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IN THIS ISSUE Education News Halloween Activities Online Safety for Kids Clubs & Classes What’s On THINK BIG Open Day, Fri 5th Oct 2018 Kindergarten, Pre-Prep, Junior & Senior See our new STEAM HUB under construction. Hear about our new curriculum for the future taught from age 3. • Coding • Design Thinking • Project Management Talbot Heath • Digital Design • Ethics • Material Science Independent School for Girls aged 3-18 Rothesay Rd | Bournemouth | Tel: 01202 761881 | talbotheath.org | Connect with us @TalbotHeathSch | Day and boarding Issue 2 September/October 2018 familiesonline.co.uk Views & News Editor’s WelcomeIf you have anything you’d like to share with Welcome to Families Dorset Magazine. our readers – whether news, events or promote This issue has plenty to help you seamlessly your business – please do get in touch. Plus, navigate your way through the busy don’t forget to like us on Facebook for up-to- autumn months. date information, competitions and more. We share some great tips on how to get the Managing Editor - Keren Moseley most out of school open days, and give you Best wishes, [email protected] some handy tips on how to choose the right 07518 514012 club or class for your child. And as always, Editor Advertising - Claire Clarricoates you can rely on our comprehensive What’s On [email protected] guide to take you and your family through to 07812 218331 the half term holidays, Halloween and beyond. 3 Design - Matthew Craig mattcraigdesign.co.uk Next Issue November/December 2018 Christmas Activities & Days Out, 5 Santa’s Grotto’s, Education & In This Issue Early Years, Health & much more. 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Hear about our new curriculum for the future taught from age 3. • Coding • Design Thinking • Project Management Talbot Heath • Digital Design • Ethics • Material Science Independent School for Girls aged 3-18 company, Families Print Ltd, and LCMB Ltd cannot be held LOVE Rothesay Rd | Bournemouth | Tel: 01202 761881 | talbotheath.org | Connect with us @TalbotHeathSch | Day and boarding responsible for the claims of advertisers nor for the accuracy Issue 2 September/October 2018 familiesonline.co.uk of the contents, or any consequence thereof. SO DO WE! That’s why at Families, we love going the extra mile to give you MORE! Families reaches 40,000+ involved parents & carers in Dorset. MORE readers Families has over 75% re-booking rate, so what we do works. MORE success Families delivers content on the things that matter most to parents. MORE relevant Families outlets are cherry picked to reach the right kind of people. MORE targeted Would you like to advertise your Families offers great value tailor-made packages & added extras. MORE value business to over 40,000 parents Families is more durable so your ads look great for longer. in our Nov/Dec issue? MORE quality If you think we’re on the same page, contact Families Dorset today & see how we can help BOOK TODAY your business do more. Contact Keren at [email protected] Call 07518 514012 or email [email protected] familiesonline.co.uk 2 Families Dorset Views & Poole-based swim school, Puddle Ducks Dorset is sponsoring two- Swim School year-old Teddy, who is partially sighted, to swim with the school News Sponsors for a year. This charitable initiative is aimed at giving children from all walks of life the opportunity to participate in activities that they Little Teddy might not have otherwise been able to. Teddy’s mum, Victoria said: “Swimming is such a fantastic skill to have and one that could potentially save your life and Teddy’s illness meant we couldn’t start his lessons as early as we wanted to.” Jane Bozic, owner of Puddle Ducks Dorset and West Hants, added: “Being able to give Teddy the opportunity to have swimming lessons has been extremely rewarding. He is becoming a very confident little swimmer!” New Headteacher for Talbot Heath New Principal for Helen Talbot Heath has appointed Mrs Pugh as its new Junior School Headteacher. O’Grady Drama Academy The former Deputy Head of the Junior School joined the school ten years ago as a Year 2 teacher and is a graduate of Law and History, passionate Mike Mullen has been appointed as the new Principal teacher and SEN specialist. of the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in Dorset. Mike Mrs Pugh is absolutely thrilled with her new role. She has a real trained as a Primary School Teacher at The University love of teaching and learning and is committed to enabling of Winchester and for many years, he has been an every girl in her care to become the very best they can be. active member of various amateur theatre companies. Her philosophy in life is to seize every opportunity, try your Confidence and communication are increasingly being very best and always treat those around you as you would seen as two of life’s greatest assets. The aim of the Academy like to be treated. She is determined to ensure that the school is to provide children with a self-development programme using a continues to flourish, with an emphasis on aspirational, active, carefully constructed, progressive drama syllabus. engaging learning, underpinned by compassion and Christian values, thus remaining true to the vision of its founder, Mary Broad. Mike is looking forward with great enthusiasm to continuing the amazing work of the Academy in the Dorset area. “This programme allows children to develop key life skills at their own pace. Not only do they gain in confidence, but they also learn skills which can increase their ability to ask and answer questions with assurance, make friends more easily and converse with adults effectively.” To find out more about this unique programme, contact Mike at 07341 947883. Two Thirds of Children Not Safe in Cars Parents are being advised to check their children’s car seats after a new study found that two in three children aren’t safe while travelling. CONSIDERING A VOCATION IN COUNSELLING? The What Car? study, created in conjunction with specialist organisation Child Seat Safety found that 59% of children are sitting in For a holistic approach to learning, choose car seats that have been incorrectly fitted or are inappropriate for them. Iron Mill College for your Education & Training in Mental Health & Wellbeing. The survey revealed that 36% were incorrectly fitted in the car, while 33% of those that had children in them weren’t suitable. Many of the mistakes Iron Mill College is a leading provider of counselling and were said to be “simple and easy to avoid,” and included tightening seat psychotherapy courses, offering training from entry level belts, incorrect head restraints or harnesses being in the wrong position. right through to post qualifying. In the UK, children are legally required to remain in a car seat until they ▪ Entry level courses ▪ University validated degrees are either 12 years old or at least 135 cm tall, whichever comes first. ▪ CPD workshops & Conferences ▪ FREE public lectures Child Seat Safety Check Events: Our Poole classes and workshops will be held at: 5 September & 11 December Acorn Business Park, Ling Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NZ 10am – 3pm at the Littledown Centre, Bournemouth BH7 7DX 24 October For further information: 10am – 3pm at the Ice Rink Car Park, Poole Park, Poole BH15 2SF 01202 743804 / [email protected] Follow us: More info at www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules www.ironmill.co.uk familiesonline.co.uk Families Dorset 3 Views & Only Half of Pre-School Children News Being Read to Daily Parenting The number of toddlers being read to daily feel comfortable in bookshops, and nearly half are has dropped by 20% since 2013, according to overwhelmed by the choice of children’s books. recent research. The annual Understanding the The publisher Egmont, which co-funded the Children’s Book Consumer survey from Nielsen research, said the decline correlated with an Book Research found that while 69% of pre- increase of almost a fifth in the proportion of school children were read to daily in 2013, that toddlers watching online video content daily, figure had now dropped to just 51%. and warned that the “steep decline” in reading The study found parents complained of obstacles to young children “signalled a significant threat preventing them from reading to their children.