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By Emily, 13, Freya, 14, Kira, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondents Budding artists and photographers at The King Alfred School an Academy recently entered the current Rotary Art and Photography competition. The competition’s theme of 'Rebuilding' inspired a remarkable showcase of creativity among students and an impressive
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By Jill Dando News Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare Somerset buzzed with excitement as Year 10 students showcased their professional skills during an exhilarating Mock Interview Day. The event, designed to prepare young people for the future dream career, saw an impressive turnout of enthusiastic local employers eager to
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By Jill Dando News Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge students at the amazing The King Alfred School Academy in Somerset are in final rehearsals to perform their summer show, ‘A Night At The Musicals’. The performance will be a cabaret-style show featuring numbers from many popular musicals. “Featuring the cast and band
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By Jill Dando News "This was the best day ever!" exclaimed Avram, age 6, his face beaming with joy. He was just one of the 174 students and teachers from Evergreen Primary Academy in Bristol who experienced a day of excitement at the iconic Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
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By Rupert, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Students brought happiness and joy to various members of staff of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare Somerset. They included Mr Tidman, Miss De Sousa, Mr Pickles, Miss Newson, Miss Wadly and Mrs Burlinson as they sang the wonderful riptide by vance joy.
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By Isabella, 12 and Grace, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents Nine Malawian students from Mnjiri Secondary School, Malawi, joined forces with Priory Community School Academy, Weston-super-Mare to interview each other in a cultural and journalistic exchange. Both groups of teens have become part of the Jill Dando News phenomena; they
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By Oliver, 14, and Oscar, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondents Bella in Year 9 at Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset was interviewed by England Rugby and subsequently was invited up to the Bristol Bears High Performance Centre. Bella was taken on a tour by Holly Aitchson and was
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By Jill Dando News Weston-super-Mare AFC sign 16-year-old former King Alfred School Academy student Ryan Crawford Weston-super-Mare AFC have made their eighth summer signing, welcoming 16-year-old Ryan Crawford to The Optima Stadium. The former King Alfred School Academy student joins from Bristol Rovers' academy, where he spent three years.
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By Emily 13, Freya 14 and Kira 14, Jill Dando News Correspondents Students of The King Alfred School Academy’s Wilding Club visited Somerset Wildlands to learn more about biodiversity and to gather ideas for future projects. The club, which meets every Thursday after school during period 6, focuses on
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By Grace, 13 and Bella, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents The students and staff at TKASA in Highbridge, Somerset celebrated National School Sports Week. National School Sports Week is an annual campaign that promotes the importance of physical education, sport, and play in schools. TKASA embraced the spirit of NSSW
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By Amelie and Evie, Jill Dando News Correspondents Teaching and non-teaching staff of Priory Community School Academy Somerset were surprised with an ice-cream treat to celebrate them on National Thank a Teacher Day. At 3:30pm after students had departed, music blared through the tannoy to announce that the ice-cream
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By Elliette, 10, and Ollie, 10, Jill Dando News Correspondents PCSO's have been going into Year 5 classes at the brilliant Ashcombe Primary School, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Here are a few things the primary school children have learnt. PCSOs are community champions and problem solvers who make a
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By Jill Dando News A fast-improving school on route to an exciting future has reaffirmed its consistent policies on uniform. Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is rolling out its visionary culture and ethos to become part of Britain’s biggest academy trust, United Learning, with initiatives aimed at
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By Sam, 13 and Jaiden, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondents Some 14 students from Priory Community School Academy in Somerset visited the Alliance Dementia Wellness Centre in Worle to get creative! The elderly customers were extremely inviting to the children and struck up conversation immediately over a cup of tea
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By Jill Dando News A former Worle Community School Academy resident has attended an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the completion of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold award. Olivia Finch, 18, did much of her DofE volunteering while at Worle and The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Also
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By Jill Dando News Thomas Duford, a former student at Worle Community School Academy, is nearing the end of an impressive two-year stint at the prestigious Exeter Mathematics School (EMS). It is one of the best maths colleges in the UK. The hard work has paid off as Thomas now