Full Time Lead Teacher for Outdoor Education | Fairmead School

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15 November 2022

Salary £32,566 (including allowances)

Fairmead School transforms the lives of young people aged between 4 and 19 years with additional learning needs (MLD and ASD).

We are looking to appoint a member of staff to develop and lead the Outdoor Education provision at Fairmead School, bringing added relevance and purpose to personalised curricula for small groups of students with complex learning needs and developmental gaps who require a more practical provision.

You will be required to:

To develop social communication and emotional resilience and unlock learning potential.
To develop an inspirational Outdoor Education provision, in which sequential programmes – matched to individual ability – target growth in personal and emotional resilience and social communication and encourage risk-taking in a safe, controlled environment.
To Source/ manage necessary equipment and identify, risk assess and maintain appropriate locations to be able to deliver programmes in a range of outdoor adventurous areas such as (though not exclusively):
Bushcraft
Mountain Biking
Kayaking and Paddle-Boarding
Climbing

The successful candidates will join our committed, passionate and dedicated staff team and play an integral role in building an exhilarating future for our school community.

To obtain an application pack please view http://www.fairmeadschool.com/vacancies or contact [email protected]

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit our school; this can be arranged by contacting Mrs Berryman on 01935 421295 (appointments will be made for after 3.30pm).

Closing Date: Monday 28^th November – 12 noon Interview Date: Thursday 1^st December

NB: Fairmead School is committed to safeguarding the school community. All job applications must contain the disclosure of any spent convictions and cautions. The school will carry out pre-employment vetting procedures, which include the successful outcome of an enhanced DBS.

Full Time Classroom Teacher MPS/UPS + 1 SEN | Fairmead School

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Fairmead School transforms the lives of young people aged between 4 and 19 years with additional learning needs (MLD and ASD).

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and dynamic Classroom Teachers who have the flexibility to teach a range of curriculum subjects across the school. Successful candidates will be self-motivated, creative, fun and inspirational teachers who have a desire to build meaningful and positive relationships with all the young people they encounter. They will need to approach curriculum subjects in a purposeful, age appropriate and exciting way, engaging young people through first hand experiences. They will have high aspirations for our students and will be committed to, and passionate about, preparing them for successful, independent and happy futures in adulthood.

The successful candidates will join our committed, passionate and dedicated staff team and play an integral role in building an exhilarating future for our school community.

We welcome applications from teachers with all levels of experience and from a range of education backgrounds in both mainstream and special sectors.

Successful candidates will benefit from:

Joining a strong and committed staff team with a bright future.
Excellent CPD opportunities.
Outstanding opportunities for pedagogical development, working with specialist practitioners and experienced leaders.
The opportunity to make life-defining differences for an amazing group of young people.

To obtain an application pack please contact [email protected]

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit our school; this can be arranged by contacting Mrs Berryman on 01935 421295

(appointments will be made for after 3.30pm).

Closing Date: Monday 5th December Interview Date: Friday 9th December

Fairmead Community Special School, Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4NZ | 01935 421295

The Pocket Rocket, Hen homing, and Somerset’s silicon valley of cheese | BV podcast

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As the first episode of the month, it’s of course the front section this week – starting as always with Letter from the Editor, then the lead feature stories and this week we’ve added the current political thoughts (because the way things are, if we wait another week on those they’ll be irrelevant!):

In her letter from the editor, Laura (like us all) is considering the ever-more-worrying cost of living, especially its impact on local independent businesses – and what the BV, as a community resource, is trying to do to help.
The Pocket Rocket is European Champion! Tiny teenage boxer Ruby Else-White from Stalbridge has won her first European title.
Do you have room for some girls? Haidy Mansfield talks about the current hen rescue situation in the UK – and she has a hen rehoming day this month.
For three consecutive years, the Supreme Champions at the Virtual Cheese Awards have come from within five miles of each other, between Templecombe and Wincanton!
Politics is not a soap opera. A serious sense of purpose and a united, dedicated application has returned, says Simon Hoare MP, who has just one simple word for his constituents.
It’s time to grab the opportunity and place the environmental agenda back on the top of the To Do list, says North Dorset Green Party’s Ken Huggins.
The ringmaster has changed, but it’s the same old Tory circus with a worrying downgrade of climate policies, says Labour’s Pat Osborne.
A general election could re-energise the tired parade of the same old faces and develop a national consensus, says North Dorset Lib Dems’ Mike Chapman.

The BV magazine is the monthly digital magazine from Dorset – you can read the entire latest issue here and why not subscribe (it’s FREE!) so that it drops into your inbox every month on publication day? Just click here!

Come and stride into Christmas for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance!

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15 November 2022

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Come and stride into Christmas for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance! Sunday December 11th, and registration is now open.

