A WORCESTER school has unveiled its new technological advancements, made possible by over £200,000 in National Lottery funding.
Fort Royal Community Primary School cares for children with a wide variety of special needs, and has worked with C&T, a team of applied theatre practitioners, technologists and researchers in Worcester, to develop the Time To Be Seen Project.
The Time To Be Seen project seeks to find new ways of engaging with children with a wide range of disabilities.
The school hosted an event for stakeholders, staff members and city councillors to be interactive on Saturday (June 18), demonstrating where the funding has been implemented.
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Virtual reality headsets, QR code downloadable information and interactive lesson formats have all been focused on as part of the funding.
The event featured an informative presentation from C&T and staff members, followed by some hands-on experience of using the VR headsets, motion detection installation and GPS-triggered tours.
Ed Francis, headmaster at Fort Royal Community Primary School, said:" We are very proud and excited and looking forward to bringing this into the curriculum
"This has given us the skills to create lots of resources with some brilliant equipment.
"We can really motivate our students with the technology."
Dr Andy Mills, chair of governors at the school, was also proud and excited with what the school has been able to do with the funding.
He said: "The governors and I are really proud. This is a talented school which has been able to work with partners to create something amazing."
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Staff members and speakers at the event took time to praise Margaret Jones, who is the grants and fundraising manager at the school, for helping make the funding a reality.
Margaret said: "I love this school. It is all about giving these kids the best possible start in life and I am incredibly passionate about it.
"The staff, community and everyone else invested have all enageged with it. It has been a team effort and a great legacy for the school."
The National lottery funding was awarded to the school three years ago with a grant of £205,000.
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