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By Mnjiri Jill Dando News Correspondents Mnjiri Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) welcomed a new cohort of students from various primary schools following their selection. On September 26th, Deputy Headteacher Emmanuel Mlagha spoke about the arrival of new Form One students at Mnjiri CDSS. The school has enrolled a total
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By Jill Dando News St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary in Clevedon has been judged Good in all areas by Ofsted. Headteacher Ro O’Reilly said the findings following an inspection in October were a major milestone in the school’s improvement journey. The education watchdog no longer gives
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By Mia Darlington, 17, Clevedon School Jill Dando News Correspondent Clevedon School in North Somerset have hosted German students in their latest exciting exchange program. The school, well known for providing incredible experiences all across including into China, France, Spain, Italy, and America can now add Germany to the list.
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By Jill Dando News In an era dominated by constant negativity in the news, a former classmate of the late BBC presenter Jill Dando is on a mission to change the narrative. Liz Davis, who attended Worle School in Weston-super-Mare with BBC TV legend Jill Dando, has spearheaded the expansion
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By Jill Dando News Chilton Trinity School in Bridgwater is celebrating after being upgraded by the education watchdog Ofsted. The secondary school of almost 1000 students was rated as Requiring Improvement in 2022, was judged to be Good in all areas of the Ofsted framework when inspected in September. Ofsted
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By Jill Dando News Innovations that could transform the worlds of carbon capture, consumer travel and healthcare were among the projects that scooped up a set of prestigious national awards. Student-led innovations went head-to-head in this year’s EIBF Champion of Champions Competition Grand Final at the Royal Academy of
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By Education Correspondent The Meadows Primary School in Bristol, part of the Futura Learning Partnership and rated 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2022, has launched a new initiative supporting families of children with special educational needs(SEN). The program introduces regular coffee mornings designed to create a welcoming
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By Jill Dando News Students and staff at Venturers' Academy are overjoyed after their school was named one of the top ten schools in the world for overcoming diversity. The World’s Best School Prizes 2024 is a global competition that was founded by T4 Education in collaboration with
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By Jill Dando News Clevedon School students were one of the first schools in the country to be selected for a new project called ‘Lessons at Number 10’ This gives the opportunity for students to not only arrive and walk up to the famous doorway, but also experience a day
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By Jill Dando News An initiative to encourage take up of international language GCSEs has seen a rise of more than 40% in mentored learners choosing to take a language such as French, German or Spanish. The Modern Foreign Languages Mentoring programme, led by Cardiff University and funded by Welsh
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By Jill Dando News Children have shared why they want to go through the school gates each day as a campaign highlighting the value of school is launched across the county. Friendships and fun were among the top reasons children shared for why they want to go to school, although
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By Jill Dando News A pensioner in his seventies who left school at 14, returned to college to study a GCSE in English and ended up with a grade 6. Danny Davey, 73, from Ipswich – who took the GCSE thanks to the support of Suffolk New College – said: “I never
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By Education Editor, Jill Dando News Weston-super-Mare – Priory Community School is delighted to announce an excellent set of GCSE and Vocational Qualification results for the academic year 2023-2024. The dedication and hard work of our students, coupled with the unwavering support of our staff and families, have led to a
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By Jill Dando News An apprentice hairdresser from Burnham-On-Sea in Somerset has won a top award at a national hairdressing competition. Rosie MacBeth, 17, a former student of King Alfred School Academy, started her professional apprenticeship in September 2023 at West College and is currently in year 1 of a
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By Jill Dando News Berrow Primary Church Academy in Somerset will now have a sparkling renovation of all their classrooms and communal areas after the £600,000 funding news. The money will ensure the children are provided with the best possible learning environments which will also involve the upgrading of
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By Jill Dando News Students, staff and the whole community of St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset are delighted with their latest SIAMS inspection report. Inspectors from Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) praised St Anne’s Church Academy for realising its vision 'Learn to