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“They’ll see us operating and teaching successfully in the current climate, interwoven with pre-Covid images,” says marketing manager Sarah Gowans. With the online content designed “to replicate the experience they would have had on campus as closely as possible”, all that’s missing is the marquee serving tea and cake! After consideration about how to structure its open events, King’s Ely made the decision to continue to invite families into the school. “At King’s Ely, we love nothing more than welcoming prospective pupils and their families into school for a tour of our facilities,” says Jordan Day, head of media and public relations. “We are delighted to say that we are going ahead and holding open events this September, October and November.” Inevitably, because of stringent Covid-19 restrictions, things will be different. But while visitors will be toured in ‘safety bubbles’, the essential essence of the school will still come across, says Jordan Day. “We are confident that families will still get to see a lot of what King’s Ely has to offer and that they will get a strong sense of our warm spirit and
The solution? A series of virtual open evenings and question-and-answer sessions for students and parents. These will be split into groups, making each event feel more personal and helping to give a sense of the college’s strong community spirit. Virtual visitors also have the chance to hear from current students. And, to give the events a real buzz, a large part of the events will be broadcast live. For prospective students and parents needing more in-depth information or wanting to discuss pastoral issues, the college is also hosting one-to-one meetings with tutors – as well as holding some pre-booked individual tours of the college site. For potential sixth-form students, secure face-to-face events are also planned. That detailed level of planning is also a feature of the forthcoming virtual open mornings at Bishop’s Stortford College. After registering, families can access a virtual visit portal with videos that include virtual tours and current parents’ views of the school. Parents will have ‘fly in the doorway’ views of classrooms to get a flavour of what’s going on.
“They’ll see us operating and teaching successfully in the current climate”
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