An activity week at a primary school has been praised by parents, teachers and students alike.

Clarendon Primary School in Great Lever recently held a Natural History week.

The week focused on STEM and creative subjects, aiming to revitalise the curriculum following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking to The Bolton News, deputy headteacher Claire Coldwell, 44, of Chorley, praised the scheme.

She said: “The work the children have done is amazing, they really grasped it. Every class was given a STEM challenge and a different dinosaur to focus on and then tried to relate it to a modern context.

The Bolton News: The children were so proud of their work, showcased in the 'Natural History Museum'The children were so proud of their work, showcased in the 'Natural History Museum'

“For example, one year group was asked how to protect endangered species given what we know about dinosaurs.

"Another was asked if an asteroid hit earth, how would we colonise Mars.”

The work was then collated in the school’s own Natural History Museum, set up in the school hall.

Claire said: “All staff stayed back on the Thursday evening and put everything together in the hall.”

The response to the scheme was significantly positive, added Claire.

She said: “The feedback from the parents was great, it was the first time they’ve been allowed to visit the school in two years.

The Bolton News: The school opened the exhibition to parents, who were happy with it.The school opened the exhibition to parents, who were happy with it.

“The children were so proud of what they achieved – in fact they came back from Easter still buzzing about it as David Attenborough had done a documentary on dinosaurs.”

The motive behind the week was to give the children a great, positive experience, she said: “Because of Covid, a lot of the childre haven’t been very many places.

“The level of deprivation is quite high so it’s great to be able to give these children a positive, memorable experience.”

The Bolton News: The children can look forward to another activity week, making sculptures in early June.The children can look forward to another activity week, making sculptures in early June.

This is not the end of these activities for the children, however. The school has another activity week planned for early June.

Claire said: “We’re planning a sculpture week at the beginning of June, where each class will be given a sculptor to base their work off, then create their own weatherproof art.

“We’ll then take the whole school on a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Huddersfield.”