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By Poppy, 13, and Isabella, 13, Good News Room at Priory Community School Academy Students from Priory, Poppy, Rosie and Isabella, visited Heron’s Moor Academy to deliver an engaging journalism workshop for younger pupils. The action-packed afternoon began with a presentation from the visiting students, who shared tips
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By Laura, 13, Good News Room at Worle Community School Academy Harry Styles – a cultural icon whose music brings together people from many different backgrounds. His songs merge classic pop with rock and R&B influences, celebrating diversity among his audience while gaining huge attention from the media and
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By Erin, 12, Good News Room at The King Alfred Academy After six months of rehearsals and commitment, students from The King Alfred School Academy lit up the stage with their spectacular four-night run of Grease in March 2025. Their hard work and passion were celebrated at the David
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By Isabeau (13) and Evan (13), Good News Room at TKASA The King Alfred School Academy marked World Book Day with costumes, decorated doors, and a shared love of reading. World Book Day, which was on 5th March, is a global event dedicated to celebrating authors, illustrators and the joy
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By Oliver, 15, Good News Room at WCSA Students from across Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare have joined together in an effort to tackle hate crime. The campaign is led by the school’s student leadership team, who have taken on one of the recently established North Somerset
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By Poppy, 13, Good News Room at Priory Community School Academy This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week takes place from 9 to 15 February 2026, and in the current climate it is more important than ever. With growing pressures from peers, social media, poverty and education, young people
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By Caleb, Year 9, Good News Room Clevedon Every Tuesday, students at Clevedon School, North Somerset, meet to discuss and plan their eco-projects. At the moment, these projects include planning bike maintenance lessons, improving the school’s use of solar energy, and preparing for the annual Green Shift Festival.
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By Isabella, 13, Good News Room at Priory School Academy In Year 10, for GCSE English, students are required to complete a Speaking and Listening exam. Students in the Edvocate Programme are chosen based on their outstanding performance during this exam. They are then given the opportunity to perform their
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By Jill Dando News Ashcombe Primary School has successfully restarted its Good News Room six years after first setting it up, following a special training visit from Nigel Dando as part of The Good News Post’s Jill Dando News Network. The Weston-super-Mare school in Somerset originally launched
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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 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 Rafi, 13, Good News Room at The King Alfred Academy Students at The King Alfred School Academy recently gathered for a special event led by Mrs Omoronyia, who had organised an afternoon dedicated to two national competitions: the Cyber Girls Challenge and the Bebras Coding Challenge. Five students began
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By Schools Correspondent By Grace, 14, Good News Room at The King Alfred Academy Following their electrifying four-night run in March, students at The King Alfred School Academy have now received well-deserved recognition for their production of Grease: The Musical, with several standout nominations at the prestigious David
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By Lisa-Marie C (12), Joshua E (13) and Oliver (15) Jill Dando News Reporters at Worle School, the former school of Jill Dando Teenage reporters from Jill Dando News have interviewed an inspirational 15-year-old Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) Harry Clarke, who is helping to shape decisions
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By Ella, 13 and Josh 13, Good News Room at WCSA At the beginning of January, Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler smashed Gian van Veen 7–1 in a final full of suspense and an epic comeback, starting off the new year with a bang. The win came with a massive
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By Megan H, Year 8, Good News Room at Clevedon School Did you know the reason why some people have red hair? People have red hair because of variations in their MC1R gene, which controls the balance of two types of melanin (pigments) in their hair and skin. Specifically, a