Barlborough Hall pupils enjoy a flipping fantastic pancake day

Throughout the pandemic, the school has been thinking of new and innovative ways to keep those children who are working at home online engaged in full school life.

As part of this, all children have been set a weekly Tuesday challenge, and last week they were tasked with making pancakes and showing off their flipping skills to their friends in an online whole school assembly.

Karen Keeton, head teacher, said: “At Barlborough Hall School we are all about caring for the individual and just because some children aren’t in school at the moment doesn’t mean that care stops.

“We have been thinking outside of the box and devising things children can do at home as individuals but which make them feel very much part of a team.

"Something like this reassures them that they are still part of a very special school community.

“The pancake flip was so much fun – the enthusiasm and excitement of the children and staff was just amazing.”

Pupils have also been taking part in a number of other extra-curricular activities devised to support pupils during the pandemic, including a very popular Friday bake fff with Jack Murphy, deputy head teacher at Mount St Mary’s College, the senior school for Barlborough Hall.

Children across both school sites have been joining Mr Murphy online to recreate a recipe by Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith.

Mr Murphy said: “This has been a tough time for all school children and they’ve worked so hard whether they’ve been in school or learning remotely.

“To come together on a Friday and bake a treat has become something of a tradition this term – it’s a great way to interact and do something a bit different.

Pupils from Barlborough Hall have joined in with the older children at the Mount.

They ‘meet’ with me on Teams and then share their photos of their creations on social media.

“It’s brilliant fun – the only downside is that I can’t taste them all.”