Billericay School – SpeakUp!

Will Josh, a boy from The Billericay School, make it in to the junior Olympics for trampolining because in 2012 he got a gold medal in the junior event? Josh trains for trampolining two hours a day which is impressive. He started when he was ten after he had finished gymnastics. Come on josh you can [...]

The UK has the biggest rise in the amount of waste recycled compared to the rest of Europe. Recycling in the UK has risen by 26.5%. In 2001 only 12% of the UK’s waste was recycled. Now it has risen to 39%. Though this is the biggest increase, the UK is recycling about the same [...]

Some teachers in England and Wales may go on a strike to protest about pay and pensions. Teachers have said they may start the strike in the summer term. They may hold a full nation walk out but they are also going to go on small strikes in different areas at different times. They are [...]

Richard is a ten star football player, who plays at The Billericay Club. He always wanted to play and be a footballer at a young age. At the age of 14, he played at Hannakins Football Club in Year 9. Richard had a tough decision over football and education in the end he got a [...]

By Billericay School Reporter The Harlem Shake has danced its way into the wrong hands. The Harlem Shake is a silly dance made up by five Australian teenage boys. It became viral when the five boys uploaded a video of them gyrating to a song with the same name, originally sung by Baauer, an American [...]

Aged 22, heart-throb singer, Josh Dubovie attended a press conference at the Billericay School on the 21st of March 2013. After talking to Josh, we found out some interesting information. We found out that his famous song ‘That sounds good to me’ was actually a disappointment to him. He also didn’t like his outfit, he [...]

Paul Gascoigne a former footballing legend is addicted to alcohol and was recently rushed into intensive care. This happened in Northampton when he was doing a charity concert, on the 3rd February 2013. Once a great player for club and country he is now in rehab for alcohol addiction. Some other scenarios have happened like [...]

by Harley Chapman At this age, hormones and sexual activities are at all time high… But so are STI’s. The main fear at this age is pregnancy, not the various infectious sexual diseases passed around by unprotected sex. “I’ll pull out” “I don’t like wearing condoms” “I don’t have a condom on me” “I’ll take [...]

By Shannon Harper and Lucy Franks Did you know that seals and turtles mistake plastic bags for jelly fish and choke on them? Did you know that the rainforest stretch of the planet has reduced from 14% to 6%? Did you know you could be saving your friends life by learning some basic first aid? [...]

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