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O p en s eason OPEN-DAY SEASON IS NOW IN FULL SWING, BUT HOW DO SCHOOLS SHOW OFF THEIR BEST BITS DURING A PANDEMIC? CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS FINDS OUT

like. At Impington Village College, open- day season is “one of our favourite times of the year, when there is an electric atmosphere around the college grounds”, says principal Victoria Hearn. While things are going to feel different this year, she and her colleagues have thought long and hard about how best to convey the excitement and energy that makes the college such a special place to be.

everyone safe, with small-scale tours replacing headteachers’ addresses to packed crowds in the school hall. Other schools have taken everything online, investing substantial effort to capture every aspect of school life on camera. And schools are quick to reassure parents that, online or otherwise, their visit to schools and colleges will still give them a true flavour of what life there is

hile this new school year is unlike anything to have gone before, schools have been working flat out to

ensure that open days – that autumn- term highlight of educational life – are still taking place. Inevitably, school tours and visits will look different. Where schools are managing to offer physical visits to schools, the priority is keeping

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