Former army man Romano Betts paid a visit to the school, on Langdale Road, to teach the children character-building exercises and the importance of R.E.S.P.E.C.T - resilience, empathy, self-awareness, positivity, excellence, communication and teamwork.
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Commando Joe's instructor Romano Betts said: "It was a showcase of some of the things we do with a view to building teamwork skills and resilience. It isn't like a military boot camp."
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Children split up into teams and took part in obstacle courses as part of the day-long training programme, which was won by the school in an online competition.
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"The children learned about teamwork, confidence building and putting their trust in one another, learning how to work with each other outside of a classroom setiing with children they might not usually work with."
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"Communication, teamwork and trust is key to what we teach, and I think that's what they took away. I thought they were fantastic, really engaged, polite and well-mannered."
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Mereside Primary School teacher Lauren Richardson said: "The whole school took part. They all got a taste of teamwork from Commando Joe's.
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"The children loved it, and have been asking when they are coming in again. I think they were taken aback by how much was covered, and how informative and clear the instructor was."