Hawes Side link across the globe

Hawe Side Academy year 3 teacher Ashley Dawson with some of the children at Barat Primary School

The resort’s Hawes Side Academy links with Barat Primary School in Kenya.

The partnership is part of Connecting Classrooms, a global education programme run by the British Council in partnership with the Department for International Development with the aim of equipping teachers with the knowledge and techniques to teach young people the skills they need to live and work in a globalised economy.

The programme enables teachers to visit partner schools in other countries to exchange insights and ideas on how to improve teaching and learning.

Mrs Kirsty Randles from Haw Side Academy joins in a sports lesson with pupils from Barat Primary School in Kenya

As a result, Year Three teachers Kirsty Randles and Ashley Dawson went to Barat Primary and shared with the Kenyan children work that the Blackpool youngsters are doing as part of the Sustainable Development Goal of achieving zero hunger in the world.

Link teacher Marianne Beckett said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for both our school community and the children we teach.”

Headteacher Michael Shepherd added: “The Connecting Classrooms project has proven to be a wonderful opportunity for our children to become more globally aware and one, with the support of the Year Three and Four team, they have taken with great enthusiasm.

“The partnerships that are being forged are unique and exciting for the children both here and in Kenya and we are further excited by future possibilities.”