Good News Rooms
By Jill Dando News He joined his school’s Good News Room aged just 11. Now, five years later, Oliver Massey is leaving Worle School with an impressive record of interviewing senior politicians, reporting from Parliament and serving as one of its Head Boys. The 16-year-old, who has
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(Live at the scene by Berrow Primary School reporters sponsored by Burnham Portable Toilet Hire) Reporters include Woody, 5, Jessica, 6, Max, 8, Benny, 6, Jude, 8, Seb, 7, Aubrey, 10, Aime, 10, Sofia, 10, Evie, 9. Family-run Highbridge business Burnham Portable Toilet Hire backs the school’s new
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Young reporters from Walliscote Primary School have been given a special lesson in local journalism – inside the very building where Jill Dando began her career. The pupils were welcomed by Weston-super-Mare Town Council as part of the school’s Good News Room project, giving them the chance to
Schools
By Schools Correspondent Some 18 pupils at Hugh Sexey’s Middle School have become young reporters – already uncovering some amazing achievements by their fellow students after launching a new Good News Room. The Somerset school has joined the growing Good News Rooms project, created by the Good News Post, which
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Tribute to the author and former politician who backed a project now celebrating its 10th year and inspired by his friend Jill Dando A good news project which began in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and was backed by one of the town’s most famous sons is now taking its
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By Schools Correspondent Pupils at Herons’ Moor Primary School have enjoyed a hugely successful nine-month pilot of their Good News Room – building confidence, developing journalism skills and learning to find the positive stories happening around them. One of the highlights came when students from nearby Priory Community School Academy
sports
By Josh Harris, 18, Sports Correspondent Ronnie Allen, 18, from Backwell, North Somerset, has found a new home in New York after accepting a football scholarship from Genesee Community College. However, Ronnie’s journey to the States has been far from easy. Three broken ankles and two surgeries in just
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By Caitlin and Ava, Good News Room at Clevedon School Towards the end of last term, we visited Walton Castle in Clevedon, where we were greeted by Carly and Margarita. Margarita kindly opened up the castle for us so that we could present our work. We were especially lucky because
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By Ava, Year 10, Caleb, Year 9 and Nuala, Year 7, Good News Room at Clevedon School In June, Clevedon School Student Leaders took part in the Clevedon Literary Festival alongside students from our eTwinning partner school in Ettlingen. We met at the seafront, where we presented our poetry in
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By Sofia, Year 7 and Meg, Year 8, Good News Room at Clevedon School The Clevedon School garden has been on a journey this year. It was beautiful in September, with so much fruit on the trees. We picked lots of apples and pears, brought in brown paper bags and
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By Liv, Year 8, Bright, Year 9, and Mark, Year 9, Good News Room at Clevedon School Kat Lyons and the Curzon Working with Kat Lyons at the Curzon was so good. We left Clevedon School to spend the day learning how to express ourselves through poetry. Kat is a
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By Matthew, Year 7, Mark, Year 8 and Sadika, Year 11, Good News Room at Clevedon School Each year, Clevedon School takes part in activities to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with support from the Holocaust Memorial Trust. The annual programme encourages students to reflect on who they are, the importance
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By Meg and Faith, Year 8, Good News Room at Clevedon School Ettlingen is Clevedon's twin town. During their visit to Clevedon, we met our student partners from two schools in Ettlingen. They were also in Year 8, just like us. We wanted to build friendships and learn
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By Ben and Tilda, Year 12, Good News Room at Clevedon School As part of the Clevedon School after-school Creative Writing A Level group, we are always looking for new ways to encourage students to enjoy reading and writing. Earlier this year, we came up with the idea of
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By Evan, 14 and Isabeau, 14, Good News Room at TKASA The King Alfred School Academy's (TKASA) production of Anything Goes has been hailed as a huge success, with packed audiences across all performances and glowing feedback from families, staff and members of the local community. The show
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By Mark, Caleb and Bright, Year 9, Good News Room at Clevedon School Clevedon School in North Somerset is hoping to encourage more students to cycle and become one of the few schools in North Somerset to actively support a growing bike community. At the moment, fewer than 50 students