Billericay School – SpeakUp!

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 [...]

By Zoë School reporter from Billericay High School, Essex I have chosen to report about the tickets for the Olympics and how quite a lot of people are not able to get the tickets that they want. I’m also reporting about the fact that they are giving tickets away to schools that sign up to the [...]

Hey, I’m Sarah. I am a student in year 8 at the Billericay School. For the past 10 years, I have been dancing at `The Billericay Dance Centre` and I still do. Here I do, Jazz, ballet, and Tap. At my dance school we teach girls and boys from the ages of 3 up to [...]

by Lily Soon approaching is The Billericay School’s sports day. I am looking forward to this event because I like to participate in as much sport as possible. Our sports day is a great way to get involved and get active because not only are you doing loads of fun activities, you’re doing it with [...]

Crews were called to the high street in Billericay on Friday morning to reports that the Oxfam shop was alight. The fire spread to a flat above the shop, a second shop, and two neighbouring properties. Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading further before putting out the fire. Bob Wahl, divisional officer for Essex Fire [...]

Present – Dr Saich, Tim Fulton (SV), Rebecca Kielczynski (SV), Melissa Saunders (SV), Charles Tyrell (SV), George Masters (SV), Ellie Lawrence (SV), Jordan Raymond (SV), Megan Close (SV), Connor Archer (SV), Alex Burness (SV), Maddie Taylor, Claudia Lewis, Sonny Downes, Alex Jones, Jack Nicholls, Tyler Butler, Rachel Rajaratnam, Jemima Morgan, April Hopknson Item 1 -Apologies [...]

It’s a crisp late November evening; you hear a slight jingle coming from the buzz of your TV. You hear.. “Holidays are coming Holidays are coming Holidays are coming Holidays are coming Holidays are coming Holidays are coming T’is the season Watch out Look around Something’s coming Coming to town (Coming to your town) Doo [...]

Those Christmas Day memories as a child are some to remember well. When we were much younger we always exploded with excitement and joy as Father Christmas prepared for his long journey on behalf of all the children around the world. But one specific aspect I remember about Christmas Day was the order of opening [...]

My god was that a good day! Everyone who’s anyone in the sixth form was wearing a hat of some description. From fezzes to fedoras to a towering pile of hats, that day had them all. But how did it all start, and will it all end. It started when one sixth former, Jake Grey, [...]

Hello Everyone :) Every week I will be giving you, as the readers of Speak Up, an overview of the week’s events from across the world. So sit back and enjoy as we look at the good, the bad and the simply bizarre stories of the last seven days. And remember, make sure you put your [...]