Pupils across South Cumbria will be participating in the region's very first Multi-Academy Trust Multicultural Day.

Scheduled for Friday, June 7, each school in the Trust is hosting a series of events to underscore the variety of nationalities in its community and learn more about their customs.

Children from Chetwynde, Ormsgill, Vickerstown, South Walney Juniors, Cambridge, Newbarns, Victoria, South Walney, Ramsden infant schools, and Greengate Junior Schools will take part in numerous activities including learning languages, crafting sessions, traditional song and dance, and food tasting.

Jessica Corless, assistant headteacher at Ormsgill Primary and Nursery School has said that the event was planned by the modern foreign languages network group.

She said: "We have a cross-MAT group of teachers who work to develop language provision in the trust.

“We are extremely excited to launch this event, which will help immerse our children in the richness of the diverse communities across our schools.

"A love of languages, combined with a deeper understanding of the various cultures and customs of families across our schools, can only serve to benefit our children."

Gary Birkett, headteacher at Newbarns Primary and Nursery School, said they will be celebrating Ukraine under the influence of their Ukrainian families:

"We have welcomed a number of families from Ukraine to school and this is a perfect opportunity to invite them in to give our pupils chance to find out more about the country and its culture first-hand and ask questions."