Titchfield Primary School teachers dancing back from lockdown
TEACHERS at Titchfield Primary School have made a dance video to help welcome children back after lockdown.
Teaching and support staff at the Fareham school can be seen dancing their way from the school gates and through the various classrooms as welcome back signs are held up to the camera.
Conscious that some children were nervous and apprehensive about returning to school the staff decided to make the video to remind children of the school environment and to let them ‘see some friendly faces’.
The dance video, which was posted on the school’s Facebook page, was the idea of Year 5 teacher Nicky Beacher who said: ‘Eight weeks is a long time to be out of school and we know some children are nervous about returning. We wanted the children to be able to see the staff, hopefully put a smile on their faces and put them at ease for returning after lockdown.
‘We are really looking forward to the children returning and the video lets them see how excited we are.’
The song ‘All in this Together’ from High School Musical was chosen as the ‘ideal’ song to choreograph the dance to.
Nicky said: ‘It was the perfect choice as it sums up that we are all coming back to school together and want to start getting back to normal. Lockdown has been super hard for children and staff. I have had enough of teaching online – nothing can compensate for being in the classroom.’
It’s a sentiment shared by deputy headteacher Seb Olway who added: ‘We have done our best to make things as fun as possible but remote learning has run its course. Now is the right time for children to return both for their learning and mental wellbeing.’
Despite having only two hundred pupils at the school the video post has attracted over 6,000 views.
Mr Olway added: ‘I think this shows just how supportive people are of getting children back to school.’