Culture
By Zoe, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent All of the students (Year 7-13) at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset are in the cast of the school production Sister Act which will be performed next year. The show in Cardiff was phenomenal and the whole cast was brilliant.
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, 21, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News Their mission statement is to “enable personal achievement and progression by developing essential skills and self-confidence through learning, living and work. Our values are opportunity, choice and respect. They fulfil their mission statement by offering supported living services, enabling services,
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By Grace, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent Every term, big hearted students volunteer to spend their time with local people living with Dementia. At the Tamar Wellness Centre, run by Alliance Homes, customers enjoy sessions at the day care centre and young people have been adding real entertainment and joy.
Charity
By Jill Dando News Helen Skelton was the guest speaker when one hundred and fifty volunteers from 40 vital community food projects across Cumbria and Lancashire attended the ‘Celebration of Kindness’ event. All give their time to run food banks, food hubs, pantries, breakfast clubs and kitchens - which are
Animals
By Jill Dando News A kangaroo pic has won a top comedy award. The funniest and most popular photography competition in the world –The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has reached its conclusion and is proud to announce that the OVERALL WINNER of this year’s competition is Jason Moore, for
schools
By Jill Dando News An Ofsted school inspection report rated West Huntspill Primary Academy near Highbridge in Somerset 'good' in all categories. The high-flying school received was highly rated for its quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. It follows a fabulous two years since
Happiness
By JIll Dando News The inspirational Ellise, 21, Disabilities Correspondent for Jill Dando News and the Good News Post is touring schools across the UK with her amazing life-changing story and message. Ellise, who has overcome Celebral Palsy to become a superb motivational speaker, was this morning at The King
Education
By Grace, 13, Jill Dando News Some 15 students from The King Alfred School an Academy’s Sixth Form in Highbridge, Somerset took part in the Senior Maths Challenge this week – the first time Sixth Form students have been entered for a number of years. The 90 minute challenge involved
Happiness
By Scouts Correspondent, Jill Dando News When life starts to feel trickier than usual, Chief Scout, Bear Grylls has some brilliant tips to help us find a way through. We all go through difficult times in life. Those times where we need a bit more support, a helping hand, or
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By Josh Keyes, 17, Jill Dando News Top world footballer Raheem Sterling is inspiring on and off the pitch. In conjunction with the Raheem Sterling Foundation, talkSPORT & News UK, Raheem Sterling Broadcast Academy is back for a second season. It has a new cohort of young people from Manchester
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By Jill Dando News Students at Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset received a variety of awards on a brilliant awards evening. They were congratulated at a glitzy ceremony at the Winter Gardens on Weston seafront. They were rewarded for brilliant academic achievements, their character and extra special good
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By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent Year seven student Roman has reached 200 positives in two months - the first in his year to beat the milestone. The student of Worle Community School Academy, Weston super Mare, Somerset, part of The Priory Learning Trust, is blazing a trial in
Charity
By Ellise Hollie Hayward, 21, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News (Ellise Hollie Hayward is the Disabilities Correspondent for Jill Dando News and the Good News Post. She started the role after giving yet another motivational talk - this time at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, the school that paved
Animals
By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News A Cornish canine, Daisy led her owner, Michele Rose, to her distressed cat stuck down a mineshaft. Whilst talking to the BBC, Michele said that she had almost ‘given up hope’ on Mowgli, the cat, returning. Last year, she adopted Mowgli and Baloo, and
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By Oscar, 13, Music Correspondent, Jill Dando News Emilio, 20, who went to the same school as former TV star Jill Dando, made Simon Cowell’s jaw drop on America’s Got Talent. Emilio Santoro, a former student of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, was performing
Happiness
By Jill Dando News A Good Samaritan who has surprised strangers with random acts of kindness every day for the past three years has been honoured. Sebbie Hall, 20, was crowned the UK’s 2023 Kind Hero on World Kindness Day. He was honoured with a statue near Tower Bridge