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I did a sponsored swim and raised £80 for the Rainforest Alliance

I did a sponsored swim and raised £80 for the Rainforest Alliance

I did a sponsored swim and swam 46 lengths and raised £80 for the Rainforest Alliance. I fo... more


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Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011

I won a writing competition and £500 worth of books for my school

A few weeks ago I came home from school and my mum told me that I had won a writing competition. more


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Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011

Our school won the Gold accreditation award for Anti-Bullying

Our school won the Gold accreditation award for Anti-Bullying

Recently our school has become the only school in Northamptonshire to win the Gold accreditation ... more


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Monday, 19 Sep 2011


One in four primary schools in England don’t have a male teacher

One in four primary schools in England don’t have a male teacher

One in four primary schools in England don’t have a male teacher. more


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Monday, 19 Sep 2011

First News readers talk about their school uniform

According to a panel of First News readers, these fantasy creations would be the uniforms you&rs... more


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Friday, 26 Aug 2011

Carol Vorderman says kids should study maths until they are 18

Carol Vorderman says kids should study maths until they are 18

TV personality Carol Vorderman has said that she believes maths should be a compulsory subject fo... more


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Monday, 8 Aug 2011


40,000 New Zealand schoolkids being fed breakfast at school

40,000 New Zealand schoolkids being fed breakfast at school

Around 40,000 schoolkids are being fed breakfast at school because their families are too poor to... more


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Friday, 5 Aug 2011

Birmingham school takes on big Hydrogen Challenge

Birmingham school takes on big Hydrogen Challenge

Students at Small Heath School and Sixth Form Centre in Birmingham saw first-hand the power of h... more


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Thursday, 4 Aug 2011

Children go to 10 Downing Street to campaign for clean water in Mali

Twelve 10 year pupils from Craneswater Junior School in Southsea knocked on the Prime Minister&... more


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Friday, 29 Jul 2011


We entered the House of Lords' Peer Factor competition

We entered the House of Lords' Peer Factor competition

The House of Lords recently ran a competition asking young people to nominate the person they thi... more


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Friday, 15 Jul 2011

We just had Science Week at our school...

We just had Science Week at our school...

We have just had a totally amazing week at school and I wanted to share it with First News readers. more


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Friday, 15 Jul 2011

New Sat tests for 11 year olds

A change to children’s Sat tests will mean new spelling, punctuation and vocabulary tests.

A change to children’s Sat tests will mean  new spelling, punctuation and vocabu... more


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Saturday, 9 Jul 2011


The world's biggest chemistry experiment

Hundreds of thousands of kids have taken part in a huge worldwide experiment.

Hundreds of thousands of kids have taken part in a huge worldwide experiment. more


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Friday, 8 Jul 2011

Pupils of Church High School create a jungle themed mural

Author and illustrator, Liz Million, paid a visit to our school to help us create our very own jungle themed mural.

Author and illustrator, Liz Million, paid a visit to our school to help us create our very own j... more


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Friday, 8 Jul 2011

We took part in the Shakespeare Company's National Schools Festival

At school we have been practising a scene from Shakespeare’s play King Lear for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s National Schools Festival.

At school we have been practising a scene from Shakespeare’s play King Lear for the Royal ... more


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Friday, 8 Jul 2011