On Friday, Vicky Ford MP visited Miss Mead and Mr Blenkin to hear how the start of term has been going. Mr Blenkin demonstrated new initiative, 'robot student'. If a student needs to be out of the classroom for example for medical treatment then they can use one of these robots. The robot is equipped with camera and speakers. It is put on a desk at the front of the class and the student can control it remotely to look around the class and signal if they want to ask a question or take part in a discussion. This has really helped students to keep in touch with classes even if they can’t physically be there.