Animals
By Sam, 12, Jill Dando News @ Priory Community School Academy Jeffrey the King Charles spaniel visited 60 five year olds as part of theur learning project on animals. Jeffrey, the Jill Dando Team mascot, did a learning lesson visit to Castle Batch Primary School Academy – a brilliant primary school in
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By Lexie, 12, William, 12, Joey, 12, Jill Dando News @ PCSA Inspirational Gracie Thorne entered a dance and singing competition, claiming a bronze in both, and also doing so in a wheelchair! The amazing student is at Priory Community School Academy, part of The Priory Learning Trust in Somerset. Most
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By Archie, 15, and other Jill Dando News reporters at WCSA Hundreds of children have been inspired to achieve wonderful lives by speakers and staff from the BBC’s HQ Media City in Salford, Manchester. They were visiting Worle Community School academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - the former school of
Animals
By Sam, 12, Jill Dando News @ Priory Community School Academy This week, Jeffrey the King Charles spaniel will be a special visitor in a class of five year olds! Jeffrey, the Jill Dando Team mascot, is to do a learning lesson visit to help five year olds’ with their animal
Charity
By Amy and India, 12, Jill Dando News @ Priory Community School Academy Two teachers successfully organised a special event selling second hand uniform and clothing to raise funds for Foodbank. Miss Dodson and Ms Page from Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset raised over £300 last week for the
Climate
By Archie and his team of reporters at Jill Dando News Archie Matthews of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has done a podcast with world-renowned professor from the National History Museum, Richard Herrington. The sensational student’s resulting podcast is now available across the world. Archie is
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By Jill Dando News In a desperate age of anxiety and fear of the future, Jill Dando News is a timely positive initiative, writes The Editor It is perfect for this bad news era with rocketing mental health in all age brackets. Jill Dando News is the sort of project
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By Jill Dando News A charity in UK has thought up a unique way of connecting with people to help them - by transforming a classic old red British phone box into a community hub. The charity, Kath's Place, has been helping out local people for years in
Climate
By Jill Dando News The fabulous pupils Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA) in Weston-super-Mare, have won the prestigious international green eco-flag for their brilliant environmental work. It follows their amazing work in making their school more environmentally friendly and raising eco-awareness in fellow pupils. A staggering number of 48
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By Jill Dando News Well this could be good news for fish, sealife, people and the planet. The pioneering technology of The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch project developing systems to clean up the floating plastic from the oceans, could remove 90 per cent of this plastic by 2040, says the
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By Jill Dando News A free community event extravaganza with breakfast, laser tag, skateboarding, craft stalls and a Remembrance Service will be held on Saturday. Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset will host the ‘Community Event’ on Saturday 12th November from 9am till 12noon. There will be a free
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By Jill Dando News The students excelled at the Burnham-On-Sea Rotary Club’s Young Chef competition held at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset. The youngsters were set the challenge of preparing and cooking a three-course meal in two hours with a budget of £22. The judges praised
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By Josh, 16, Jill Dando News Sports Correspondent He is not just one of the world’s best ever rappers but a campaigner for positive change. British musical hero Stormzy is heading a programme looking to "inspire change" by "addressing the lack of diversity off the pitch
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By Jill Dando News Children and guests were jubilant at the launch of their new Little Learners building at Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA). The brand new purpose built building is already proving extremely popular for children aged 2 to 4 from across the area. “This is a brilliant
Animals
By Health Correspondent The sight and tweets of birds are one of the delights of the world. Now a new study shows how birdlife encounters can treat mental health conditions New research has highlighted the mental health benefits of everyday encounters with birdlife, claiming those that hear or see birds
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Users of the North Somerset Community Hospital in Clevedon have a new café to enjoy as they wait for their appointments, after local people and businesses came together to build a new, fit-for- the-21st century facility. The former Little Teapot was an old conservatory donated in the 1980s and converted