Dumpton School Talks

This conversation with successful and passionate entrepreneur, Dodge Woodall, will explore what it takes to start and run a successful business, and what qualities we might want to encourage in our children from an early age. We will also be joined by Jon Cumberlege, Maths teacher at Canford School, whose career in both business and education will provide an interesting perspective. Hosted on Acas...

In Episode 7 of the Dumpton Talks podcast, we were joined by the Director of Sport at  Canford School, together with leading figures from AFC Bournemouth for an insightful conversation about nurturing sporting potential in young people. The discussion explored how schools, coaches, and communities can help children discover and grow their athletic abilities. The episode dives into the importa...

Welcome to this episode of the Dumpton School podcast, where we explore how parents and schools can work closely together to support children facing challenges in their educational journey. In this episode, alongside Headmaster Christian Saenger, we’re joined by two expert voices: Vicky Wakefield , Dumpton’s Head of SEND & Inclusion Dr Alisha Azzopardi , Principal Clinical Psychologist and Fou...

Parenting - with loving boundaries.   Welcome to our episode on how can we best navigate challenging behaviour with our children and set ourselves up for better ways to respond. What can we do at home and at school to manage challenging behaviours and understand any triggers which may not be immediately obvious? We bring together insight from Dumpton Head of Pre-Prep, Kellie Wort, Princi...

Navigating a childhood of social media   Welcome to our episode on the use of social media and smart phone use in childhood. We bring together perspectives from Dumpton Headmaster Christian Saenger and Dumpton Head of Safeguarding, Sam Moulton and we have invited the voices of the younger generation.  We talk with some past pupils, now in Sixth Form at their senior school, Clayesmore, he...

'Giving Your Child The Best Start' We all want the very best start for our children in life and education. What foundations can we give? Head of Pre-Prep at Dumpton School, Kellie and the teaching team from Nursery to Pre-Prep- Becky and Alice have years of experience giving the best start and share with you some key parent take aways, and insight into Nursery and Pre-Prep life at one of the most...

Welcome to our Dumpton Drive Home - Christmas Sing-a-long episode. We join some of Dumpton's talented singing staff -Sam Moulton our Assistant Head, Sarah Oakes, Director of Performing Arts at Dumpton, Jillie Wilcocks our Singing Teacher and Natalie Warde our Performing Arts Teacher; for some festive fun talking, singing and sharing favourite Christmas songs to sing along to as you do the school r...

Welcome to our first ever episode and we start with the controversial and hot topic of newly introduced VAT on school fees. Headmaster Christian Saenger and Bursar Justin Perry discuss how independent schools are navigating this change and how parents can look to plan for their children's future education. For some families a full independent school educational journey may now be cut short and the...