Education
By Jill Dando News Worle Community School Academy, part of the high-achieving The Priory Learning Trust, has rolled out dozens of exciting Period 6 clubs including in the Arts, Media, Music and Sport before and after the school day. The popular Academy has launched clubs including an array of sports,
Education
By Jill Dando News A brilliant school-based Sixth Form is topping the charts of Somerset schools for students going on to Oxbridge or Russell Group universities The King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form Centre was found to be the best local school for both Oxbridge and Russell Group university admissions.
Education
By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent Emma Britton, a former BBC Radio Bristol presenter and Jill Dando News Centre patron, is training up students to be brilliant public speakers. Emma visited Worle Community School Academy in Somerset to introduce a Public Speaking Training Scheme. WCSA is the former school
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
Education
Story and photos by Zoe, Jill Dando News A small group of students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset and Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare were given the opportunity to visit Exeter College which is one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University. To start off
Business
By Business Editor An independent provider of trades courses in Bristol has marked 10 years in business with a key appointment, to satisfy demand for a new range of domestic electrical courses. Fresh from achieving a Good rating for its first ever Ofsted inspection, South West Construction Academy has secured
Charity
By JIll Dando News With Children’s Mental Health Week less than four months away, today Place2Be has announced that the 2024 theme will be My Voice Matters. We developed this year's theme alongside children and young people in Place2Be partner schools*. My Voice Matters is about empowering