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by Jill Dando News The St Anne’s Church Academy Pupils in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset excitedly got their green fingers to work in the picturesque school gardens. The pupils have returned happy and delighted to be back at school after the few months break. The St Anne’s Church Academy Gardening
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by Jill Dando News Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is now running a What Does Love Look Like?' REAL project for its pupils and their families. Families have been sending in amazing examples of love, compassion and kindness in the community during the coronavirus crisis. The school will
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By Jill Dando News reporters A NASA astronaut, World Cup winners, a Messi and Ronaldo training expert and BAFTA and OSCAR winners are among a host of world figures who have been interviewed by reporters aged 8 to 16 during Covid19. The 25 student Jill Dando TV reporters from schools
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By Liam Drury Leanne Kirk, who left Worle Community School Academy in Weston super Mare, Somerset in 2009, is currently working as an A&E nurse and student mentor in the South West’s biggest trauma centre. The inspirational nurse left WCSA in 2009 and embarked at A levels,
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Over the past decade, we’ve seen a considerable change in how people view mental health problems. We’re starting to recognise that people’s mental health is as important as our physical health. But we’ve also seen a dramatic increase in students with mental health problems. Whether this
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Exclusive by Good News Post Joy Grimsby, The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT) teaching assistant, is helping nurses at Nightingale Hospital in Bristol during Covid-19. Nursing staff found they cannot communicate when wearing PPE so needed a way to communicate to each other through sign language – so they turned to Joy,
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UK supermarkets now have access to a trolley cleaning machine that kills off COVID-19 Hundreds of supermarkets in Germany are using the new drive-thru tool, with the nation seeing one of the lowest coronavirus rates in the world. Now Clean Trolley, a new drive-thru has brought it to Britain. The
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In what is one of the best good news stories of the year during the miserable Covid-19 crisis, Colonel Tom Moore who single-handedly raised £33 million for NHS charities is to be knighted by the Queen. The retired army Captain, aimed to raise 1,000 for NHS charities by doing
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By Jill Dando News BBC TV and radio Bristol have covered our story of The Priory Learning Trust teaching assistant who is helping Bristol nurses during Covid-19. Joy Grimsby, the higher level teaching assistant of Castle Batch Primary School Academy is helping nurses at Nightingale Hospital in Bristol. Her expertise
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By Jill Dando News reporters A future Fiona Bruce hosted 20 Jill Dando Television (JDTV) reporters aged 9 to 15 to quiz one of the world’s best women’s rugby players Olivia, 15, of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA), hosted the latest JDTV on Zoom to interview world-cup winning
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By Jill Dando News Trail Weston Athletic Club in Weston-super-Mare have raised over £3,839 for charity in the last few weeks by dressing up for their runs. Local firefighter Lee Francis, and TWAC member, organised the idea for the Trail Weston Athletic Club to dress up in fancy dress
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The excellent John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford is delighted to welcome Richard Hawthorne as its new Head of School. Following a rigorous interview process from a strong field of candidates in March this year, John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford and Excalibur Academies Trust is pleased to announce that
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BBC TV is to cover the Good News Post story of Joy the primary school Higher Level Teaching Assistant who is helping nurses during Covid-19. Joy Grimsby is helping a Bristol hospital staff to communicate through sign language to each other whilst wearing PPE. The higher level teaching assistant of
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By Liam Drury and Jill Dando News Superb Shannon used chalk and her garden to create an amazing picture during lockdown, getting her inspiration from a t-shirt she owns. The student from the brilliant Priory Community School Academy (PCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset showed incredible innovation and creativity. Head of Creative
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The head of The King Alfred School Academy's Geography Centre of Excellence in Highbridge, Somerset has won a prestigious award for her national and international work in geography education. Catherine Owen was awarded the highly prized Outstanding Service Diploma by the Geographical Association after over 10 years of
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By Liam Drury and Jill Dando News Eve Croxford is on fast track to a top world career in conservation. The former The King Alfred School Academy student has hit great heights after leaving the Somerset school five years ago. She didn’t achieve any A grades at GCSE level