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By Faith, Year 7, Jill Dando News Reporter at Clevedon School At Clevedon School, Somerset, in March we held a remembrance day next to our willow tree in the centre of the school, in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial Trust. Remembrance is important because it is a time when we
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By Hector, Year 8, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School Clevedon School is refurbishing the solar panels on the science block, helping to brighten the future of sustainable energy in the area. Mr Smith, behind the drive for the new school build, has announced the cleaning and improvement of
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By Rupert, 13, and Joshua, 13 – Jill Dando News reporters at Worle School Three Somerset students help lead UK team to silver at international dance championship in Orlando A talented Year 7 student and three talented Year 8 students from Worle School in Somerset have returned from the 2025 Allstar
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Written by Mnjiri Journalists, Malawi – Jill Dando News Centre The National Construction Industry Council (N.C.I.C) recently visited Mnjiri C.D.S.S. to deliver a career talk aimed at inspiring more girls to pursue careers in the construction industry. It is said that few girls apply for
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By Tara, (Year 8) and Sadika, (Year 10) Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School Newsroom At the start of the year, the University of Bristol School of Education welcomed 50 student leaders from Clevedon School for an inspiring day of learning and creativity. We were excited to discover the
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By Jill Dando News Correspondent from Clevedon School Newsroom Two teams from Clevedon School's Leadership Academy took part in the first North Somerset inter-school parliamentary debate competition since the end of the Covid pandemic. The debate, hosted by Clevedon School, was chaired by local MP Sadiq Al-Hassan. Representing
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By Caitlin C, Year 9, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School This year marks the 60th anniversary of Help!, one of the Beatles most beloved films. This movie was one of a kind, with its humour and unique storyline. The film was a commercial success, earning $12.3 million
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By Logan M and Calen A, Year 9 Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School In March we presented our eco-projects at the Curzon Theatre in Clevedon as part of the Greenshift festival, which celebrates all the activism that is happening in our local community. We also held a competition
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Exclusive by Oliver, 14, Jill Dando News; photos by Rupert, 13, and David Kenneford, former Weston Mercury photographer for 49 years In a powerful full-circle moment, students from the Jill Dando News Centre were welcomed into the new offices of Weston Town Council by Cllr John Crockford-Hawley, in one of
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By Aaron Fillery, Year 12 student, CYT Technical Manager and Jill Dando News Correspondent The most-performed playwright by school and youth groups in the UK has granted exclusive performance rights to Clevedon School for his latest production. Clevedon Youth Theatre (CYT) is proud to present Tobacco Factory Theatres , a powerful
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By Caitlin, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent A team of ambitious Year 12 students from The King Alfred School Academy in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, have made waves in the Young Enterprise programme, earning two major awards at the Somerset County Finals. Led by CEO Olivia, the student-run business began by creating
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By Sam 14, Jill Dando News Correspondent A STEM workshop hosted by the UK military has arrived at Priory Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset . One Jill Dando News reporter was lucky enough to attend, and here’s what they had to say: “It was awesome!” The workshop was held to
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By Leah, 14, Jill Dando News The King Alfred School Academy’s Jill Dando News Centre is growing rapidly, with over 20 students now proudly part of the dynamic young journalism team! The Somerset school is seeing these enthusiastic reporters already hit the ground running—covering exciting school events and
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By Jill Dando News In Weston-super-Mare, Somerset the hometown of beloved BBC journalist Jill Dando and Jill Dando News a new advocate for positive change has emerged. Josh Bell, aged 24, was born in 2000—just a year after Jill’s tragic death. Like Jill, who survived life-saving heart surgery
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World Exclusive by Oliver, 14, Jill Dando News Earlier today, budding young journalists from the Jill Dando school-based Newsrooms,, visited the Town Council building (formerly the Weston Mercury offices) to celebrate the life and legacy of Jill Dando — whose tragic death was announced on the BBC on 26th April 1999.
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By Education Correspondent Students at Winterstoke Hundred Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, were treated to a lesson with a difference, when Somerset-based rock band The Entitled Sons visited the academy to deliver four concerts playing their latest hits. The Entitled Sons performed last year at Glastonbury and are selling out concerts