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3 days ago
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East Hunsbury Primary named 'Kindest in the UK'
A school crowned the kindest in the UK by a national charity has been invited to Hunsbury Primary in Northampton, which has 450 pupils, has been given the Kind School Award for its efforts in promoting kindness by the charity 52 achievement was raised in the House of Commons by Labour Northampton South MP, Mike response, Leader of House Lucy Powell invited the school's kindness ambassadors to meet her and other MPs to "share a bit more kindness across the house". The school's designated kindness ambassadors are pupils who focus on supporting the wellbeing of their are also regular wellbeing sessions at the primary told the Commons about the award and asked Powell and other MPs to join him in "commending the school, Kelly Roberts the mental health lead, but particularly all the students who put themselves forward to be kindness ambassadors".He added that MPs in the Commons "online and in the press could be a bit more like East Hunsbury Primary and always act with kindness".Powell congratulated the school and then extended her invitation to the school to come to Westminster. Ms Roberts told BBC Radio Northampton's Annabel Amos it was "exciting" to be invited to parliament and the school would take up the offer."Give me a date, we'll get them on the minibus and we'll come down and we'll show the MPs how to be a little bit more kind to each other, I think the world needs it," she said."We're so proud of all of young people but it's very much a team effort."It's our entire school community, our parents, our local community, the staff [and] the children, everybody makes it such a wonderful place."On its website, the school said the judges had revealed that reading their award submission was "a genuine joy"."You could sense a school where kindness isn't an act but a rhythm, pulsing through every relationship," the judge said. "Children, staff, families, and the local community - all bound by a quiet, powerful commitment to care. East Hunsbury isn't just teaching kindness. They're living it." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
08-07-2025
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What makes YOUR school kind?
A school in Northampton has been named the kindest in the UK by a national charity. East Hunsbury Primary School has been given the Kind School Award by the charity 52 award recognises the school for "creating and embedding a culture of kindness". The primary school has kindness ambassadors who are pupils that attend East Hunsbury. They focus on helping with the wellbeing of other students. The school also holds regular wellbeing sessions. Greig Trout, from the charity, said: "Be kind is their school motto, and that is incredible. It's so lovely to be here and see it in action."The school was presented with the award by a team from 52 Lives. "It cements our passion as a school to teach our children to be kind and to keep on moving forwards with that," said Kelly Roberts, who is the primary's mental health lead. We want to know, what makes your school kind?Perhaps you all look out for one another, maybe there's a big focus on looking after your mental health, or you have very supportive teachers and it is, we want to hear from YOU!Leave us a comment below...
BBC News
08-07-2025
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Charity crowns Northampton primary school 'kindest' in the UK
A school has been crowned the kindest in the UK by a national Hunsbury Primary in Northampton, which has 450 pupils, has designated kindness ambassadors and holds regular wellbeing charity 52 Lives has given it the Kind School Award, which recognises "creating and embedding a culture of kindness"."'Be kind' is their school motto, and that is incredible. It's so lovely to be here and see it in action," said Greig Trout, from the charity. The primary's mental health lead, Kelly Roberts, said getting the award was "really affirming"."It cements our passion as a school to teach our children to be kind and to keep on moving forwards with that," she added. The charity got its name because every week it chooses someone in need of support and shares their story on its website, connecting them with people who can offer website states it aims to spread kindness and "empower children by helping them to realise that the little choices they make every day have the power to change people's lives".The school was presented with the award by 52 Lives' School of Kindness team. Jaime Thurston, also from 52 Lives, said "at the School of Kindness we believe that kind is the most important thing a child can be".It gives free workshops at primary schools and offers offers grants to children with "ideas for spreading kindness" in their school or community. The school's designated kindness ambassadors are pupils who focus on helping with the wellbeing of their of them is 11-year-old Freya, who said her job was to "make sure everyone is safe, happy and secure". Noah, 10, said "out of all those thousands of schools, we have one of the kindest".He added: "I'm just really proud of our school." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
