What is the Jill Dando News Centre?

April 2019 marked twenty years since we lost the extraordinary BBC presenter, Jill Dando. Having studied at Worle Community School, Dando is a huge local success story. Students from Ashcombe have taken inspiration from her positive journalistic work and created a legacy in her home town. Every week budding journalists across year 5 and 6 meet at the Jill Dando News Centre in the heart of the school to interview, write, photograph, film and edit the latest ‘hot off the press’ news. Unlike so much of today’s press, the journalists follow one rule: every story must be a positive and inspiring one.

Our current journalists are Logan, Sienna, Maxwell, Charlie and Jack.

The Good News Post is a UK digital publication celebrating inspiring stories and uplifting journalism that promotes positivity, hope, well-being, and a happier outlook on life. Please visit their website to see the latest stories by clicking here: Good News Post

Click on the following link to see the most recent news article from the Ashcombe Jill Dando News room: Aschombe Jill Dando news room latest article

Ashcombe Primary School Restarts Good News Room Six Years After Launch