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THE headteacher of a closure-threatened primary has spoken of the "tight community" which has developed around the award-winning school.

Calne Edginton-White outlined the Lickhill Primary School's dedication to learning and innovations like bringing computers into nearly every classroom, earning the school a prestigious Becta ICT award, in 2006.

Mrs Edginton-White, headteacher of 14 years, said: "I love the community opportunities here, we've got a tight community, a nursery and extensive services.

"We get to see the children in the learning environment and in play so we get to know the whole child.

"We're privileged in developing the childrens' confidence, seeing families grow together, and the children all developing new skills and learning with us - that's very much our ethos."

She added the Stourport school had bagged several small awards including gongs for its efforts in outdoors learning on the school premises, located on the rural outskirts of Stourport.

In 2006, a Government partner agency in information technology and computers Becta handed the school an award for excellence in teaching and learning.

According to Mrs Edginton-White, rather than having a single ICT suite, computers and laptops have been brought in to each classroom so pupils get used to using technology as part of their day-to-day learning.

She said: "We won the award for teaching and learning which is embedding the ICT across all of the curriculum.

"We also have a wide range of other resources including, for performing arts, a portable stage, lighting and have put on some cracking Christmas concerts.

"Last Christmas we had the first performance for the primary school with over 500 people coming to watch which was very exciting."

Consultations over the school's future ended on Friday last week after Worcestershire County Council officers recommended plans to shut classrooms and merge with nearby Stourport Primary, making it two-form entry.

A new expanded Stourport Pimary Shool would then on the former Lickhil Middle site, in 2010.

Worcestershire education bosses will decide whether to press ahead with the controversial plans at a County Hall hall meeting on March 5.