• Clever clogs in Weymouth and Portland celebrate great GCSE results

  By  alfiebass at 13:13 on 26/08/10

  

  There were some cracking GCSE results across Dorset this week, with Weymouth schoolboy Oliver Mulley, from Budmouth, getting 14 A*s and one A, the higest ever result in the school's history. There were some good performances too at Wey Valley School. Emily Flinn, of Osmington, achieved the highest results in the year, She had seven A*s and two As. Mitchell and Fern Beard, who are brother and sister and go to Royal Manor, Portland, got...

• Schools in Weymouth and Portland - if you're a parent, how do you know which ones are good or bad? Add your recommendations in the comment box.

  By  Margery_H at 12:37 on 26/08/10

  

  There are some good schools in the Weymouth and Portland area - lots of them - so you really need to do your homework if you are moving here with school-age children. Information about local schools can be found on this website via the box 'Local Places and Services' or by going straight to this link. You can also go to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's website directory. You just need to type in the name of the school. You can...

• Courageous student wins a place at university

  By  Weymouth-People at 11:00 on 26/08/10

  

  by AMONG the numerous A-level successes achieved across Dorset, the achievement by James Rowen, of Beaminster, ranks highly. The 18-year-old has suffered from dyspraxia since he was three and has problems with balance and hand-eye co-ordination. Until he was 15 he had problems with his speech which put him at an educational disadvantage but the Sir John Colfox student achieved an A in geography, B in Spanish and D in psychology....

• Back to school in Weymouth - are your arms being twisted for mini-skirts and flashing trainers?

  By  Margery_H at 20:12 on 20/08/10

  

  Just a few weeks into the school holidays and already the shops are full of Back to School gear. It's as if the big bad world of business is saying: 'You might be enjoying yourself now kids, but don't relax too much, LEARNING is just around the corner.' Uniforms, books and stationery, shoes and bags - all the stuff the kids need to rip, lose, scuff and do their backs in. It used to really annoy me when I was at school in the last...

• Weymouth Robotics Challenge creates team players

  By  maddiegrigg at 09:46 on 16/07/10

  

  Weymouth College hosted the Inter-School Robotics Challenge on the 12th & 13th of July for boys and girls in Years 8 & 9. Students had the opportunity to represent their schools, Royal Manor Arts College and Budmouth Technology College, in the competition funded by the AimHigher programme. This was the 34th event so far this year and it continues to be extremely popular and successful. During the day, the students were divided...

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