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By Jill Dando News There were jubilant student GCSE celebrations today on results day at a high-flying academy. Year 11 students at The King Alfred School Academy, Highbridge, Somerset celebrated their GCSE results after showing incredible resilience, positivity and work ethic over the past few years. The student were in
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By Jill Dando News Children, families and staff are celebrating after a superb Ofsted inspection gave a clean sweep of Good ratings. Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA) in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset has enjoyed an impressive clean sweep of Good ratings with an overall Good judgement. The North Worle school
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By Grace and Ollie, 10, Jill Dando News Pupils at Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset explored a super space explorer dome. It was located in the main hall of Worle Baptist Church, based near to the school, and the pupils loved learning about space. The students
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By Jill Dando News Olivia, 17, of The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge has joined dozens of reporters across Somerset to celebrate the unique Jill Dando News scheme she helped to start five years ago. Olivia was founding student reporter at Jill’s old school, Worle Community School Academy
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By Jill Dando News The annual Raise And Give (RAG) Week was overseen by students at The King Alfred School Academy School in Highbridge Somerset. The Sixth Form RAG Committee saw a varied line-up of fundraising activities and events taking place. The total raised will be split between the two
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By Oliver, 12, Jill Dando News Jill Dando News have celebrated five years of children and young people finding and writing good news in Jill’s memory. Since its beginnings, well over 100 young people across many schools have been writing good news to cheer up the world, and train
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By Oliver, 12, Jill Dando News A world unique good news centre is celebrating its 5th birthday today. Jill Dando News is to celebrate five years of children and young people finding and writing good news in Jill’s memory. Since its beginnings, well over 100 young people across many
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By Jill Dando News Year 12 students at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset supported the careers team at The Priory Learning Trust to interview over 500 Year 7s at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare and The King Alfred School Academy. The Year 7 students created a
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By Jill Dando News One of Britain's most proactive and award-winning young environmentalists is to run the global social media on work experience with the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN). Jack Clark, along with Olivia Finch, featured on national TV news in Glasgow COP26 in November, representing UK
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By Jill Dando News Ofsted inspectors say St Anne’s Church Academy is a happy and welcoming school and have again given it another Good rating. In this latest report, Ofsted inspectors highlighted a whole host of excellent attributes including superb friendly and supportive relationships, and a brilliant ‘Learning Without
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By Jill Dando News A student who dreamed of becoming a primary school teacher when she was five years old is fast nearing her dream. Katie Crowther who went to Priory Community School Academy has done work experience at Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She is
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By Jill Dando News Five students from one sixth form have won prestigious places at an Oxford University summer school. Olivia, Taj, (pictured) Kizzie, Thomas and Freja, of The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset, have made it onto Oxford University’s prestigious Summer School Residential course. Olivia left
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By Jill Dando News Two students who represented Britain at COP26 alongside Prince William and Sir David Attenborough are now inspiring younger ones at one of the country’s best sixth forms. Jack Clark and Olivia Finch featured on national TV news in Glasgow COP26 in November shortly after leaving
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By Jill Dando News Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union have hit their lowest level since 1990, bringing good news to millions. The fabulous statistics were released in official EU data reported by the European Environment Agency to the UN. The news is a welcome boost to campaigners
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By Jill Dando News Dozens of Year 7 students have won awards after impressing with their huge ambition, skills and attitude in inspirational careers interviews. There were celebrations as the students were rewarded having impressed the Careers Team in the recent Y7 Interview Challenge. These students were recognised for being