We were visited by a team from the Department for Education on Tuesday 13th January. They were carrying out research into Twinning Schools. The team were keen to speak to children, teachers and SLT members to gather their views on whether twinning with another school would be a positive experience. They asked about twinning with schools in other countries, other parts of the UK, which subjects they would like to focus on, how meetings/sharing would take place. 

The D for E were impressed with our year 5 and 6 Marner pupils, who were articulate and respectful. They gave considered opinions and asked for clarification when unsure about any points. 

Marner was then invited to pilot the programme and will be focusing on Reading and will be twinning with a school in Northern Ireland.