When Michael Tomlinson MP arrived at The Purbeck School, he transformed the Purbeck Hall into the debating chamber at the Houses of Parliament. Students faced each other on different sides of the House, taking their seats as Ministers, Backbenchers and Members of the Opposition, in order
Congratulations to Mike Davies who has secured a sports scholarship at the Prestigious Sport Academy Aarhus in Denmark. On completion of his A Level exams, Mike will be heading to Denmark to embark on a year’s professional sports coaching alongside academic studies. Mike was introduced to
On Wednesday 8th May we were delighted to welcome Major General Cowan to talk to our year 12 and 13 students about his life, opportunities and situations in which he has demonstrated leadership. His talk was both fascinating and inspiring to our students. He also talked
Dylan first discovered handball at Dorset School Games whilst playing for The Purbeck School’s U15 squad back in April 2017; in this he impressed some county coaches and was given Dorset handball trials along with some of his fellow teammates. After playing for Dorset handball for
Last week the Purbeck School Sixth Form had the privilege to welcome Vikki Slade, a local councillor and Lib Dem candidate for Mid Dorset & North Poole MP seat, to the school. Vikki spoke about a wide range of key political issues of the day; including
This is it! As the end of the academic year approaches, here are some vital notes for your information. Normal school will continue until Friday 10th May after which the revision period commences. From Monday 13th May you will be expected to attend all lessons in
Hanna Field joined the University of Exeter Pathways Programme after joining our sixth form in year 12. Hanna has attended many subject activities at the university and after passing her online assessments, she has been awarded the title of “University of Exeter Senior Scholar”. Hanna is
Last week we were delighted to invite back one of our ex-students Zoe Squirrel to talk to our current sixth formers. Zoe is a competitive para dressage rider based in Dorset. It was a privilege to hear her truly inspiring talk to our students about following
We are half way through our mentoring programme 2019. Our fantastic year 11s are being mentored by our talented sixth formers in both years 12 and 13. Both year groups really do find the process incredibly rewarding, supporting and developing key skills as well as providing
This week, in recognition of the stand students across the world are taking to prompt our governments acting further on the issue of climate change, our Year 13 A-Level Geography students wrote to our local MP, Michael Tomlinson, to express our concerns on the issue of