SKIPTON Girls’ High School hosted an inspirational visit from their Global School partner, Sonia Thakur, a senior teacher from KC Public School in Jammu, India.

The visit was part of the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme and followed a successful visit to India by a Skipton teacher James Hoyle in April.

The visits were made possible by a grant from the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme which is a global education project.

Skipton Girls' headteacher Jenn Plews said: “In today’s increasingly globalised world, it is absolutely crucial that students recognise and have the chance to learn about the emerging economies of this world.

"At Skipton Girls’ High, we believe in spreading quality teaching and learning not just nationally but internationally as well.The chance to work with a school in India provides incredible opportunities for our students to reflect on their own lives and gain a new perspective on a wide variety of subjects.”

Students at the two schools have already engaged in projects on a wide variety of topics such as recipe and poetry exchanges as well as examining the threats posed by climate change.

Mr Hoyle, lead for global learning at SGHS, said: “My visit to India was truly inspiring and it has been fantastic to see the interest the girls have shown in our international guest. The visits between our schools have really helped cement our partnership and we are really looking forward to creating innovative learning opportunities for all our students.”

Ms Thakur commended the hard work and dedication of staff and said the active and engaging learning on show at the school had been fascinating.