In light of National Care Leavers’ Week, taking place from Wednesday 25 October to Wednesday 1 November, we urge our local community, organisations and businesses to lend their support to care-experienced young people in their community, as they head into adulthood.
This year’s Takeover Challenge saw young people ‘takeover’ some of the top roles and responsibilities at Dorset Council.
Dorset Council is set to launch two new Mockingbird constellations this year, enabling more than 25 per cent of its foster carers to have access to 24/7 wrap-around support and an invaluable extended family support network.
Two days of conferences, both with the theme of ‘Belonging’, were held at Durlston Country Park recently for those working in education, health, the emergency services and the community and voluntary sector to look at how they could improve the lives of young people in Dorset through the work they do.
Tuesday 18 April 2023, saw the official opening of a new purpose-built accommodation in Weymouth, which will provide homes for up to twelve young people leaving care.
Young people from Dorset had a chance to discuss how they can make Dorset an even better place to be a child when they came together recently at a Youth Voice Residential.
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.
Take a tour of The Harbour Hub and College House. Watch the VIDEO Young people and their families, who need that extra bit of support, will benefit from a brand-new facility in Weymouth. Dorset Council has opened a children’s home named ‘College House’ and an innovative children’s outreach centre ‘The Harbour Hub,’ both located in… Read more Weymouth has a new, bright and cosy children’s home
Fun days, workshops, sports and youth club hang-outs are among free activities being offered to Dorset’s young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Families across Dorset will benefit from a huge boost to funding for a project that is currently underway.
Foster carers from across Dorset have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Weymouth.
Coombe House School, Shaftesbury will open for children with special educational needs on Monday 16 May.
Round 3 of funding for youth projects is open, with grants of up to £5,000 available.
Dorset Council is looking for fantastic people to support our children and young people to achieve the best outcomes they can. If that is you, the council would love to hear from you.
Progress continues at Dorset’s new school in Shaftesbury for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
From February 2022, Dorset Council’s special educational needs and disability information, advice and support service (SENDIASS) will be run by Family Action, a long-established charity that supports all families.
Dorset Council’s Targeted Youth Workers are actively exploring the places, spaces, and situations in your local area where young people may be out and about.
More than 65 new laptops have been provided to Dorset Council care leavers over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dorset Council is looking for people to share their homes and become a Supported Lodgings provider, giving young people aged 16+ a safe place to live.
A briefing session for families and young people has been held to discuss plans to create more specialist education provision for Dorset.
We want to hear from young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their parents and carers.
Dorset Council and our partners are determined to work together to transform the way we work with children and young people with special educational needs or a disability (SEND) and their families.
Let’s Talk is a way that parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can discuss new developments, voice their opinions, and help decide future plans that effect their families. The next event will be held online on Wednesday 2 December at 10am to 11am.
Issued by Dorset Council on behalf of the Dorset Strategic Alliance for Children and Young People
Dorset Music Service is celebrating £90K of funding from Youth Music to give better access to music for children, young people -and babies this year.
We are asking families and young people with special educational needs and or a disability to complete a survey about the impact of the pandemic.
Hundreds of children and young vulnerable people have kept active and safe outdoors during Covid 19 lockdown, with the help of services from Dorset Council’s Outdoor Education Service.
Dorset Music Hub is crowdfunding for a project that will encourage young people to make music and learn new skills.
