DNEAT MAT News

The children of Swaffham Church of England Primary Academy, part of Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (DNEAT), have been busy working with Swaffham Heritage to create clay artwork that will be used as part of a celebration in Swaffham Town Centre on 16th March, ‘Under the Eye of The Buttercross’.

“The Buttercross stands proudly in the town centre and the children were lucky to have a local history expert visit them in school recently to teach EYFS and Year 1 children about the history of the Buttercross and also about the story of The Peddlar of Swaffham.  This inspired the children to create small scale models of the Buttercross, recreate the Peddlar statue and also create larger pieces of the cornucopia that is held by Ceres, the statue on top of the Buttercross,” said Headteacher Mrs Nicola Kaye.

Mrs Laura McWilliam, EYFS KS1 Lead said: “We are always looking for ways to help our children thrive with all aspects of their learning and when we were contacted about this project we were keen to get involved. The children are really enjoying exploring the clay and have learned to use different tools for shaping it. We can’t wait to see their final creation on display in the Swaffham Museum.”

The children are learning about their important local history as part of the exciting and engaging curriculum.  Swaffham Church of England Primary Academy’s recent OFSTED report stated that their curriculum is “ambitious and well sequenced” and that the children enjoy their learning across the curriculum.