A huge well done to all the Year 8 pupils who took part in today's BBC School Report. You have been amazing!!

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WOW! Todayhas been so... so... fab! I now know what it is like to be a journalist, and the kind of pressure that they are under everyday.

 If you are a year 7, seriously come to journalism club next year because you will love it so much! Today, the web team (the team i am in) managed

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The home project is a group of Swanshurst students who have worked together to produce a dance. They have not only raised money but they are also going to be part of a project. The dance is made up of their own choreography which they spent their lunch to create.

We have inteviewed a year

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Newsday has been really fun and the whole experience of being a journalist has been amazing. I would consider becoming a journalist when i am older.

 I think that today has boosted my confidence and has helped me become a better writter and am able to write stories about the news.
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Currently pupils from Swanshurst school in the years of 8-10 are on a trip to Torgon in Switzerland and are skiing in the alps. The lucky pupils left on Friday at approx

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New skateboard navigates by mind reading!

Skateboards have been around since the 1950's, when they were just wheels on a piece of metal. Over the years, skateboards have improved, using different wheels to make the board go faster, but in the year 2012, things hae changed massively, as Chaotic Moon labs have invented- a skateboard that c

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On friday 9th of march pupils from 8-10 embarked on a skiing trip to Switzerland. They had been preparing for this trip for several months, which included many trips to the ackers for skiing lessons. They are in switzerland for 9 days and it took a 27 hour coach trip to get there!

We talk

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As you may already know today is BBC School News Report Day. In Swanshurst school some Year 8 students have been hard at work, publishing stories, researching and filming stories. This day has all happened thanks to Ms Dowsett. I interveiwed Ms Dowsett to find out what she has thought of the whol

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Mr Beniston, a Swanshurst Librarian, organised a charity event to remind people about Intrenal Womens' Day. They money was given to two charities called 'Rape Crisis' and 'Roshni Birmingham'. For the charity raising event, Mr Beniston gathered some teachers to play Just Dance 3, on the Nintendo W

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The Queens Diamond Jubilee is coming up later this year and lots of people are exited and already preparing for the big day. It will be happening on the 4th of June in 2012 and everyone it looking forward to a star-studded concert including the likes of: Jessie J, Elton John, JLS, Annie Lennox, P

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On the 12^th of March we interviewed Miss Wright who is a P.E. Teacher from our school and has organised all of the events. She had a lot to say and

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13TH of March seven kids and one head teacher Mrs Zakzrs and two pare

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 From September 2013, there will be a new way of doing GCSE's our year eleven students will have to take all of there GCSE's at the end of there two-year course.

 This is different from what happens now because all students have the oppotunity take

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School days should be extended to prepare pupils for what lies ahead of them says the government.

On the 5^th January Stephen Twigg an education secretary stated that school days should be lengthened to prepare pupils for work. He told us this in an education conference in Leeds

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We interviewed Aneesha and Adeeba who are the Swanshurst Sixth form’s head girls and they told us what th

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As you probably know Swanshurst is having a new extension! Here are some of the facts that you may or may not already know!

The new building which starting  being built in October time in 2011 and is due to be finished in Autumn 2012. It is going to be a new sixth form and

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Recently, it has been reported that there has been a stall in literacy results in primary schools.   Chief Ofsted inspector,Sir Michael Wilshaw, said that England is being 'overtaken by other leading nations because progess in literacy has stalled'

He told BBC two's 'n

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In Swanshurst school we made a big deal about celebrating no-smoking day and all inspired by the school nurse, Ms Pam Hayes. We did a short interview with her on this topic:

Wha

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After 26 years, has Swanshurst School really changed that much?

One of our members of staff is having birthday this week, and has been at this school for a very long time, so we interviewed her on her experiences at this school.

Mrs Boothroyd started working at this school in 1986, meaning she has worked here for 26 years! We asked her how much she th

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Mr Smith gets an MBE!

Swanshurst School's own Mr Smith has been incredibly lucky, as in the last month has recieved an MBE (Member of the British Empire)!

I interviewed Mr Smith and he told me a little about

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Rescued battery chickens.

 

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Can World Book Day persuade kids to read more?

On 1st March 2012, World Book Day took over your TV screens and book shelves. All children from aged 4 to 18 recieved a £1 book token, which they could use to get £1 off any book or audio book woth £2.99 or more, or swap for any of the 8 books worth £1. These 8 books inclu

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Interform Olympics!

To get everyone hyped up and fit for the 2012 olympics, Swanshurst School have arranged an interform olympics. All ten forms S,T,U,D,Y and L,E,A,R,N are competeing in a range of sports to see who wins.

So far the competitions that have taken place are Athletics, Rowing, Badminto

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Charity Cake Sale!

 Next week, a cake sale is being arranged by Miss Wheeler and Miss Wensley in aid of sport relief. Thirty contestants will be battling it out to raise the most money for sport relief. Anyone can

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Performance Is A Katch

Today at Swanshurst School, Katch 22 is performing "Think Twice". The play is about knife crime and bullying on the internet and in the playground to bring awareness of these important and terr

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L4L Day At Swanshurst

On Wednesday 14th March 2012, Swanshurst School held a space themed Learning For Life day for Year 8. During this day, the pupils did fun, team-building activities such as making Sp

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The day in Pictures

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M1 northbound closed by five-lorry crash

Today, at around 10:40, it was reported that there was a large lorry crash on the M1 northbound.

After five lorries collided, three people were taken to hospital. The crash happened near junction 25 of the M1 in Nottinghamshire. Two of the lorry drivers had to be cut out of their lorry ca

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Bali Rai Visits Swanshurst all thanks to a Year 11 Student...

On Wednesday 14th March 2012, recommended author Bali Rai, came to Swanshurst. The school were able to get the author to come with all the thanks going to Year 11 student Gawaher. Gawaher had recommended that Bali came to the school. She talked to her head of year, who said to her that if sh

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Introducing the team

Weeks have passed, blood, sweat and tears have been shed but finally the day has arrived!

School report is finally here! The journali

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High School Musical Mania!

The costumes have been bought, the dances practiced and lines learnt, High School Musical is nearly here!

The musical is being performed by a select group of Swanshurst students who have gone through a rigorous auditioning process  and the doors open for the performance at 6pm on t

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Reporter Sam Naz Visits School

Sam Naz, presenter of BBC Three's 60 seconds, thrilled students at  Swanshurst School by visiting them in preparation for this y

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