William Barnes Awarded the International School Award

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24 March 2023

The staff and governors at William Barnes Primary school in Sturminster Newton were proud to receive the Foundation level of the British Council’s prestigious International Award in recognition of its work to ‘bring the world into the classroom’.
The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need for today’s world.
William Barnes’ international work includes embedding aspects of Global Learning and Citizenship into our everyday classroom teaching and having a whole school focus on three of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals – Good Health and Well Being, Responsible Consumption and Production and Life on Land, leading to a number of projects that are currently running in school. In the last two years, some of the highlights of our Global Learning have been:
Year 6 Malala Day – the children are inspired by Nobel prize winning educational activist from Pakistan and raise money to support her foundation.
Year 5 children learn about the impact of tourism and global warming on the small Himalayan region of Ladakh in Northern India and its fragile environment.
Year 4 Plogging – picking up litter around the school environment while raising fitness levels, learning about the impact of litter on local, national and global environments and learning about how the problem is being tackled.
Connecting with an international school through the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms scheme, originally with a school in Nepal.
Reducing single use plastic waste in school using the Terracycle scheme, changing from plastic straws for school milk and reducing laminated plastic being used in school.

Tag Rugby in Dorchester

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23 March 2023

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Schools in Dorchester (DASP) attended a Year 3 and Year 4 Tag Rugby festival at Dorchester rugby club. The event was organised in collaboration between Mr Perry (Cheselbourne Village School), Stu Gallagher (Rippa Rugby) and Tom Bamlet (Dorchester RFC).
Over 200 children attended the amazing event, which included learning the skills and rules of the game and then taking part in organised matches between schools. Children left with smiles on their faces, and schools received medals and rugby balls. The event was supported by sports leaders of Thomas Hardye School and Puddletown RFC. We hope to see the egg-shaped ball in the playground in the near future! The plan is for this to be an annual event.

Local legends you probably don’t know, affordable housing, and the bee-fly

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22 March 2023

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Jenny and Terry, the BV podcast team, have three exclusive interviews for you this week. Jenny chatted local history with Roger Guttridge, Terry discussed affordable housing developments and wildlife writer Jane Adams is back talking to Jenny! Just click the play button below to listen.

Never miss an episode – if you’re not already subscribed to the BV, you can sign up here and receive a notification of each new podcast (just three a month) straight to your inbox! Or you can catch up on all previous episodes right here.

Roger Guttridge recalls three local legends: a minister who upset early women’s libbers, Marnhull’s bull-baiting habit and the legendary toad doctor of Pulham
Planning permission was awarded to the Dorset-headquartered AJC Group for a collection of 13 open market homes and eight affordable dwellings (40 per cent) in Hazelbury Bryan. However, the company has an ambition to change the face of social housing, and AJC Group worked with developers Abri to provide 100 per cent affordable housing across the scheme. David Cracklen, director of AJC Group, spoke to Terry about the development.
Wildlife writer Jane Adams is looking forward to her own personal sign of spring – what she says is her Mary Quant of the insect world, the bee-fly. Jane also has a book out this month! Nature’s Wonders: Moments That Mark The Seasons, is published in conjunction with National Trust. You can see the BV review in Book Corner on the website , and Jenny chats to Jane about the book.

Safer Internet Day at Charlton Horethorne Primary School

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22 March 2023

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Pupils from Charlton Horethorne Primary have been busy this week with a variety of activities for Safer Internet Day. The children produced a video which was chosen from hundreds of entries across the country to be featured in Childnet’s live broadcast from BT Tower! You can watch it online here.
The children opened their own ‘internet cafe’ for the day, to talk about the importance of online safety and what to do if they encounter a problem online.
They also made some fantastic internet themed cakes!

Bongos and cow bells at Whitesheet Primary

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22 March 2023

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On Thursdays we are very lucky to have Mr Morgan, a specialist music teacher, come and visit us here at Whitesheet Primary for enrichment.
On the first Thursday, we learnt about different types of beats and counts. We decided whether we wanted to stamp, clap, click our fingers or whistle to the beat. After a lot of practice trying to hit the right beat, we created a rhythm with all of us playing something. We accompanied the chorus of Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran (most of us enjoyed the song but we all enjoyed our percussion section!).
On his next visit, Mr Morgan introduced instruments like bongos, shakers, tambourines and cow bells. We really enjoyed playing the different instruments even though it sometimes became very noisy! We were taught about different musical notes and we read the music to play the rhythms together. We are looking forward to what we will learn next.
By Hollie and Rene aged 10

Cleaner | Milton Abbey School

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22 March 2023

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Permanent – All Year Round

Co-educational boarding and day school for ages 13-18

Milton Abbey School seeks a competent cleaner to join our Housekeeping Team. The role will be 30hours a week Monday to Friday 9am – 3pm with the requirement to work some Saturday mornings throughout the year on a rota basis.

