Whether it's following the lead of England's Lionesses in football or Sky Brown in skateboarding, dancing on the West End stage or learning more about contemporary music production, Bryanston School in Bladnford Forum is holding a wide range of special training courses during the Easter and summer holidays to help local children fulfil their dreams.

As well as sports, including equestrian, swimming, climbing, cricket, football and skateboarding, there are also courses on dancing, DJ techniques and music production, and woodland skills and mask making. 

All of the day and residential courses take full advantage of Bryanston's extensive and well-equipped facilities and are led by professionally qualified coaches and specialist teachers, with great care taken to ensure each child receives individual attention and encouragement.

Courses are structured to cater for different age groups and to help youngsters with different levels of ability to develop their skills. There are also special courses for those children with little or no experience of swimming and climbing.  

"The aim of our holiday courses is to provide children with the opportunity to develop their talent in a particular sport and to have fun," said Bryanston's business and operations manager, Sam Tonks.

"The feedback on our holiday courses from earlier years has been really positive and such success has prompted us to extend the range of courses on offer this year. Now, there really is something to interest every child, whatever their passion and ability. 

"Naturally the welfare of children is of paramount importance for Bryanston. During mealtimes and when they are not being coached, all children will be in the care of experienced staff who will look after all aspects of safety and enjoyment as well as providing a sympathetic ear if required.

"It's a great way for local families and those visiting Dorset during the holidays to provide their children with a fun and stimulating experience to develop their skills."  

One mother, who had two sons attending last year's skateboarding course, commented: "The two boys came home with buckets of inspiration. The lunch choices were also great and I'll definitely be booking the boys onto future courses as they provide really good value for money and hands down they are the best 'holiday clubs' around." 

Full information on the dates, content and costs of all of the courses is available at www.bryanston.co.uk/holidaycourses and in view of the high demand it is advisable to book as early as possible.