Development of the partnership between Wincham CP School and Njoro DEB Primary School

The partnership originally began in 2009 linked to work done by Egerton Primary School who share a historical link with Egerton Primary School in Njoro.  Lord Egerton, of Tatton Park, visited Kenya, and eventually relocated there.  Lord Egerton established Egerton Primary School in Knutsford, Cheshire, as well as Egerton Primary School and Egerton University in Njoro.

Multiflex sports coaches teach PE in Egerton Primary School and Wincham Primary School, and staff from Multiflex have been instrumental in developing partnerships across a range of schools in Cheshire East and Cheshire West. In the past, the Multiflex team led an inter school sports competition in England, where all the schools with partnerships competed against each other.  This competition was replicated in Kenya, where the link schools all competed.  Scores from each partnership - the English school and the partnered Kenyan school - were added together to give an overall score for each partnership, leading to Wincham and Njoro winning the tournament.

Multiflex sports coaches have visited a wide range of schools in the area over the years, becoming an integral element of the partnership, and bringing children together through sport has always been a large part of each visit.

British Council priorities have influenced some of the projects that of the work in recent years has been linked to the Sustainable Development Goals, or Global Goals, showing children in England and Kenya how we all have similar priorities, and how we can work together for the good of the global community by focussing our efforts on the goals.

As part of the British Council work, the same lessons have been taught in both England and Kenya, for the children to gain the sense of equity, and for them to

also see that despite their geographical and socio-economic differences, at heart, they are all children who are learning the same things.

History of the projects and visits

Over time, the Global Goals have become part and parcel of what we do at Wincham Community Primary School.  Projects that have happened in England and in Kenya have been focussed on the children understanding and being able to apply their knowledge of the Global Goals.

Each of the visits has had a key focus, often set by the British Council as part of the funding requirements.  The end result of recent projects is held in 2 identical 'floor books, one of which is kept in Wincham CP School, and the other is kept in Njoro DEB Primary School.  The library at Njoro DEB Primary School has artefacts and examples of work from all of the projects done throughout the partnership.