Listed - All of the schools and teachers that parents believe have gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic.
Messages of praise have been flooding in for teachers and schools from families across Dorset thanking them for all of their support during the pandemic. Teachers and educational staff have worked tirelessly to adapt and overcome the challenges and pressures of the pandemic whilst minimising the impact of lockdown on children s learning is one of their main priorities. Earlier in the week we asked families on the Bournemouth Daily Echo Facebook page if they had any schools or teachers they wanted to thank for their support during the pandemic.
And Gracie-Leigh Gajic’s Christmas wish has come true. After the youngster’s proud mum, Bethany, posted on social media about Gracie-Leigh’s plea, the family has been inundated with hundreds of pounds worth of gifts. The appeal caught the attention of a Dorset Council family worker and they are now being distributed to more than 50 families with children with complex needs and disabilities across the county. Bethany said she couldn’t be more proud of her daughter, a pupil at Swanage Primary School. She added: “She wrote her Christmas list in her bedroom and then came down to us, and on it she had asked for poorly children. She said it wasn’t fair that some children wouldn’t get presents.