 The achievements of students at a King’s Lynn secondary school have been celebrated at a special presentation evening held in their honour.
More than 100 Year 11 graduate students at Springwood High School, a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, were joined by 280 relatives and friends in the school’s Peter Hopkins Hall for the event which saw a host of certificates and prizes awarded.
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 A former student at a North Shields secondary school is performing 10,000 pull-ups to raise money for charity.
Sam Craggs graduated last year from St Thomas More Catholic High School, a member of the Bishop Bewick Academies Trust, and is undertaking the feat to raise funds for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.  A school cook who hung up her apron to become a carer is celebrating two years in her role – and says she is enjoying every moment of it.
Kerry Williams, who lives in North Walsham, joined the Broadland office of award-winning home care company Extra Hands in February 2021, when the pandemic saw her previous job become increasingly stressful and isolated. Young readers and writers at a Whitley Bay primary school were inspired by a visit from a children’s author.
The pupils at Star of the Sea, which is a member of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, spent an afternoon with Will Mabbitt, whose books include I Can Only Draw Worms, This is Not a Fairy Tale, and The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones.  A West Norfolk school that raised over £2,500 for a local hospice received a visit from the grateful charity.
Gaywood Primary School, a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, raised £2,586 for The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House last month, making them the biggest fundraiser among the schools that took part in the charity’s Rudolph Run.  A King’s Lynn school known for its strength in music is opening its doors to musicians in the wider community.
Springwood High School, a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, is launching two new Community Musical Ensembles, which will be open not only to students but also to adults in the West Norfolk area.  Every stage of the food we eat, from growing in the field to packaging and recycling, has been examined by students at a Wisbech academy working to a different curriculum for a week.
Young readers in Whitley Bay were celebrating after their school won £1,000 worth of book tokens – just in time to stock up its new library.
Star of the Sea Primary School, which is a member of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, entered the National Book Tokens prize draw competition after a teaching assistant saw it promoted on Twitter.  A former hairdresser has won an award for her exceptional work as a carer.
Amanda Hathaway, who works at Norfolk home care provider Extra Hands, won the company’s GEM Award for ‘going the extra mile’ in caring and supporting service users.  ‘Going the extra mile’ to beat some stiff competition, the winners of the January GEM Awards at a Norfolk home care company have been announced.
Carer Tracey Sanchez took the honour at the Horsham St Faith office of Extra Hands, following a nomination from the family of a grateful service user. And in Heacham, the winner was Amanda Hathaway. |
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