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  • National Trust and Oly Rush of Project Planet Earth visit TPS

    Published 15/05/25

    The National Trust Level 2 Environment Leaders enjoyed a double whammy of visitors in their session this week, in preparation for their participation in the Ocean Day at Studland on June 8th. Clare Meaden of the National Trust and Oly Rush of Project Planet Earth came to help us prepare and plan for the event, thinking about why we are involved and what we can do to raise awareness of sea pollution, both on this day and beyond.

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  • Top Tips for Parents & Educators: Fostering a Sense of Belonging

    Published 07/05/25

    Creating a strong sense of belonging is essential for children's emotional wellbeing and academic success. This guide explores ten simple and effective strategies, such as encouraging participation, celebrating diversity, and addressing bullying, that help schools build inclusive environments where every child feels valued and connected. 

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  • Ofsted, exceptionally impressed!

    Published 02/05/25

    Dear Purbeck families,

    As you are probably aware we had a visit from Ofsted this week. Three inspectors visited across the two days and they looked at all aspects of the school. They completed an ‘ungraded’ inspection (which is what they often do with schools that are rated ‘Good’) this means that they can not officially change the grading of the school at the end of the inspection but they can make recommendations.

    We are not allowed to share the official outcome of the inspection just at the moment as the report has to be moderated. However, what I can tell you is that the inspectors were exceptionally impressed with what they saw and that the overall outcome could not have been better!

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  • Congratulations to our 6th form students in the 2025 RSC Chemistry Olympiad!

    Published 04/04/25

    We are thrilled to announce that our 6th form students have excelled in the 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chemistry Olympiad, bringing home an impressive array of awards. Our talented students have earned 6 Bronze, 2 Silver, and 1 Gold award, showcasing their exceptional skills and dedication to the subject.

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  • National Trust Leadership course for KS3​​​​​​​

    Published 27/03/25

    The Purbeck School is working with the National Trust to pioneer the first ever Leadership Course for KS3 pupils. Following the success of the level 3 course with sixth formers, we are now delivering a level 2 course to some KS3 pupils.

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  • What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Bluesky Social App

    Published 26/03/25

    This free guide discusses the growing popularity of Bluesky, a public-first microblogging social media platform, and explores what parents and educators can do to ensure children's safety when using the app.

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  • YPPG Supported Activities

    Published 21/03/25

    Youth. Patient. Participation. Group. (YPPG) is a group of young people working with GPs in Purbeck to improve Youth Health Services
    Young People said: Anxiety, depression and lack of confidence is hard. We need strategies to help us cope better. Supported activities where we can relax and talk to a trusted adult would help

    The YPPG have a grant to set these up and have worked with Schools, the Youth Organisation and Nature/Arts & Craft Organisations

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  • Purbeck Linguists Visit British Library

    Published 19/03/25

    Pictured above is the Year 12 English Language group (and the orange-topped Mr Clay) standing in front of the iconic clock tower of the British Library in Kings Cross, London. We were fortunate to secure a workshop delivered by the Lead Curator of Spoken English at the library, Jonathan Robinson, who provided an informative and engaging presentation about aspects of English-speaking accents and dialects. This included the differing grammatical functions of the filler ‘like’, dialectical variants of the adjective ‘attractive’ (you may or may not wish to ask your daughter/son the meaning of ‘leng’) and the impact of ‘out migration’ upon the English language. After the workshop, the group explored some of the library’s collection of significant texts such as a copy of the Magna Carta dating back to 1215 (the library holds two of the existing four original copies) and a handwritten original copy of John Lennon’s lyrics to The Beatles’, Mr Holmes’ favourite.

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  • Super 7's Well Done!

    Published 17/03/25

    As part of our behaviour policy, in every lesson, each student is given a score.  Students receiving a 7 have exceeded expectations for the lesson. The following week, the names of the students will be compiled, and they will each receive 7 house points. Shortly after this, they will be presented with their Super 7 wristband which provides them with:

    1. Queue-jump for themselves and one friend for all break times and lunch times throughout the week.
    2. An invitation for a Friday hot chocolate with the Headteacher and House Leaders.

     

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  • Thursday is World Book Day and it’s not just for primary schools!

    Published 05/03/25

    Here at The Purbeck School, it’s World Book Day every day with an active library and every tutor group reading for at least 15 minutes each day. But in addition, this week there is a variety of activities and competitions in the library, including a book title emoji treasure hunt, and ‘Batman vs the Bard’, a tricky quiz identifying which quotes are from Batman and which from Shakespeare.

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  • initiative with the Dorset FA Young Leadership Group

    Published 05/03/25

    Help to level the playing field 4 young carers

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  • Homegrown entrepreneur returns to Purbeck Sixth Form

    Published 05/03/25

    We were delighted to welcome back former student Ben Ingram this morning. Ben gave a very well received presentation about his burgeoning career having established a distinguished photography and filmmaking business. Ben studied Media, English Language and IT at A Level before attending university in Bournemouth.

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