Positive news from schools, colleges and education across the UK.
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By Schools Correspondent Extend Learning Academies Network (ELAN) marked a major milestone this week with the launch of its first-ever ELAN Spelling Bee, bringing together pupils from all nine ELAN primary schools for a celebratory grand final. Children from Banwell, Bournville, Locking, Mead Vale, Mendip Green, Milton Park, Oldmixon,
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By Schools Correspondent Pupils, staff and the wider Bridgwater community are celebrating after Northgate Primary School was named among the very best in the country for outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The school has received high-level praise from Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson, who wrote personally to congratulate
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By Schools Correspondent Year 2 children at Walliscote Primary School are celebrating after becoming officially published authors through a national Young Writers competition. The pupils were invited to write creative “poem recipes” that described the special ingredients that make them who they are. Their imaginative entries impressed the judges and
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By Schools Correspondent Year 8 and Year 9 students from Winterstoke Hundred Academy recently visited Brimsham Green School in Yate to take part in an Anti-Bullying Diana Award Workshop. The workshop was delivered as part of the Diana Award Anti-Bullying Programme, a youth-led, peer-to-peer initiative
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By Community Correspondent Law students at Oxford Brookes University have partnered with Citizens Advice Oxfordshire to launch a new legal advice clinic providing free support to people across the county. The new clinic will give students supervised, hands-on experience working directly with clients, while helping to meet rising demand
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By Schools Correspondent Six pupils from Miss Brown’s Chess Club at Mary Elton School in Clevedon, Somerset enjoyed an exceptional day of elite competition and learning at the London Chess Classic, held at the Emirates Stadium. Teal, Dylan, Jonty, Sofia, Rhoswen and Max were selected to attend the prestigious
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By Schools Correspondent Students at Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset bringing the much-loved musical Annie to the stage later this month, with four performances taking place over Wednesday and Thursday, January 28 and 29. The production includes two daytime matinees – one for local primary
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By Schools Correspondent Primary pupils across the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) are taking part in an exciting virtual running challenge that sees them collectively travelling to major sporting events around the world. Eighteen CLF primary academies are participating in The Daily Mile, a simple, inclusive and non-competitive initiative designed
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By Schools Correspondent A former Weston Mercury reporter, who once worked alongside Jill Dando, has inspired the next generation of young journalists through a live school Good News Room. Janet Williams, who began her journalism career at the Weston Mercury around the same time as Jill Dando, visited Herons’ Moor
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By Schools Correspondent Extend Learning Academies Network (ELAN) brought together pupils from all nine of its primary schools for a powerful trust‑wide Anti‑Bullying Conference designed to strengthen wellbeing, safety and empowerment across its communities. Hosted at Bournville Primary School, the event welcomed 86 pupils who took part in
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By Asyatu Anussah, Good News Post Malawi Reporter Mnjiri Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) has embraced the government’s Free Schools Policy, which came into effect this January. Speaking on the policy, Deputy Headteacher M. Kumwenda said that while the initiative is positive, discipline among learners will be essential. “Usually,
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By Schools Correspondent Staff at Walliscote Primary School in Weston-super-Mare have been supporting local families this winter by putting together “heat parcels” to help keep them warm during the colder months. The parcels, which include hats and gloves for both adults and children, were offered to families who