Billericay School – SpeakUp!

On the 4th July at the Billericay School in their classrooms year 10 took part in a risk assessment exercise which made them the  emergency services. The exercise is called ‘Operation Windmill’ has been developed by the Phoenix partnership and staff from the Billericay school. Year 10 take part in this once every year for [...]

by Charlotte McKessack Jazmine and I are two seventeen year old students who attend the Billericay School Sixth Form. We are fortunate to have been given the chance to work alongside Skating Panda, an organisation working in social impact communications, for a few days in the hope that we can learn a little bit about [...]

by Alex Working in the news industry is not as glamorous as it may seem. Many people work for long hours, under highly pressurised conditions and the pay in is not great. Producers can be paid as little as £22,000 a year. A large amount of pressure is placed upon reporters, editors and producers throughout [...]

Riz Lateef inspires young BBC school reporters. By Lucy -Thursday 14th July 2011 When BBC school reporters from the Billericay school went to interview Riz Lateef at the BBC London Studios, they returned with inspiring advice that she had given them. When we asked her about role models, we were fascinated by what she told [...]

By Sophie On the 12th July 2011 three BBC school reporters had an exclusive tour of the BBC and an interview with BBC London presenter Riz Lateef. “The best school trip ever!” quoted Alex (11) a student who went on the trip. When we arrived we were greeted by Rita and Tamsyn, two BBC workers, [...]

Hannah- The brunette girl you’ll find attached to her iPhone and a picture of a topless man. Drooling.   Becci- Laughing at Shaadi, staring at Matt Damon or being aggressive, she’s a keeper.     Shaadi- The brown haired, grey eyed, retro loving girl. With a smile that can brighten up any room.   Katie- Don’t cross her [...]

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By Jack Gymnastics is one of my favourite sports as I used to do it a few years ago for about 1 year and a bit. I used to go to south Essex Gymnastic club. There are going to be 98 men and women doing the gymnastics next year. They will be doing 3 different [...]

by Hollie Urban Edge is a dance school run by Katie Carroll. Founded in 2008 there are about 100 members’ altogether. There are 3 categories and children are divided by age. Ages 4-8, ages 9-11 and ages 11- 17. The classes run from 4:30 to 6:45 and in that time the children will do street [...]

My name is Sophie and I am a student at the Billericay School.   Situated in Basildon, Essex is Gloucester Park. Gloucester Park is home to many training facilities, including the brand new Sporting Village. The Basildon Sporting Village has been very popular, having around 60,000 visits in the past 50 days, plus an estimated [...]