WORLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL An Academy News from Worle Community School and Priory Community School Academies ISSUE 2 - WINTER TERM 2019 W e s t o n THEin partnership with Weston Hospicecare POSTHospicecare Deadline 1st March DOG and HOG Winners will be published in WORDS250 The Post and in an ebook. 250 SHORT STORY Amazing prizes! WORDS250 See back page for COMPETITION full details. Please get in touch for tours at any time: PCSA [email protected] WCSA [email protected] General [email protected] INSPIRATIONAL STUDENTS GIVE NEW YEAR CHEER PRIORY Student Aiden Hunt, 11, They are two of thousands of students in won a Child of Courage award for Weston and Worle that have stories to make Aiden and Lewis are truly us proud. his positive attitude and inspiration inspirational young people. through five operations for a brain Neville Coles, Executive Principal of The “ “ tumour. Priory Learning Trust, said: We value kindness, courage And budding Ed Sheeran WCSA By Lacey Madge, 13, and positivity at our schools student Lewis Edwards, 11, has Aimee Braithwaite, 12, and these two are brilliant helped raise £60,000 for people in Olivia Finch, 13, examples of this need with his singing. and Leah Duffy, 12. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Jill Dando legacy lives on Singing Students Shine ME student trains TPLT pup Thousands of brilliant Weston and Arley, Emilio and Kezia map out After meeting Olly Murs, Jeffrey Worle students become part of world singing futures after links PLT is trained by amazing charity- unique Jill Dando News Centre, with Elvis and Robbie Williams. raising student who is schooled by a 20 years after tragic death of robot called Robbie. former student. See Page 4 See Pages 3 & 5 See Page 6 For the latest news see www.facebook.com/worlecommunityschool and www.facebook.com/Priorycsa Page 1 CONTRIBUTORS Our Jill Dando News Centre Reporters THE POST - publishing Olivia Finch (WCSA Student Editor) astonishing, astounding, Lasey Madge (PCSA Student Editor) Aimee Braithwaite awe-inspiring students By JOShuA KEyES, 13. (Social Media Editor) Joshua Keyes Ruby Currell Astonishing, astounding, awe- This April will be 20 years since Jill Dando died. Yet now her kindness, positivity and Leah Duffy Abigail Adamson inspiring - our Jill Dando News Centres find good news out of enthusiasm to find good news stories is out Kacey Gazzard Isabel Blackhurst students who we often find hard to to thousands of students. Matt Kenworthy Elsa Thompson describe! The Post is now out to 10,000 people across Jay Summers Kayla Lansing Whether you call them excellent, the area. It is full of good news - positive Millie Royce Lauren Burdge exceptional or extraordinary, young people acts, inspirational achievements, heroic Lauren hughes Cam Calver are inspirational. The Jill Dando News young people. Ruby harrison Kiera Wilton Centres are designed to celebrate students Tell us about your own astonishing, Lewis-Martin Alex Mawbey across our area, and to inspire future astounding, awe-inspiring stories here Edwards Oliver Sinclair reporters and journalists of good news. [email protected] Luke Buttery Abi Congram Alfie Phillips Josh Spark Ellis Rogers Edward Rowley Reece Kaye Ashley Wilkins- Maggie Reid headford Editorial Staff Liam Drury Alex Crowther Sarah O’ Gorman (English teacher) Rhiannon Collingwood (English teacher) Jeffrey PLT Email us at [email protected] Neville Coles - Executive Principal of TPLT Once again, I am absolutely delighted The Trust, therefore, continues to grow wisely. We are happily to see the positive stories from all our strong with our finances and outcomes. Some of you may have academies. I visit each academy often watched the recent BBC 2 documentary called ‘School’? The Trust and continue to be delighted with the involved in these programmes painted a picture we do not conduct of our 5,000 students and completely recognise. This may be because we have built, over 500 staff. Nothing means more to me many years at PCSA, and now TPLT, a team of very financially than to see our staff being positive astute business staff. Of course, we’d all like more funding to go and optimistic with the students and with each other. We into education, however, the main ‘income stream’ is the number must make sure everyone is feeling motivated and ready of students; I’m delighted to say that PCSA is 57 over number on to learn and teach. This approach is at the very heart of first choices for September 2019 entry and WCSA is up 17% on The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT). last year’s first choices. So, we hope that both our WSM secondary On October 1st The King Alfred School in Highbridge became the academies will be at 300 students in Year 7 in 2019 and onwards. third secondary academy to join TPLT. We now refer to them as Both our primary academies at St Anne’s and Castle Batch remain TKASA. Nathan