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By Schools Correspondent An award-winning 12-year-old journalist is helping to train the next generation of young reporters through live school newsrooms. Rosie, a student at Priory Community School Academy in Somerset, has stepped into a mentoring role after three successful years as a Jill Dando News reporter, supporting younger pupils
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By Jill Dando News Weston-super-Mare is set to celebrate the legacy of Jill Dando, one of Britain’s most loved journalists, with a Blue Plaque today at 1pm. Jill will join other famous figures remembered in the town, including Bob Hope and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The plaque will be unveiled
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Story by Good News Room reporters at Heron’s Moor School Photo by Elliott, age 9 Twenty enthusiastic pupils at Heron’s Moor School have become the latest young reporters to launch a children-led Good News Room, sharing positive stories about their school, community—and beyond. In just one hour,
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By Mark, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent Something sweet is happening this October! On Tuesday 21 October, to mark National Apple Day in the UK, people in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset will be joining children in Kharkiv, Ukraine to bake a very special treat — the Ukrainian Apple Charlotte. This heartwarming event is
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By Rosie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory Community School Academy During the month of October (weekends only and the October half-term), you can enjoy a fun-filled family day out picking your Halloween pumpkins at Puxton Park in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. From 10am to 4pm on the weekends it runs,
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By Leo, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory School Academy Handfuls of families came over to Priory Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on the 27th of September to enjoy a free cooked breakfast and share in fun activities. Why, you ask? To bring families together, celebrate the community of
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By Jill Dando News Great Western Air Ambulance Charity offers students the chance to become life saving heroes in their community with the Heartstarters programme. All students in Year 8 - 11 and 12 year olds - from Priory Community School in Weston Super Mare, Somerset had the opportunity this
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By Jill Dando News Children as young as five to take part in worldwide good news movement launched from Weston-super-Mare A global youth campaign inspired by TV presenter Jill Dando has been launched from her hometown of Weston-super-Mare, aiming to empower one million young people worldwide as “reporters of hope”
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By Freddie S, Year 7, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School Clevedon Pier recently had the honour of hosting the famous paddle steamer, the Waverley. The Waverley travelled around the islands Steep Holm and Flat Holm. You can see the Waverley around Britain, and it even travels along the
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By Manu M, Nathan H, Nazar B, Anika F and Maisie D, Year 10 Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School In June, we visited the University of Bristol’s H.H. Wills Physics Building. Although it resembles a tall Gothic castle, I’m pleased to say it is far
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By Jill Dando News A class of Year Six pupils in Bridgwater have raised £500 as part of a creative fundraiser. Willowdown Primary School organised the 'Banksy Bakery' fundraiser to help cover the cost of their leavers’ celebration without placing extra financial pressure on families. The event was
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By Gracie,13, Jill Dando News Correspondent at TKASA The King Alfred School Academy recently appointed their new Head Students and Sixth Form President for the upcoming academic year. Following a competitive selection process, four outstanding Year 10 students have been named as Head Students: Emily, Bea, Lincoln, and Mia.
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By Nazar B, Manu M, Nathan H, Jasmine P, Maisie D, Anika F, Diya B, Year 10, Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School On work experience week, a group of us in Year 10 visited All Saints School and Baytree school. We had bought plants with a grant from
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By Freddie S, Year 7, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School Year 7 pupils from Clevedon School took to the stage to perform eight different musicals as part of a special project — with only six weeks of rehearsal time. Each class selected a musical to perform for their half
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By Aston M, and Jaden C, Year 8, Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School After school on Thursday, 28 of us stayed behind to create vegetarian food that represented different cultures. There was Caribbean ginger cake, polenta, flatbread, hummus, and a Brazilian sweet called brigadeiros. We made the flatbread
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By Jasmine P, Year 10, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School At Clevedon School, Student Voice is a heart-filled community open to every individual, including the Sixth Form. It aims to help individuals find their voice and discover their true selves. Over the years, these opportunities have continued to