Samuel Shelley
A school is believed to be the first in the district to offer GCSE astronomy.
New Rickstones Academy, in Conrad Road, Witham, has introduced the subject for Year 10 pupils, following a recent surge in the subject’s popularity, thanks to television programmes such as Stargazing Live.
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