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Year 4 pupils from Herons’ Moor Academy enjoyed an unforgettable educational visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, a 100-acre, award-winning conservation charity and zoo. The North Somerset attraction is home to over 100 animal species, including elephants, rhinos, giraffes, lions, and bears, and the trip brought classroom

The practice room was rocking as pupils from Herons’ Moor Academy took part in engaging music lessons. These weekly lessons and practice sessions encourage teamwork, musicianship, and a genuine joy of music for pupils across the academy. A spokesperson said: “Music has a unique way of bringing

A former Weston Mercury reporter, who once worked alongside Jill Dando, has inspired the next generation of young journalists through a live school Good News Room. Janet Williams, who began her journalism career at the Weston Mercury around the same time as Jill Dando, visited Herons’ Moor Primary

Pupils at Herons’ Moor Academy have been delighted to welcome back their much-loved school tortoise, George, following the Christmas break. George has quickly settled back into school life and is enjoying plenty of gentle, hands-on attention from pupils, who have been helping to care for him under

Pupils at Herons’ Moor Academy have been studying the mysterious and fascinating world of ancient Egypt as part of their history curriculum. Year 6 historians particularly enjoyed working collaboratively to design and make their own shadufs, an ancient, hand-operated irrigation tool used to lift water from a

  Herons’ Moor Academy is proud to announce the launch of its newly formed pupil journalists’ newsroom, an initiative designed to give students hands-on experience in reporting, storytelling, and media production. Principal Georgie Tinker spoke with Charlie Taylor, presenter at BBC Radio Somerset, to share how the project is

  Twenty enthusiastic pupils at Heron’s Moor School have become the latest young reporters to launch a children-led Good News Room, sharing positive stories about their school, community—and beyond. To read the full story on the Good News Post website please click here.

Year 5 pupils at Herons’ Moor Academy loved getting creative this week as they took part in hands-on learning to celebrate Diwali. As part of their studies, pupils designed and crafted their own clay diya lamps, an activity that helped bring the traditions of the festival to

Herons’ Moor Academy took part in Odd Socks day part of Anti Bullying Week. Here is how the Weston Mercury print edition covered the story.

Staff at Herons’ Moor Academy would like to extend a massive thank you to all the families who attended the recent phonics teaching session with their Reception children. The session provided a valuable opportunity to develop a shared understanding of how young children learn to read and