‘Stayin’ Inside’ – how a Hartlepool school is encouraging it’s pupils to remain indoors during the coronavirus outbreak
A Hartlepool primary school has came up with a unique way to encourage pupils to remain safe during the coronavirus lockdown.
Brougham Primary School have created an amazing video featuring staff with their families and pets, dressed up, singing and dancing to the tune of Bee Gee’s hit “Stayin’ Alive” with a very catchy twist.
The Brougham version is titled “Stayin’ Inside” and was the idea of Year 4 teacher Tamla Trethowan and her husband James.
Tamla, 33 from Middlesbrough explained how she came up with the idea after head teacher Julie Thomas asked her to create a video.
She said: “When I was asked, I didn’t just want to do a normal ‘miss you’-type video. I wanted to do something fun.
“Then I came up with the idea for the song. James and I came up with the lyrics, it only took a couple of hours.
“Once we had all the clips, James edited the video together and I’m really happy with it.”
Tamla was impressed by her colleagues’ response and hopes the video will bring a smile to people’s faces during the lockdown.
She added: “Everyone was really on-board with the idea, they couldn’t believe that I hadn’t asked them to do it sooner.
“I hope that the message will make people smile but most importantly, keep them inside.”