Jenkins is the forward-thinking Principal at our very, very popular with parents / carers. academy here in Somerset. Charity is very important to us in our Trust. The recent non- We have started the £1.2million re-roofing project at TKASA and uniform day raised over £4K across our academies. This was split all is going very well. So, TKASA is starting to look, and feel like between Children in Need and Weston Hospicecare. All other a TPLT academy with a much-improved site. We are also working charity events this year will donate to WHC. Many staff, and we hard on improving the approach to teaching and leadership. hope students, will be taking part in The Mendip Challenge for Welcome. WHC next summer. A long walk for a great cause. Page 2 For the latest news see www.facebook.com/worlecommunityschool and www.facebook.com/Priorycsa Inspirational Worle Student, 12, Brilliant PCSA Student Scoops Gains Prestigious Place in Prestigious Drama Award National Youth Choir By Lacey Madge, 13, By Joshua Keyes, 13, Michael Gordon, 11, and Aimee Braithwaite, 12. Olivia Finch, 13, Elsa Thompson, 11. Year 8 student at WCSA, Arlie Priory Community School Year Hobden, has been offered a place 10 student Oliver Taylor-Jones on the National Youth Choir, has achieved full marks in the which hundreds of students from Performing Arts Two award across the country audition for. from UKA Dance. The National Youth Choir consists of UKA Dance, formally known as the students all the way from Year 5 to the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA), is end of Year 10, meaning that there are a dance teaching and examination thousands of kids all wanting a space board based in Blackpool, England, with only a limited amount given. and operates internationally. Arlie has set up his own YouTube PCSA places a huge emphasis on channel where he posts covers of music students performing well in music, that he loves. arts, drama and sport with ex- He recently played the part of Dodger students going on to achieve great in the WCSA play Oliver! success. He has many family inspirations such Head of Drama Jess Hall said: “It’s great to see Oliver doing so as his parents. well. He is a fantastic student with enthusiasm, grit and Worle Community School is one of the South West’s fastest determination.” improving schools, and offers a wide variety of curricular and extra curricular activities including performing arts and sport. Principal Jacqui Scott said: “Arlie is a fantastic performer and this A singer-songwriting Worle student is throughly deserved.” with ambitions to be the new Arlie said: “I love to make people happy and it’s nice that people love my voice!” Ed Sheeran has helped raise To see Arlie in performance £60,000 for people in need. with the Worle Wind band at Mark Church visit By Lacey Madge, 13, and Aimee Braithwaite, 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20R_MhjZfkE WCSA student Lewis Edwards, 11, spends his spare time raising money for charities in the UK Inspirational Priory student wins and abroad by singing, bike prestigious award after showing riding and hosting fun days. The former Worle Village Primary years of courage pupil has been singing since he was By Lacey Madge, 13, and Aimee Braithwaite, 12. aged two, and sings in front of up to 2000 people on the Grand Pier to raise PCSA student Aiden Hunt, 11, money for the Daz Rock4 Charity won the Child of Courage organisation. category in the Somerset He has already written songs, similar Believe in Yourself Awards, to his hero Ed Sheeran, and aims to after having an eye operation use his talent to help others. The and ongoing treatment, as well money he has raised helps blind as flying out to America on his people to be able to communicate and own for the operation. other worthy causes. Aiden was diagnosed with a brain Lewis said: “I love singing and helping people and want to tumour while in primary school and combine the two. Raising money is a team effort. We do raffle to date, has had five operations as prizes, sometimes even cook food to sell for charity, have bouncy well as still receiving treatment. castles, a mini funfair, and Sunday fun days every weekend, and Mr. Coles said: “Aiden really is every penny goes to charity. an inspiration to everyone. “My parents are great and Worle Community School have been so Wonderfully positive, determined supportive. This school is amazing and a great community and and kind.” settled me in so well. They have offered me their recording studio.” Aiden’s teaching assistant Val Kemp said: “ Aiden is a tremendous Principal Jacqui Scott said: “Lewis is a superb student and a boy.” wonderful ambassador to all young people.” For the latest news see www.facebook.com/worlecommunityschool and www.facebook.com/Priorycsa Page 3 Jill Remembered 20 years on as thousands of children embrace good news worldwide project By Olivia Finch, 13 and Lacey Madge, 13.