by Katie Dawtry “We’re going to scream and shout today.” Sounded good to me. The school bell hadn’t quite rung yet, the satisfaction of having lunch was wearing off and I wasn’t yet allowed to go home. Indeed, some screaming and shouting sounded rather satisfying at that moment in time. With a cry of “Yes! [...]
by Katie Dawtry What shall I do with my life? A question that has undoubtedly throbbed in the backs of most minds at some point in time. A question that perhaps pleads for the most attention in our youth, when the path of life seems long and uncertain. A question that, according to the wonderful [...]
by Katie Dawtry In January, the mum’s came to school. No one had been misbehaving; though one may have thought as much owing to the amount of mothers marching through the school gates. In this session, the girls got an education like no other. However, it wasn’t from the teachers at the school, but bodies [...]
by Katie Dawtry After much planning, the project’s first session took place this December. In the Ivory Rooms, Billericay, we began the project by looking at the big picture: how are women perceived and portrayed in society? Copies of ‘Closer’ and ‘Look’ littered the white linen tables, with their gaudy colours and somewhat ghastly celebrity [...]
by Katie Dawtry What sort of women are making up our media? When we look around, it is the rulers of reality television, the provocatively dressed performers of the music industry and those with no merit other than being married to someone with money in their pocket. Where are the real women, the real role [...]
On Thursday the 21st of March Billericay School held a BBC news report day. All the years sevens got involved in writing stories and editing them. They collected stories from the internet and other websites and made them into reports that can be seen on the Billericay School Website or BBC News. It was a [...]
On the 21st March is the BBC New Day were at most schools teachers pick 30 students to take part, but not Billericay! They take on the whole of year seven! Some people may think that the teachers will struggle and maybe they do but they keep the students under control. This happen every year [...]
Twitter celebrates its seventh birthday today. On Twitter there are more than 200 million users worldwide, who now send about 400 million messages and tweets a day. Twitter started in 2006 by Jack Dorsey. He made the social network, because he thought it would be a good idea to share events. Yesterday Chancellor George Osborne [...]
After a massive argument between bobby Cole Norris and Gemma Collins, they are still feuding over Bobby’s shock decision to adopt a baby. Charlie King (close friend) is sticking by Bobby but continues to refuse to be Bobby’s partner and parent to the child. The fight between the reality TV stars, broke out during the [...]
In 2008, Sebastian started fencing after his Dad sent him to a club. 5 years later, Sebastian has won over 60 medals,half of which are gold. Sebastian plays a match every weekend and has to wake up at 5;30am every morning to train for an hour. His hopes are to become an Olympic champion. When [...]
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