SCHOOLS in Bridport and the surrounding areas have welcomed back students this week after more than two months of remote learning. This week marked the first step of the roadmap out of lockdown as primary schools opened their doors to all pupils and secondary schools began the phased return of students. Secondary schools are now running regular Covid testing, with pupils taking three tests in school before switching to being tested twice a week at home. Students must also wear face coverings while at school. Colfox Academy has successfully implemented a testing programme - testing up to 400 students a day in its first week being reopen.
Yeovil apprentices recognised for hard work during pandemic
50 successful apprentices have been celebrated
Eleanor House (left) and Joshua Wiltshire (right)
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Apprentices from Yeovil College have been recognised for their hard work amid the disruptions of government-enforced coronavirus restrictions.
A SCHOOL S prize giving ceremony was a celebration of student achievement in a very difficult year . The awards were awarded to students in years 11 to 13 at the Sir John Colfox Academy in an event before the Christmas holidays. The ceremony took place during the school day with students from each year group bubble receiving their awards in a Covid-secure manner. Staff said it was important the ceremony went ahead considering what everyone had been through this year. Unfortunately, the school could not invite parents of students or students who left to go to university last year – but awards were posted to those that could not attend.
A BRIDPORT school has been recognised for its work supporting children s rights. The Sir John Colfox Academy has been awarded the Gold award from UNICEF in recognition of its ongoing work highlighting children’s rights in the school and wider community. Colfox has been part of the UNICEF ‘Rights Respecting Schools’ programme since 2010, when the school achieved level 1. In 2018, the school was awarded ‘silver’ and the next goal became to achieve the gold award within the following two years. The gold award is the highest level and is granted to schools that organisers believe have fully embedded the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into their ethos and curriculum. The accreditation is then valid for three years.