Throughout October we will be celebrating the lives of key figures in Dorset’s Black History. Often we learn about history through the role of people who have helped bring about change. The names Thomas Lewis Johnson, Robert Wedderburn, Belle Davis, Lilian Bader or John Stockley might not be familiar yet but their lives, and the lives of other key figures, are well worth knowing about.

Our friends at Practical Action offer fantastic free resources that you can include in your lesson plans for STEM subjects this term.

DEED and the Consortium of Development Education Centres (CoDEC) offer practical support for action on sustainability in schools, based around the 4 Cs: Campus, Curriculum, Community and Culture. We bring our significant experience from integrating global perspectives to approaches to exploring complexity in the classroom.

This incredibly important workshop for teachers and TAs of all Key Stages is happening this Thursday (23rd September) via zoom. It’s completely free to join and is hosted by our friends at DDE. We can’t recommend it enough.

‘Planet Earth Needs Our Help’ is sending out an SOS to all Primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to take part in a creative exhibition in November (Actions Speak Louder), coinciding with the COP26 Climate Summit.

The Sam King Windrush Award shall be given to a girl and a boy up to the age of 14 who can produce an outstanding essay about the Caribbean men and women who travelled on the MV Empire Windrush and arrived at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948.