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By Jill DANDO News Students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset are excelling in paddlesport competitions Cadets joined with others from neighbouring sea cadet units to represent Somerset & Dorset district in the South West Area Paddlesports Regatta. The cadets from Burnham-On-Sea & Highbridge’s Sea Cadet
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The Year 11 students were able to enjoy the first prom since the pandemic at Priory Community School Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. They set off in style from the school’s base in a variety of cars and other vehicles wearing an array of incredible ball gowns and smart suits. They
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By Jill Dando News Inspirational Kenichi Horie has made history, becoming the oldest person to ever sail solo across the Pacific Ocean - but he is not stopping there. It took 69 days for the 83-year-old Japanese adventurer to travel from San Francisco to the Kid Strait off the western
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By Jill Dando News One of Britain's most proactive and award-winning young environmentalists is to run the global social media on work experience with the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN). Jack Clark, along with Olivia Finch, featured on national TV news in Glasgow COP26 in November, representing UK
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By Tamsen, 14, Jill Dando News Jaydon Cheadle, 14, of Priory Community School Academy, has enjoyed a prestigious cookery class with Great British Menu finalist, Olivia Barry. The budding chef impressed the top chef with his cooking skills in a Monarch Education competition which celebrated the BBC’s 100th anniversary.
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By Jill DANDO News School nurses have received hundreds of text messages from students across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) over the six weeksafter launching a new text messaging support service. ChatHealth was launched on April 25 by the Community Children’s Health Partnership (CCHP), which is led
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By Jill Dando News Ofsted inspectors say St Anne’s Church Academy is a happy and welcoming school and have again given it another Good rating. In this latest report, Ofsted inspectors highlighted a whole host of excellent attributes including superb friendly and supportive relationships, and a brilliant ‘Learning Without
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It’s good news for living longer as well as being happy - start to think positively. A new study finds that higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of
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By Jill Dando News The fundraisers raised £940 for the Burnham-on-Sea-based mental health charity, In Charley’s Memory. The Somerset charity has expanded over the last few years with rises in demand for their services. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales within the Snowdonia National Park, at 1,085
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By Jill Dando News An expanding mental health charity will benefit from walkers trekking up one of Britain’s highest mountains. The walkers are doing the climb to raise funds for Burnham-on-Sea-based mental health charity In Charley’s Memory and are aiming for a sunrise summit. The Somerset charity has
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By Jill Dando News Brilliant Bailey has landed on the books of high-flying Bristol Rovers, despite being only in Year 3 at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The fabulous pupil was offered a contract with Bristol Rovers Academy starting in August for the Under 9s. Then after
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By Jill Dando News Meet big-hearted brilliant Tilly, 11, who has won an award for her selfless kindness helping desperate survivors of Tsunami’s and other disasters across the world Tilly of Worle Community School Academy student in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has been supporting the charity Water Survival Box. She helped
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Megan, 12, Jenson, 12 and Chloe, 11 On the 14th and 15th of May 2022, the BellaTrix Dance Company team Queen Bs and BellaTrix had huge success in the National HipHop championships in Telford. BellaTrix Dance Company trains students from five to 29 in HipHop dance styles; they have both
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Work is now underway for a University-style extension to The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset after a rapid increase in numbers over the past few years. The extension will allow for more meeting rooms and offices, study zones and communal and cafe areas for students. The Sixth Form
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By Jill Dando News Students got to be entrepreneurs, baristas, business people, teachers and much more during the first work experience event since the pandemic. Nearly 300 year 10 Priory Community School Academy students in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset enthusiastically got involved in hundreds of different careers and industries. They were praised
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By Jill Dando News A Weston-super-Mare company is hosting an exclusive event to attract and recruit new talent within the local area and surrounding towns. On Friday 27 and Saturday 28 May, the Ascot Group is opening the doors to its business campus and welcoming a host of visitors to