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By Education Correspondent, Jill Dando News Year 6 pupils are having a great first few days back at school - especially using their new 'outdoor classroom. The classroom at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is getting well used in the lovely September weather with fabulous activities
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By Happiness Correspondent, Jill Dando News A journalist has advocated eating ice cream out of a wine glass as part of a raft of little tips to make people feel happier. Arwa Mahdawi, a Guardian columnist has has written a terrific column giving little mind boosting tips. One of them
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By Jill Dando News He has only been at his school for a few days, but already super Sam has made his mark with brilliant community kindness. The brilliant Year 7 student has helped his school, to raise over £1000 in cash and 179kg in food. He also helped to
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PHOTO: Principal, Mark Tidman, with a few of the high achieving students at WCSA. Students at Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have celebrated brilliant individual GCSE exam performances today. WCSA welcomed its Year 11 class of 2023 back this morning to receive their GCSE results. With exams regulator,
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By Jill Dando News TOP PERFORMANCES: Pictured left to right is Divine Agho who achieved 8 grade 8s and 3 grade 9s, with Principal Angelos Markoutsas, and (right) Samuil Vasilev who will be one of the highest performers in the country with an incredible 10 grade 9s and one grade
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By Jill Dando News There were amazing individual GCSE exam performances at The King Alfred School Academy today. Year 11 students at The King Alfred School Academy received their GCSE results with some brilliant individual performances across the board. Despite the difficulties of studying over the past two years for
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By Jill Dando News An expanded forest school is just one of a wave of new improvements at a Somerset primary school that has entered an exciting new era. Berrow Primary School has been making huge improvements since being supported by the The Priory Learning Trust since January. Earlier this
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By Jill Dando News Positive Year 13 results at The King Alfred School Academy have rounded off a great year. BRISTOL BOUND: (above photo) Emily Murphy is heading to Bristol University after gaining two A* grades in Maths and Further Maths and one A grade in Chemistry. Year 13 students
Sport
By Jill Dando News Several young swimmers are celebrating success after taking part in two leading events this month. Taking part in his first Welsh National Summer Championships, Leo Woodrow, 12, from Somerset, UK scooped five medals from the nine events he entered. The Championships took place over five days
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By Jill Dando News Four young archery enthusiasts from Burnham-On-Sea in Somerset, UK have brought home a haul of medals after competing in Archery GB’s annual Youth Festival Tournament in Shropshire this month. The members of Burnham Company of Archers - all part of The King Alfred School Academy
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A UK eco campaigner backed by Alan Titchmarsh has been appointed in a unique three person Head Boy and Head Girl team. By Jill Dando News Archie Matthews, Lily Hulbert and Ginny Rulli-Gibbs are the new Head Boy and Head Girl team at of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare,
Charity
By Jill Dando News Some 5,000 students and 750 staff have raised thousands for a charity of the year after the death of a much loved community policeman. The eight Somerset schools of The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT) have raised thousands of pounds supporting Brain Tumour Research after making
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By Jill Dando News Big-hearted Sally-Ann Herrington walked 30 miles to raise money for Dementia UK - and was joined by dozens of staff where she works. Sal is PA to Principal Dan Milford at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset and has also worked at Worle Community
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By Jill Dando News A Principal who helped lead a School into one of Somerset’s most improved has become the new CEO of a multi academy trust. Nathan Jenkins is the new CEO of The Priory Learning Trust after serving as Interim CEO for the past six months, and
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A 100 year old woman has spoken of her disbelief at receiving one of the last correspondences in the world from the Queen, after reaching the significant milestone. Gwendolyn Hoare of Essex said she was "very surprised and happy" to receive the birthday card from the late Monarch,
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By Jill Dando News students including Tamsen, 14, and Chloe Mathers, 15 Jubilant students at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have been awarded the prestigious international green eco-flag for their superb environmental work. It follows their amazing work in making their school more environmentally friendly and raising eco-awareness