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# 2019

Articles from Reading School's year 8 students in 2019

### The Finished Product

06/03/2019 • by Mr Baldock

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### Are The Roads Around Your Home And School Safe?

06/03/2019 • by Riley C, Oliver C

The Royal Berkshire Hospital earlier this month released a study revealing that there has been a 45% increase in accidents involving children and vulnerable pedestrians walking in Reading between February 2018 to 2019. Now, many students may not feel safe when walking in Reading.

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### Student Survey Shows Rosa Parks Is Most Inspirational Woman Ever

06/03/2019 • by Tom S-R, Ben S-R

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day (7th March 2019) and we went around our school finding out who people in the school environment thought was the most inspirational woman ever. 90 students and staff took part in the survey which crowned Rosa Parks as the winner.

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### Book Week - Real Life Issues Inspire Sarah Govett

06/03/2019 • by Aadith C, Adit S, Adi V

Sarah Govett, author of the critically acclaimed ‘Territory’ series, discussed with us writing, life and everything in between.

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### A Possible Autism-Anorexia Link Has Been Found, So What Are We Doing About It?

06/03/2019 • by Luke H

On the 27 February 2019, a possible link between autism and anorexia was discovered by Autistica, a charity devoted to making autistic people happy and healthy. They stated findings that suggested one in five women with anorexia may also have autism. Their Head of Science, Dr James Cusack, has pushed for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to change their guidance to reflect this.

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### Could Sky-High Aims Bring Reading Down?

06/03/2019 • by Ben P

On February 6th, 2019, Berkeley Developments started to tear down the old Homebase and Toys R Us in Forbury Retail Park, Reading, to turn it into a housing estate. Homebase and Toys R Us are some of the many buildings being knocked down in the area to make way for new high-rise flats, but could reaching for the sky also have a negative effect that brings the people of Reading down?

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### Tennis Club Needs To Relocate As Redevelopment Plans Are Called ‘Out’

06/03/2019 • by Hal R-D

A ninety-nine year old sports institution is looking for a new home; club member and BBC Young Reporter Hal investigates.

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### Video Games - Virtual Fantasy Or A Virtual Prison?

06/03/2019 • by Kamran S

With Fortnite Season 8 unveiled last week, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Siege Year 4 beginning yesterday and two of the world’s most anticipated games, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, just released, there’s no better time for young people to be educated on how to stay safe while gaming. Xbox player and Rainbow 6 enthusiast Kamran S reports on the issues to do with bullying in video games.

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### What Is 'In The Patient's Best Interest’?

06/03/2019 • by Aadith C

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has announced they are polling their fellows and members on their stance on assisted dying. The poll opened on the 5th of February and it closed on the 1st of March. The RCP is yet to release the results. The debate has been reignited by a public push to look into what the patient’s ‘best interest’ is in many different scenarios.

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### What's Next For Reading Prison?

06/03/2019 • by Tom S-R, Ben S-R

After being shut 63 months ago, Reading Gaol has remained unused. Reading East MP Matt Rodda says, during this time, "The government has spent over one million pounds on just maintaining the site … whilst homelessness has increased in our borough [Reading East] by 700%." Currently a feasibility study is being undertaken by Theatre and Arts Reading (TAR) and is nearing completion. Mrs Scott, the TAR Executive Secretary said TAR hopes "to have some sort of public announcement in March which will update everyone on what is happening."

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### Reading School's BBC Young Reporter Team… Ready To Go!

06/03/2019 • by Mr Baldock

Here are our intrepid Young Reporters, chomping at the bit to bring you lots of terrific stories about Reading School, our local area and the amazing things happening here. And rest assured, this will be a Brexit-free zone.

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