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  Pupils at Bristol’s Frome Vale Academy are enjoying some unique lessons in responsibility and entrepreneurship by running their own school shop. Frome Vesco is a wholly student-operated convenience store. Designed and named by the school’s talented pupils, Frome Vesco is now open for business, offering a

Forget the Pound or the Euro – one school in Fishponds has issued its very own currency. Pupils at Frome Vale Academy (FVA) can now spend Penguin Pounds – school money designed by Year 5 teacher Ross Fossard and featuring the academy mascot. SKY Kids TV sent a film crew

Staff and pupils at Frome Vale Academy in Bristol really got into the spirit of the magical World Book Day. World Book Day provides a fantastic opportunity for pupils to focus on reading for pleasure, supporting children’s autonomy in book choice, and embedding a habit of reading that brings a

Forget the Pound or the Euro – one school in Fishponds has issued its very own currency. Pupils at Frome Vale Academy (FVA) can now spend Penguin Pounds. BBC Points West sent reporter Jules Hyham along to find out more.

BBC news online also featured the penguin pounds story from Frome Vale Academy, to read this news story click here.