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Stourfield Junior School has announced a new school uniform for September.

A new venue has been announced for the return of a ‘beloved tradition’ in Christchurch.

A TRUST of six schools is preparing to welcome a new member to the mix.

THE Grange School in Christchurch is preparing to welcome a new Head of School.

A BOURNEMOUTH infant school has been told that the quality of education pupils receive is not good, following a visit from Ofsted inspectors.

TWYNHAM School headteacher Jy Taylor is to become executive headteacher of two Christchurch schools from September. The collaboration will see Twynham School and The Grange work even more closely from the new academic year under the guidance of one leadership team. For September 2021 this approach has been formalised with leaders and teaching staff in the two schools working together across both campuses. Headteacher Jy Taylor said: “It is incredibly exciting. Whilst we have been work...

The hard work of leaders and staff at The Grange School in Christchurch is recognised in the publication of their recent visit from Ofsted. The visit, on February 3 and 4, was conducted under Section 8 of the Education Act which allows for additional remote inspections whilst routine inspections are temporarily suspended. The Grange School was judged to have “serious weaknesses” in March 2018 but, in the last 3 years a series of positive monitoring visits have culminated in this repor...

The Grange School is celebrating great success with their Sovereign Award which aims to support the personal development of confident, proud, community driven young people at the school. The award, now in its second year, provides students with the opportunity to develop a range of life skills including decision making, leadership, communication, creativity, and resilience. The school ran an application and recruitment process to assess which students from Years 8, 9 and 10 will benefit m...

Michael Turvey is the first Honorary Freeman of Christchurch Town Council THE former chief executive and town clerk of Christchurch Borough Council said he was “stunned” and “speechless” when told about being made a Freeman. Michael Turvey, who served in the two roles for 15 years before retiring in 2010, received the honour at a town council meeting last week. Mr Turvey has remained heavily involved in Christchurch in recent years. He received praise from all around the world a...