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Staff at a Carlisle school are now reflecting on their efforts in delivering remote learning. Newtown Primary School pupils and staff went from little familiarity with Microsoft Teams in October to delivering online live sessions, sharing their screens, using breakout rooms and setting up file stores and assignments. Acting Headteacher Marie Jamieson said: “‘It really has been amazing to achieve all this in such a short space of time. “All children who did not have access to devices were given new laptops to use and they were supported to access free internet services when needed. This allowed staff to be able to deliver live lessons daily and they were really well received.”
11 February 2021
HS2 and Skills Minister pays tribute to employers and apprentices who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic
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During National Apprenticeship Week 2021, High Speed 2 (
HS2) and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to the apprentices and their employers around the country who have been stepping up to keep the country running throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
From setting up mentor programmes and using innovative technology to keep people safe through to launching Wellbeing Wednesdays, employers from across the transport sector have ensured that apprentices have been able to continue to advance their careers in their valuable placements, despite challenging circumstances.
Schools don’t operate in isolation and Hensingham staff are keen for pupils to make connections with the wider community. Initiatives during the pandemic have seen children collecting for hampers for those in need; designing cards and pictures for patients at West Cumberland Hospital and Christmas cards for local care home residents. Headteacher Faye Eldon said: “We are at the heart of the community and we want our children to be interested in what is going on in their community and to take pride in where they come from and the things they are doing. “When we are back in school, we’ve a visit planned to the local fire station. Children may go past there every day but if they know the people who are in there helping them then I think that’s a really important message for them to learn; that they are part of a community.