Ukrainian pupils have arrived just in time to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with portraits of the monarch to be painted and tea parties planned for this week.
Tom Ormston, Year 5 and 6 teacher at Glapthorn CE Primary School in Northamptonshire, says the celebrations may have made it a “weird” time to join an English school.
The village primary school, near the town of Oundle – home to one of the country’s largest boarding schools – has recently welcomed a Ukrainian pupil, Sofi, into its mixed Year 5 and 6 class.
The school is currently festooned with celebratory bunting and will be holding a tea party on Friday where pupils will be singing the national anthem and songs about the Queen.