Preparations are well under way for the hugely popular annual Santa Stride organised by Sturminster Newton Rotary

Sturminster Newton Santa Stride is the brilliant fun community event in which all participants put on Santa Suits and set off to run, walk (or just stroll!) along the Trailway from the Sturminster Newton car park to Shillingstone – or just as far as you like, as there are marked and marshalled turnaround points at regular intervals along the way.

Despite rising costs and to avoid adding to the ever-increasing cost of living, the entry fee (which includes your Santa Suit) remains unchanged. Adults are £5 each, Children aged six to 12 years old are £2.50 and under sixes go free. In addition every person registered receives free entry into a prize draw, and will receive a commemorative medal.

This pre-Christmas fun event raises money through sponsorship and donations for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

For more information and FAQ’s, or to register please go to www.stursantastride.co.uk .

You will also be able to register on the day at the desk on the forecourt of The Original Factory Shop Sturminster Newton or at one of the Santa Stride pop-up shops in the The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on Saturday November 12th, 19th, 26th and December 3rd.

So please, come along and join the Jolly Jogging Santas on Sunday December 11th, we look forward to seeing you there!

Autumn at the kindergarten

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14 November 2022

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The two to four year-olds have embraced autumn at Wimborne Kindergarten, making great use of their outdoor space.

They have been using their imagination building with crates, planks and tyres to create their own vehicles, and helping each other to complete their own obstacle course.
All the children love water play and they experiment with pouring, sieving, filling and emptying containers – it’s always a busy area in the garden.
The children have also been investigating the pumpkins and gourds, exploring their smell, texture and colours. They have enjoyed the many autumn displays in Wimborne town centre on their walks and visits to the local library. The children particularly love their visits to the Wimborne Community Garden which adjoins the Kindergarten.

They have used foraged blackberries from the Kindergarten’s own hedgerow and collected fallen apples to make their very own Gruffalo crumble and they have baked gingerbread men after reading the story. The leftover apples were used to create wonderful prints in Autumn hues!
As the days get colder the children will continue to use the outdoor space as a free-flow facility, enabling the children to choose to learn inside or outdoors whatever the weather.

Horse holidays and housekeeping

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14 November 2022

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The horses are off for a rest, but it’s time for cleaning, sorting … and perhaps some jumping, says three-day eventer Toots Bartlett

With the event season behind us, we begin a brief period of quietness throughout the yard. Most of the horses at Team Fox-Pitt have already gone on their winter holidays. My own team of horses is due to go home to my parents’ house near Castle Cary in the next few weeks to have their own break. It’s time for each of them to rest, relax, put some weight on and enjoy just being a horse!
But while the horses get to go on holiday, my human team and I get to sort through everything on the yard: every draw needs re-labelling, sorting out and finding anything that is broken or isn’t in a pair. All the tack gets a deep clean, taken apart and thoroughly checked over. We will sort through the lorry, removing any competition gear that doesn’t need to stay there over winter. We’ll also reorganise the lorry and give it a thorough clean. As it was new to us mid-season, it’s a vital job to get it properly set up for how we want it, ready for next year. The stables are also being washed out, all the mats re-glued down and the stable doors will get a fresh lick of paint.

On to showjumping
We are pleased to welcome a new member of staff to Team TB – local girl Erin has joined us, and only a few weeks into the job I can already say she is a massive asset, working well alongside Eve and me.
Now the event season has finished, I will turn my attention to showjumping for the winter. I am lucky enough to have the ride on Carlos 55, my sister’s horse, and he is an incredible showjumper. I’m really looking forward to getting out and about on him – and being brave enough to do those tight turns. We will also spend a lot of the winter months doing strength and condition work, on both the horses and myself! Lots of core and back end work to strengthen the muscles and top line. This will be done through pole work, schooling and in-hand exercises.
I am also looking for a couple of young horses to produce next season, so if you know of anything showing promise or talent do contact me ([email protected]). We are also able to take in horses over the winter for schooling – it’s a good time to re-educate whilst the pressure of competition is off.

Rising star tenor at Child Okeford

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14 November 2022

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A talented young tenor from Somerset is giving a solo recital of favourite songs and arias at Child Okeford village hall on Friday 18th November at noon.
Gregory Steward (22), who was a joint specialist vocal and trumpet scholar at Wells Cathedral School and studied voice with Tim Richards at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, from where he recently graduated with a first class honours degree in music. He won the Taunton Young Singer Competition and was a semi-finalist in both the Somerset Song Prize, a national competition for singers up to the age of 25, and the Two Moors Young Musician competition. He has sung with acclaimed vocal ensemble Tenebrae and the Choir of St John’s College Oxford. He successfully auditioned for the BBC National Chorus of Wales and has performed in Britten’s War Requiem and Handel’s Messiah, both at St David’s Hall.
Since graduating, Gregory has been performing many recitals in towns and villages in Somerset and Dorset to launch his solo career. The Child Okeford concert will include songs from South Pacific, Les Miserables and popular romantic arias, including Nessun Dorma. It begins at noon and there will be refreshments.

