The Boat Building Academy is a strategic partner of the College, offering a range of courses that teach the skills of a 21st Century Boat Builder.

The Chesil Education Partnership is a networked learning community of all 29 schools and colleges in and around Weymouth and Portland. The aim of the partnership is to ensure that all learners being educated in this area achieve their full potential and, in so doing, to enable schools, parents and the wider community to work together for the benefit of all.

www.chesil.org.uk

Visit the local authority website for further information on Weymouth town and its surrounding area.

www.weymouth.gov.uk

www.weymouthandportlandpartnership.org

The site provides oodles more information about our activities and is really user friendly. It also provides an online booking facility for conference rooms and professional development events, and a discussion forum facility. The first discussion forum focuses on Reforms in Teacher Education and Professional Development and I would urge you to have your say on these quickly emerging reforms by registering and adding comments. Your views will inform what we say and do and how we influence others, for example through Paula Jones’ new, additional role as a Council member of the Institute for Learning.