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Teachers receive a thank you with a cone and a flake! (By Amelie and Evie, 13)

Good News Post

Jun 25, 2024 — 1 min read

PCSA Staff enjoying their free ice-cream

By Amelie and Evie, Jill Dando News Correspondents

Teaching and non-teaching staff of Priory Community School Academy Somerset were surprised with an ice-cream treat to celebrate them on National Thank a Teacher Day.

At 3:30pm after students had departed, music blared through the tannoy to announce that the ice-cream van parked up in the school car park in Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Every staff member was invited to choose a free ice-cream as a gift from the leadership team who wanted to recognise all the hard work which teachers do, year round.

The school has a Jill Dando News centre where students such as Amelie and Evie are trained up to find stories just like this one and more from around the world – full of kindess and positivity.

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