Billericay School – SpeakUp!

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 [...]

by Maddie, Lauren, Maisie, Samantha, Rhiona Jessie J is set to the judge the new talent show ‘the voice’ on bbc1 starting on 24th of march 2012. Young Essex girl Jessie J  hits are screens on the 24th march 2012 on BBC 1 for 11 weeks presented by holly Willoughby and Reggie yates. Also on [...]

 by Lauren, Maisie, Maddie, Samantha and Rhian At just 23, Jessie J, originally from Essex has achieved so much over the year. Jessie won over 17 awards for her outstanding music, and sold over 10million albums worldwide.   Jessie J struggled at a young age, because she was never as intelligent as her class mates. [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]