Father Christmas, Gracie-Leigh asked for her presents to be given to sick and disabled children in Dorset. A member of… Read more Dorset school pupil’s Christmas toy donation
