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A primary school near Burnham-On-Sea is this week celebrating after Ofsted recognised it for taking effective action to provide education during the lockdown. West Huntspill Community Primary had its latest inspection remotely in January 2020 after being supported by The Priory Learning Trust over the last 12 months. It was previously put into Special Measures which prompted TPLT to support. The school officially became West Huntspill Primary Academy, part of The Priory Learning Trust, on 1st April 2021. Acting Headteacher Steve Davis told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I have been at West Huntspill ...

HIGHBRIDGE'S King Alfred School Academy has a new acting principal. Dan Milford started the role last week, and will continue in the post until January 2022, when a permanent principal is to be appointed. Nathan Jenkins, the former principal, has been promoted to the role of head of school improvement at the Priory Learning Trust. As King Alfred School is a part of the trust, Mr Jenkins will still have a role in moving the school forward. Mr Milford has been a teacher for 25 years, having been a professional and semi-professional footballer and ending his playing career with Bridgwa...

Olivia Elliott has returned to WCSA as a teacher. - Credit: Shane Dean Former students of schools in a multi academy trust have celebrated becoming new teachers inside the same group of academies. Kieran Ward and Olivia Elliott, former students of Castle Batch School Academy and Worle Community School Academy (WCSA), and Georgina Lodge, who went to Priory Community School Academy (PCSA), have successfully gained jobs in schools within the Priory Learning Trust they previously went to school in. They are part of 16 new teachers across TPLT who have been students at schools inside the trust, th...

Priory Learning Trust students interviewed Fiona Bruce. - Credit: Priory Learning Trust Students aged nine to 18 quizzed TV presenter Fiona Bruce as she appeared in an interview over Zoom. The BBC presenter was asked a wide range of questions by students in The Priory Learning Trust. Olivia Finch, aged 16, head girl of Worle Community School Academy, hosted the one-hour interview with questions on lockdown, journalism, careers, and more. Fiona told the students how she turned down Strictly Come Dancing. She said: “Strictly is a great show but you would have to really love it to want to pu...

Burnham-On-Sea singer Lyra Cole, 7, releases her third charity single Lyra Cole, 7, has released a cover of Toy Story’s ‘You’ve got a friend in me’ to raise money for In Charley’s Memory, the local mental health charity. Lyra, who had a brain tumour the size of an orange successfully removed when she was a baby, hopes the song can cheer up people in tough times. The money raised from her latest song will go to In Charley’s Memory, a charity formed close in partnership with the King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge. In Charley’s Memory was given its official charity status in...