The successful candidate must have good health and fitness is essential as the work is of a physical nature.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive team, and training will be available. Staff also benefit from free parking, free daily lunch and annual leave.

Further details may be obtained from our website or by emailing [email protected]. Applications must be submitted on the School’s application form. The closing date for applications is 7^th April 2023.

Milton Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be the subject of an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additionally, please be aware that Milton Abbey School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. To avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Please note that our school is a no smoking site.www.miltonabbey.co.uk Registered Charity No 306318

Exam Assistant | Milton Abbey school

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21 March 2023

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Variable Hours £10.42ph

Milton Abbey School seeks a flexible and competent Exam Assistant to work within our Examinations Team. This will be zero hours, term time only, varied role within our award-winning Academic Department. Working days will be Monday to Friday to fit with the termly examinations schedule.

The successful candidate must hold a reasonable IT level and the ability to organise paperwork for this important role.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive team, and training will be available to enhance skills. Staff also benefit from free parking, free daily lunch and the opportunity to work on our historic and beautiful school site.

Further details may be obtained from our website or from HR on 01258 882182 or email [email protected]. Applications must be submitted on the school’s application form. The closing date for applications is Thursday 6^th April 2023

Milton Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be the subject of an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additionally, please be aware that Milton Abbey School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. To avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Please note that our school is a no smoking site.

www.miltonabbey.co.uk Registered Charity No 306318

We’re shortlisted – NMA2023’s Regional Publication of the Year!

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21 March 2023

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On the top of winning Digital Magazine of the Year last month – which was a total surprise, as we hadn’t entered anything – we did write an award entry (obviously in our usual highly-organised style; we slid it in under the wire at five minutes to midnight on deadline day …) for a national industry award.

This afternoon we casually went to see if the shortlist is out, as we’ve not heard anything, and saw it had actually already been published. Unsurprised that we’d not been notified about it, as we obviously weren’t on it, we scrolled down to see who had made the cut for the regional publication of the year in the News and Magazine Awards 2023…

That’s…. Us.
The BV.
RIGHT THERE IN THE SHORTLIST!

We’re honestly giddy at the thought.

If you click through and scroll the full shortlist, it contains the likes of the Mail, the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Grazia, Country Living, Hello Magazine … and now The BV!

*falls on floor*

The shortlist for the regional publication award includes just three titles, and we’re the only purely-digital entry there: we’re up against the Western Mail and the Nottingham Post, BOTH of which are incredibly successful, longstanding local newspapers. But just to be on that list with them! Giddy at the thought, we are!

And listen, we have a one in three chance, right?

Our tiny team works so hard from BV HQ to inform and educate our audience with accuracy and integrity, but also to never lose that little bit of personality which makes us uniquely ‘Dorset’. To be recognised among such talented and respected titles on a national scale is both humbling and inspiring. And of course it’s never just a personal achievement – it can only be a reflection of the entire team’s efforts to deliver impactful and relevant stories and features, as we also try to entertain and uplift.

The winners will be announced at a glitzy ceremony in May in London. We’ll keep you posted…

(Psssst – LOOK! That’s USSSSSS!)

Science & DT Technician | Milton Abbey School

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21 March 2023

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25 hours a week – £11 ph

Milton Abbey School seeks an organised and competent technician to work within our Science and DT (Design Technology) Departments. This will be 25 hours a week (term time only), varied role within our award-winning Academic Team. Working days will be Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate must have a broad understanding of health & safety, with a reasonable IT level and the ability to organise this important dual role.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive team, and training will be available to enhance skills. Staff also benefit from free parking, free daily lunch and the opportunity to work on our historic and beautiful school site.

Further details may be obtained from our website or from HR on 01258 882182 or email [email protected]. Applications must be submitted on the school’s application form. The closing date for applications is Thursday 6^th April 2023

Milton Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be the subject of an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additionally, please be aware that Milton Abbey School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. To avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Please note that our school is a no smoking site.

www.miltonabbey.co.uk Registered Charity No 306318