Parents having to go online to find schools as open evenings cancelled
Parents are having to "shop" online to find a school for their children as the coronavirus makes traditional open events impossible.
The Marches Academy Trust schools have taken the concept of open days on a new pathway this year, with all of the activities and events being hosted online.
The trust, which includes The Marches School, Shrewsbury Academy, Sir John Talbot in Whitchurch and The Grove, Market Drayton, said that a decision was made in conjunction with other schools in Shropshire to not invite new students and their parents to visit the school in order to reduce any risk of transmission of Covid-19.
Trust chief executive Sarah Finch said: "This created an exciting opportunity for the team within the Trust to move the focus away from the facilities to being about the relationships: staff and students; students and their peers; Headteacher and staff; support staff; current parents and everyone that makes up the school community.
