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By Jill Dando News Centre Katy Adams, of Castle Batch Primary School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, won the school’s ‘Heroes’ Award. Inspired by Sir David Attenborough’s TV programmes when aged 7, Katy has since organised litter picks most weekends and is passionate about reducing the amount of plastic on
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Amazing child reporters aged 10 and 11 got the chance to turn the tables on BBC TV journalist Tracey Miller. The pupils from Castle Batch Primary School Academy met Tracy during her time filming one of their stories at the school. They asked her what it was like to be
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By Jill Dando News Centre Incredible budding Einstein, aged 14, who is already being tutored by a Oxford University maths expert now joins Elite UK group of students in the final of a prestigious maths competition Thomas Duford (pictured left) is the first student ever from Worle Community School Academy
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By Jill Dando News Centre BBC TV film campaigning Kate, 8, after she wins award for inspirational litter picking Katy Adams, Castle Batch Primary School Academy, was filmed by BBC TV Points West after winning the school’s ‘Heroes’ Award. Inspired by Sir David Attenborough’s TV programmes when aged
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The Melksham Oak Community School students were inspired by teachers who also dressed up for the occasion in the theme of famous and classic books. The activities included finding the titles of favourite books from their teachers, learning lessons from stories including The Ghost of Jacob Marley, Gandalf and The
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The brilliant Aden Morrissey of Robert Blake Science College has qualified for the Somerset ASA County Championships 2020 in the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle. Aden and his team also won Silver in the latest relay races. It was his latest successes of many over the years since he started
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Dozens of pupils and children celebrated the launch of the latest Jill Dando News Centre in sensational early spring sunshine Popular radio presenter Emma Britton from BBC Bristol was special guest as dozens of Jill Dando reporters launched the latest centre at Pawlett Primary School Academy (PPSA) near Bridgwater. Reporters
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Hearing Good News has miraculous effects on our brains. Everyone needs more of it, especially in our current era of 24.7 saturation fear. So the Good News Post wants to expand. If you’re a head teacher in a school in any nation, we can help you set up
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(Photo by Georgia Dudley-Griffiths, 16, of the Jill Dando News Centre) High-flying Catherine Tolley has been chosen to play for the under 18s Junior England squad - and was told the news on her 18th birthday weekend celebrations. The Burnham-On-Sea teenager from The King Alfred School Academy (TKASA) has ambitions
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Incredible Ellie heading for England rugby stardom after Somerset call up in just her second year of playing the sport Ellie Pearce, 15, of Robert Blake Science College, represented Somerset county girls at the start of what looks like a brilliant career. Remarkably she only started playing the game last
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By Aimee Braithwaite, 14 English teacher helps 17 African students launch their own Jill Dando News Centre in one of world’s poorest countries In partnership with the Good News Post, Sarah O’Gorman started the centre in Malawi and students are already writing their stories. The group is led
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Enthusiastic Hungerford students have smashed reading records in their literacy-boosting Word Wizards scheme. John O’ Gaunt Year 7 student Libbie Croft became a Word Wizard after beating her own reading target with a 120% increase while student Lillie Whiting broke her record with 104%. The ‘Word Wizards’ title has been
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Worle Community School - an Academy (WCSA) has had a remarkable transformation in record time since a damning report plunged it (as Worle School) into OfSTED Special Measures in 2016 - a new report out today says. The 2020 OfSTED report for Worle Community School - an Academy has praised
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Incredible budding Einstein, aged 14, who is already being tutored by a Oxford University maths expert now joins Elite UK group of students in the final of a prestigious maths competition Thomas Duford is the first student ever from Worle Community School Academy to quality for the Cayley Olympiad competition.
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By student Gracie Davies of the Jill Dando News Centre Hundreds of people in the community were wowed by a spectacular performance of the Wizard of Oz. The three night spectacular show took audiences on a journey from Kansas to the Emerald city at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare,
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As 2020 hits, there have been a tidal wave of fears hitting the world. Coronavirus continues its relentless progress and the world financial markets now plan for the worse. It all seems bad. Fear is contagious. Fear kills hope, and breeds anxiety, worry and adverse mental health. Yet in the