For tickets for an opportunity to hear a young tenor at the start of his professional career, contact Gregory on 01458 211197 or email [email protected]

Local cookshop beats Harrods and John Lewis to win top award

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14 November 2022

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Wimborne’s popular independent cookware retailer Salamander Cookshop were celebrating last month, having won a prestigious Excellence in Housewares Award at a glittering ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

Often described as a traditional ‘emporium’, Salamander stocks over 5,000 different cookware products. All have been carefully curated by owners David and Ione Crossley, who took over the shop in 2019.
There were seven other finalists in the category of Excellence in Retail Training, including Harrods and John Lewis.
‘We feel proud to be recognised alongside such an impressive range of leading national brands’ said the husband and wife team. ‘This award recognises our focus, our team really knowing the products we sell and us being able to share that knowledge and expertise with customers.’

It’s all in the training
David and Ione put the win down to their baked-in commitment to training. David said: ‘We came to the retail sector from education; we ran our own training consultancy helping to develop school leaders and teachers. Quite simply, as lifelong learners ourselves, great training is part of our DNA. With this background, a focus on learning about the cookware industry and its products was natural for us.’
All Salamander staff undergo online training with suppliers and leading cookware specialists, as well as attending workshops at places such as the Le Crueset kitchen in Andover.
Ione said: ‘We believe we best serve our customers by offering genuine product knowledge and expertise as well as great customer service. We’ve developed an induction manual and we take every member of staff through the shop in sections so they can really get under the skin of what we sell – how it works, where it comes from, its benefits and features.’
Salamander was also a finalist in the Retail Initiative Category for its innovative approach. The couple have in-store demonstrations for customers, and during COVID held virtual cooking competitions and personal Zoom shopping.

Food walks
The couple are always looking for new ways to expand what they do, too. Their cooking events have proved very popular – one of their recent guest experts was Maggie Richardson from last year’s Great British Bake Off. Wimborne Food Walks is another venture which they jointly host with other businesses in the town. Ione said: ‘We’re delighted to partner with Dacombes of Wimborne, who allow us to use their demonstration kitchen. We love the town – the brilliant range of cafe and artisan food shops inspired us to run Food Walks where we showcase other local food businesses, such as East Street Deli, The Malthouse Bakery and Bells Fisheries.’
The cookshop also won Good Retailing Award in 2021 for its accessible website, effective use of IT and its creative newsletter which goes out regularly to over 800 subscribers.
salamandercookshop.com

Not for the national best interest

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13 November 2022

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A general election could re-energise the tired parade of the same old faces and develop a national consensus, says North Dorset Lib Dems’ Mike Chapman

Normally, of course, we Liberal Democrats occupy the centre-ground of politics. This last week, though, I admit I took to the high ground. That is to say, a group of us, duly wearing our yellow Lib Dem hi-vis jackets, did a litter-pick on the top of Bulbarrow! It is astonishing how much – and what – rubbish is just chucked out of car windows en passant. Nonetheless, we unashamedly enjoyed the walk, the view and the company. I recommend it.
Equally unashamedly, the Liberal Democrats are calling for a general election.
It won’t happen because those in power, in Mrs T’s memorable line, are frit.
Our concern is that the country is being damaged, people are being hurt and enterprises are going under due to the instability. As the third Tory leader this year, Rishi Sunak has absolutely no mandate from the people and his parliamentary majority is owed to a discredited figure and the car crash of Brexit promises. Worse, they are about to embark on a further period of austerity. Axes will fall at the whim of a few mandarins and special advisers, tweaked by the dogmatic and factional interests of politicians. The people of this land will have absolutely no say. I am very concerned that investment in levelling-up, in radically improving social care and in protecting the environment will evaporate – or be pushed back onto resource-strapped local government.

Ramparts not gateways
In the self-induced crisis this government finds itself in, the instant reaction is to reduce risk, back the popular, shore up support in the one-third of the population who voted for you. We used to be a classy sort of nation. We seem increasingly to be one where people and parties look out for number one rather than the national best interest; a nation becoming xenophobic, where borders are ramparts not gateways and where global issues become matters for others because we are too busy.
We need to reset and re-energise. That is the real reason we need a general election. It might even lead us to develop a national consensus. For a consensus, policies and plans must be so inclusive that everyone can buy into them, get behind them. Engaging our combined understanding and experience can find a way ahead using the best people, not just the usual suspects.
Management. It is how the best organisations work. Currently, however, we are heading for the alternative: action taken in favour of the few. Leading, in a couple of difficult years, to yet more see-saw, zig then zag, fragmentation of the Union and further diminution of our standing as a country.
The Lib Dems will always be there to help pick up the pieces.