Amberley pupils quickly adapt to life and lessons in lockdown

Some of the activities the children have been up to including cooking, drawing, maths, painting, music, drawing and puddle jumping. To see more, visit the class pages on the school website: www.amberley.w-sussex.sch.uk SUS-200505-170846001

Teachers at Amberley Primary School have provided parents with a range of learning activities and challenges which have kept the children busy and occupied and have received much positive feedback from the parents.

There have been some excellent photos sent through to the school showing the children involved in home schooling tasks. Nearly the entire school population has been regularly active in communicating with the school during this time.

“Praise must also be given to parents who have quickly adapted to the task of educators; no easy feat when parents are often working from home simultaneously,” acknowledged Jon Gilbert, head teacher.

The Amberley Primary School building may have temporarily closed, but children of key workers and those entitled to free school meals have been invited to its sister school at Coldwaltham, which has remained open throughout the period of lockdown, including the Easter holidays.

Initially, children who qualified for free school meals had hot dinners delivered to their door by staff using the school minibus, and this then changed to the delivery of weekly food hampers.

The message from the school, however, has been consistent from the outset: “Do what you can but don’t feel under pressure; what is important is the safety, wellbeing and happiness of children and families at this time,” said Mr Gilbert.

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