On Friday, James was given a tour of the new school which opened its doors for the first time in January by Headteacher Mrs Jill Graver. He was impressed by the new classrooms as well as the technology incorporated into the design.
The school aims to provide a high quality of education and care to all the pupils to help them reach their potential and prepares them for the next stages in their education and for their future lives.
During the visit James discussed the challenges of recovering learning time that was lost during the pandemic, supporting and caring for young people, the importance of speech therapy to help development, and the role of schools in raising aspiration.
Speaking after the visit, James said:
“I was very impressed by the new school and facilities and it was great to see well behaved pupils enjoying their lessons and playing after missing out on learning in the classroom due to Covid. The investment in new facilities and the learning environment are important to support the efforts and obvious passion of the headteacher and her team to help young people to succeed.”
Mrs. Graver said:
"It was a pleasure to welcome James to Greenpark Academy to see the newest school in King’s Lynn. He was interested to hear how the staff at school went above and beyond during lockdown to ensure that key worker and vulnerable children could continue to attend school, and that remote learning was in place for those children who had to remain at home.
I was able to confirm that the children have settled back in well and have been making good progress since everyone returned to school on 8th March, especially as it was such a big change for us all in moving to a different building.
We look forward to James being able to return to Greenpark Academy, once restrictions allow, to talk to the children in assembly as part of our ‘Democracy’ topic."
