Wigan teachers are keeping in touch with their pupils by writing them postcards

Teachers at a Wigan primary school have taken to writing postcards to their pupils in an effort to raise their spirits during the coronavirus lockdown.

The teachers, from Ince Primary School, have written a postcard to each of its 420 pupils, while leaders have taken to writing to the school’s 90 staff members.

Sara Lawrenson, headteacher of the school, said it was important for people to stay connected, and that the postcards, which contain messages of hope and kindness, had been well received.

The 40-year-old, who only started as headteacher of the school last September, said: “Since the school closure we have desperately been trying to keep our large school community connected so that they know they still belong to the Ince family despite us being physically distanced.

“We have constantly tried to keep spirits high by posting messages of hope on our school twitter page and by sharing light hearted

videos.

“We know that nothing means more than a personal message so each teacher decided to write a postcard to every child in the school, over 400, and the leaders in school wrote to every member of staff - all 90 of them.

“Teachers even wrote them in the child’s first language if it wasn’t English. The postcards have been received really positively.”

But she said the real hero of the story was the Ince postman who has been involved in sending the messages of

joy.

When the school re-opens, Mrs Lawrenson said she would like to invite him into school to thank him for his efforts.

She said: “I bumped into him while posting the last postcards and he was delighted to find out which school was responsible for sending the messages of joy.

“We want to take this opportunity to thank him for the essential work that he is

doing.

“He is indeed keeping the community connected and his huge acts of kindness mean that every child and member of staff is getting a little bit of love in the post.”

She added: “When the school is fully open, we would love to invite him into school so we can thank him personally .”

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