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By Oliver, 12, Jill Dando News A world unique good news centre is celebrating its 5th birthday next month. Jill Dando News is to celebrate five years of children and young people finding and writing good news in Jill’s memory, on Thursday 7th July. Since its beginnings, well over
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It’s good news for living longer as well as being happy - start to think positively. A new study finds that higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of
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By Jill Dando News Five-year-old Bella J Dark from Weymouth, Dorset stunned her family last year when she told them she was going to write a book. Fast forward to a year later, Bella has become the world's youngest author. Her first book titled 'The Lost Cat&
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By Kiaran, Oliver and Jake, all 12, Jill Dando News Twelve year old journalists have organised an interview with a high-profile MP to get top tips on politics, dealing with negativity and keeping in touch with nature to alleviate anxiety. The Jill Dando news team from across The Priory LearningTrust
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By Jill Dando News Mary Berry eat your heart out. Master chef student Poppy has yet again excelled in another top chef competition. The student from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset put in a brilliant performance in the South West Chef of the Year finals. She competed
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By Oliver, 12, Jill Dando News Incredible students are striving to achieve the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh award by showing array of skills and character traits. Dozens of Year 9 students have been working vigorously to achieve the prestigious bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. To reach this, these endeavouring Worle
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Good luck Poppy who right now is starting top chef competition. Full story to come from Jill Dando News.
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By Josh, 16, Jill Dando News Students at Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have been honoured with a variety of sporting awards in a glittering sporting Oscar’s style ceremony. They were rewarded for their sporting achievements throughout the year on a night of celebrations. Prizes were presented
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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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Priory Community School Academy has been shortlisted for a prestigious award recognising excellence in the education sector. Staff from the Weston-super-Mare school in North Somerset will travel to Royal Garden Hotel in London tomorrow for the grand finals. The 2022 Education Business Awards, sponsored by Churches Fire & Security continue
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Students are being inspired by an incredible 30 foot colourful collage of world sporting heroes – full story to come by JILL DANDO NEWS.
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By Tamsen, 14, PCSA, Sasha, 14, TKASA, and Lewis, 14, WCSA, Jill Dando News Students from The Priory Learning Trust interviewed Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose and discovered his passion for bees, beehives and huge respect for 20th Century hero Nelson Mandela. Young reporters from Worle Community School Academy, Priory Community
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By Jill Dando News Tilly, 11, of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA), has been featured in the Weston Mercury newspaper this week. The brilliant student has been helping victims of Tsunami’s and was given the Principal’s award. The Mercury was Jill Dando’s first ever newspaper that she
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By Juozas and Kieran, 12, Jill Dando News Students from across The Priory Learning Trust were inspired by the creators behind the innovative new project SEE MONSTER which has chosen Weston-Super-Mare as it's home. SEE MONSTER is like nothing ever seen before – and it chose Weston as it’
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By Juozas and Kieran, 12, Jill Dando News Students from Jill Dando News were inspired with the good news that the world’s first ever ‘SEE MONSTER’ is heading to their town. Yet this is no ordinary Hollywood-style ’monster’. It is unique monster size oil rig to put Weston-super-Mare on
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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