Kind words go a long way…

Our sites at Moreton and Gillingham often receive lovely reviews across Trip Advisor and Google. Remember, these sites are open to the public, with retail and café spaces! Occasionally though, a review comes through which stops us in our tracks and reminds us about the connection we’re making to the community and shows the hard […]

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Happy New Year!

Hello 2022! We’re back and It’s already been a busy few days! Lots of prep in the cafés, work in the gardens, studying in the classroom and more. Senior Tutor Bradley Kendrick had a message to pass on! “Happy New Year to all! A bit of reflection from last year. We ended with an enrichment […]

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Join EMA – Trustee Advisors Wanted

Calling three people who are passionate about improving the lives of young people aged between 16 and 25 with learning disabilities, and Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, in Dorset and the surrounding areas. If you care and can commit, join us across two unique settings to help us with the exciting next steps on our […]

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From Student to Employee!

We love a student success story! It’s been such a brilliant year for Aaron. Not only did he pass his driving test and graduate from EMA this past summer, he’s now found himself a full-time job! Aaron has been working at Luccio’s restaurant in Dorchester as a Chef de Partie for just over a month […]

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16-19 Tuition Fund

The 16 to 19 Tuition Fund is one-off additional funding from the Department for Education for the current academic year to support learners where learning was disrupted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The fund covers pupils aged 19-25 with Education Health and Care Plans. The 2021-22 eligibility of the fund has been broadened to include […]

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EMA Leavers Days

The academic year has drawn to a close and the final week had some brilliant celebrations, along with fond farewells to our 2020/21 leavers, and some EMA staff. Our newsletter is being sent out with more coverage as we break for the summer, but we wanted to share the photos from the leavers BBQs at […]

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Comparison Evaluation Using Compass Career Benchmark Tool

Compass evaluates a school or college’s careers provisions against the eight benchmarks of best practice – known as the Gatsby Benchmarks. EMA use the mainstream college assessment as it is more challenging to achieve 100% on the 8 measures. The evaluation is a positive way of measuring the work undertaken and enables us to identify […]

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EMA Open Days 2021

Visit us this May and discover new opportunities for education and work experience. We’ll be hosting open days at our two campuses, The Walled Garden in Moreton, and Thorngrove Garden Centre in Gillingham, where you can meet the staff and students and see what we have to offer in education and work experience. Contact us […]

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A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP: CHRIS MEPHAM AND ALEX BINKS

A fantastic article from AFC Bournemouth featuring one of our very own students, Alex Binks. Highlighting his friendship with football player Chris Mepham, and how doing things we enjoy and community spirit are so important. Especially given the circumstances of the past year. Friday 23rd August 2019 might be an irrelevant date to most, but […]

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January 2021 Update

It’s been an unusual start to the year, but the commitment from everyone at EMA has not drifted, and despite the difficult circumstances of lockdown, we continue to see amazing progress and development from the students. Keeping fit with exercise themed video calls, learning remotely and on-site, utilising the café more than ever while it’s […]

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