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Public Consultation

Please click the link below to view the emerging plan to create the additional spaces that Mountjoy School desperately need to continue to provide excellent teaching for SEN pupils in Dorset.   2308 Public Consultation web    

Science Day – “What lays beneath?”

What lays beneath? As part of Science Day Chestnut Class and Rowan Class buried some organic and non-organic items the day before we broke up for Easter. On our return we dug up our buried ‘treasure’ to see what had happened. We had buried an apple core, some leaves,...

Swap Shop for Science Day

Amazing Swap Shop for Science day: Theme of sustainability , biodiversity and waste reduction, so  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. A big thank you to Parents, Carers and Students for a fantastic selection of toys, games, and clothes to swap in school. [gallery size="medium"...

Ash Class Bridport visit

Ash class treated themselves to an end of term Breakfast treat in Wetherspoon's, Bridport.  They all ordered their own meals independently, some also caught the local public bus into town. They then walked around the town seeing the new elephant display and finished...

Ash Class – Duke of Edinburgh Award

Ash class split into two groups last week to all enjoy a trip to the farm on Wednesday and Thursday, some students got to meet a goat or two and others did team building games to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh awards  We were all spoilt with a lovely lunch...

Rowan Class – Sensory Trust & Holi Celebrations

Rowan class have had a great few days. We have had the Sensory Trust: we planted small plants and seeds. We have also had a great time tie-dying this week as part of our Holi celebrations. We used up the dye to create items for Mountjoy Market Place next week. We are...

Comic Relief 2025

A great day at Mountjoy with students and staff dressing up in 80's costume. Please donate on our Just Giving page (no need to add a tip to Just Giving) https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd25-mountjoy-school

Oak Class Magdalen Trip

Oak and Juniper were lucky enough to take part in a 2 night residential at Magdalen Farm along with Rowan class. A big step for some of the students as it was their first trip away from home but all coped really well and engaged with the tasks we had to take on. They...

Oak Class – Sensory Garden

Oak Class are working hard to revitalise our sensory garden.  This has been made possible by the generosity of Little Groves Garden Centre who very kindly donated a £100 voucher to us.  We have had a couple of trips to the garden centre to get some inspiration and to...

Arts Week 2025

We had a wonderful time during arts week at Mountjoy!  The students enjoyed creating responses to the famous Japanese image, 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai.  We explored the history of the image and its significance in using perspective in art. ...