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Dorset Wellbeing is an alternative provision offering therapeutic support and bespoke education to children and young people across Dorset.

Dorset Wellbeing provides therapeutic support and bespoke education to children and young people across Dorset. More specifically, we work with the needs and interests of young people who find conventional education options difficult, collaborating closely with carers/parents and other stakeholders to create a safe and transformative learning environment. With Dorset Wellbeing, young people can unwind, improve their psychological resilience and get their learning back on track.

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Who we work with

Our service provides support for young people and children with complex SEMH and/or SEND needs. We currently work with young people and families on referral from both Dorset Council and BCP Council. This could include a child or young person who:

• Needs support because they’re unable to be at school full time
• Is experiencing declining mental health and/or self-harm
• Requires a calm and safe place to complete their education while working towards returning to school or post-16 education or apprenticeships
• Needs a period of intensive care and input for the purposes of supporting their wellbeing while they are awaiting CAMHs assessment and treatment
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What we offer

A placement with at Dorset Wellbeing can range from one to three days per week and these are designed around the interests, strengths and needs of our young people, making our service completely bespoke. We are also able to provide transport (GRATIS) for our young people, depending on what works for them. Where helpful, we and can start our work as an outreach service (working in the home or a local public space), with the hope that they will eventually feel confident enough to join us at one of our unique sites. More than that, where helpful, we provide support and tuition in Maths and English enabling young people work towards a level 2 vocational qualification by drawing on naturally occurring evidence from their day to day sessions.

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If you know someone who might benefit from our services, or want to know more about our work, contact us here: www.dorsetwellbeing.org/contact-us

10/03/2026

Would you like help children and young people with various challenges thrive in our community?

As we enter our next phase of growth, we are inviting applications from experienced Teachers and experienced Learning Mentors to join our staff team.

On our sites, Dorset Wellbeing is organised into small daily clusters of Learning Mentors and children and young people. The title Cluster Lead reflects the expectation that you will oversee and manage the day to day running of a specific cluster. You will lead and support the cluster team and the young people in the cluster as well as ensuring the physical space being used is best set up and resourced to ensure all can derive the maximum benefit from their time at Dorset Wellbeing.

Salaries are competitive and can be negotiated depending on experience.

Please visit the Vacancies page on our website to see the full job description and apply.

https://www.dorsetwellbeing.org/vacancies

09/03/2026

We have some new starters enrolled on our Pathways to Adulthood programme. Like many traditional carpentry apprenticeships, everything starts with making your first toolbox.

More creations will hopefully follow as their time with us progresses and their toolboxes, along with their experience, begin to fill up.

05/03/2026

Would you like help children and young people with various challenges thrive in our community?

Dorset Wellbeing is looking to recruit new Learning Mentors and Drivers to help transport our young people to and from site.

We are a Living Wage employer, so salaries are competitive and can be negotiated depending on experience and qualifications.

Follow the link to see our latest vacancies and download the full job descriptions:

https://www.dorsetwellbeing.org/vacancies

03/03/2026

We now have a new area of woodland to manage, ripe for coppicing and holding bushcraft activities.

Our young people have spent several days over the winter months cutting back old growth and creating sheltered sites for all-weather adventures to come.

27/02/2026

Our latest Lantra Pole Saw course saw a group of young people complete their training under the guidance of a qualified instructor, with all participants achieving their certification.

During the course they covered:

• Pre-use checks and routine maintenance
• Safe starting and operating procedures
• Correct cutting techniques for overhead branches
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Establishing exclusion zones and maintaining safe distances
• Personal protective equipment requirements

Successful completion means they're now certificated to operate a pole saw in line with LANTRA standards - supporting progression into roles within forestry, arboriculture, estate management and wider land-based industries.

Congratulations to all who took part!

24/02/2026

This week, our young people have been working with pyrography to design and illustrate wooden coasters and photo holders for their families.

17/02/2026

Reviewing and sending feedback has become intrinsic to how we run our English and maths sessions with those who attend Dorset Wellbeing.

KS3 age learners begin by completing worksheets on a variety of subjects as a routine part of their day with us. Mentors then later read through the work and leave short, encouraging notes to highlight what’s going well and where a small tweak might help.

Young people then revisit their work on another day, make adjustments and see their own progress taking shape.

15/02/2026

Cooking has shown itself in every form across our sites this week. Camp fire sausages, homely lunches prepared together, and professional displays produced for our Catering Pathway.

Everybody has been digging in, and fortunately there are usually leftovers...

13/02/2026

It's been nice weather for ducks recently, but a break in the weather allowed this young person to get out and meet the residents at our care farm site. 🦆

06/02/2026

Working with ink impressions made at our Gatehouse Farm site, this young person has let the patterns of her own ink impressions inspire a stunning array of animals for her Arts Award.

05/02/2026

prompts national conversations about mental health. At Dorset Wellbeing, the underlying idea runs through our work every day, particularly in how we support young people experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

Our latest post reflects on how time, space and everyday routines can help young people begin to talk about anxiety and school avoidance at their own pace.

https://www.dorsetwellbeing.org/blog/time-to-talk-every-day-coming-to-terms-with-ebsa

Time to Talk Day prompts national conversations about mental health. At Dorset Wellbeing, the underlying idea runs through our work every day, particularly in how we support young people experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

30/01/2026

After the rain comes the sun ☀️

Spring appears to be in the air here, with the learners attending our Greencore site coming up with some colourful tributes to the changing seasons. Let's hope they're not too premature... 🌸

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Dorset Wellbeing provides therapeutic support & bespoke education to children & young people across Dorset.

More specifically, we work with the needs and interests of young people who find conventional education options difficult, collaborating closely with carers/parents and other stakeholders to create a safe and transformative learning environment. With Dorset Wellbeing, young people can unwind, improve their psychological resilience and get their learning back on track.

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Who we work with

Our service provides support for young people and children with complex SEMH and/or SEND needs. We currently work with young people and families on referral from both Dorset Council and BCP Council.

This could include a child or young person who:

Needs support because they’re unable to be at school full time

Is experiencing declining mental health and/or self-harm

Requires a calm and safe place to complete their education while working towards returning to school or post-16 education or apprenticeships

Needs a period of intensive care and input for the purposes of supporting their wellbeing while they are awaiting CAMHs assessment and treatment

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What we offer

A placement with at Dorset Wellbeing can range from one to three days per week and these are designed around the interests, strengths and needs of our young people, making our service completely bespoke. We are also able to provide transport (GRATIS) for our young people, depending on what works for them. Where helpful, we and can start our work as an outreach service (working in the home or a local public space), with the hope that they will eventually feel confident enough to join us at one of our unique sites. More than that, where helpful, we provide support and tuition in Maths and English enabling young people work towards a level 2 vocational qualification by drawing on naturally occurring evidence from their day to day sessions.