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by Jill Dando News The St Anne’s Church Academy Pupils in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset excitedly got their green fingers to work in the picturesque school gardens. The pupils have returned happy and delighted to be back at school after the few months break. The St Anne’s Church Academy Gardening
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by Jill Dando News Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is now running a What Does Love Look Like?' REAL project for its pupils and their families. Families have been sending in amazing examples of love, compassion and kindness in the community during the coronavirus crisis. The school will
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Exclusive by Good News Post Joy Grimsby, The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT) teaching assistant, is helping nurses at Nightingale Hospital in Bristol during Covid-19. Nursing staff found they cannot communicate when wearing PPE so needed a way to communicate to each other through sign language – so they turned to Joy,
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In what is one of the best good news stories of the year during the miserable Covid-19 crisis, Colonel Tom Moore who single-handedly raised £33 million for NHS charities is to be knighted by the Queen. The retired army Captain, aimed to raise 1,000 for NHS charities by doing
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By Jill Dando News BBC TV and radio Bristol have covered our story of The Priory Learning Trust teaching assistant who is helping Bristol nurses during Covid-19. Joy Grimsby, the higher level teaching assistant of Castle Batch Primary School Academy is helping nurses at Nightingale Hospital in Bristol. Her expertise
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By Jill Dando News reporters A future Fiona Bruce hosted 20 Jill Dando Television (JDTV) reporters aged 9 to 15 to quiz one of the world’s best women’s rugby players Olivia, 15, of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA), hosted the latest JDTV on Zoom to interview world-cup winning
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The excellent John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford is delighted to welcome Richard Hawthorne as its new Head of School. Following a rigorous interview process from a strong field of candidates in March this year, John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford and Excalibur Academies Trust is pleased to announce that
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BBC TV is to cover the Good News Post story of Joy the primary school Higher Level Teaching Assistant who is helping nurses during Covid-19. Joy Grimsby is helping a Bristol hospital staff to communicate through sign language to each other whilst wearing PPE. The higher level teaching assistant of
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The head of The King Alfred School Academy's Geography Centre of Excellence in Highbridge, Somerset has won a prestigious award for her national and international work in geography education. Catherine Owen was awarded the highly prized Outstanding Service Diploma by the Geographical Association after over 10 years of
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By Liam Drury and Jill Dando News Eve Croxford is on fast track to a top world career in conservation. The former The King Alfred School Academy student has hit great heights after leaving the Somerset school five years ago. She didn’t achieve any A grades at GCSE level
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Story and photos by Jill Dando News Wonderful Jill Dando reporters aged 9 to 15 interview senior UK journalists with nearly 100 years of experience between them The reporters from schools in The Priory Learning Trust alongside Ashcombe Primary School asked a range of questions via Zoom over two 40-minute
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By Jill Dando News Bear Grylls has praised Queen’s Scout Lizzie Harvey as the big-hearted English teacher missed her Easter wedding and instead is helping thousands of those affected by Covid19. Lizzie is using skills learned at The King Alfred School Academy (TKASA) in Somerset and as a school-based
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The schools of The Priory Learning Trust have already made thousands of masks for health workers across the region with the help of donating local businesses. Now, thanks to the generosity of local Somerset residents, they are making Scrubs for PPE as a further help in the fight against coronavirus.
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A Weston primary school Higher Level Teaching Assistant is helping a Bristol hospital staff to communicate through sign language to each other whilst wearing PPE. Joy Grimsby of Castle Batch Primary School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is helping nurses at Nightingale Hospital in Bristol, and her expertise Makaton sign language
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By Olivia, 15, of Jill Dando News Sensational students produce exceptional magazine to help the environment. The Climate Justice Revolution (CJR) magazine shows what magnificent projects have been taking place to help the environment at Worle Community School Academy in Somerset. It also provides resources and fun activities for students
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Lewis Priest will start the highly prestigious apprenticeship with the Ministry of Defence in September. He is the latest student to benefit from the encouraging, high aspiration and nurturing culture of a sixth at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, part of The Priory Learning Trust in Somerset. Head