A fun new Star Wars video has been created by teachers at Hazlehead School in Aberdeen to show their pupils just how much they are missing them during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The video features the school’s staff, including the school minister, in a series of short, funny homemade clips, doing their best Star Wars character impersonations.
Head teacher Barbara Jones and teacher Jude Davidson came up with the idea and transformed the WhatsApp clips into the 12 minute video over the weekend.
They hoped it would encourage children to remain strong, cope with challenges, look after each other and do the right things just like a Jedi knight.
Staff were only too happy to take part and ensure the pupils – also known as Padawans (trainee Jedis in the films) – would have fun and a laugh at their teachers’ antics.
Councillor John Wheeler, paid tribute to the staff who took part in the video. He said: “What a fantastic idea by Barbara and Jude! My thanks go out to them and all the staff at Hazlehead who took part.
“They might not win any Oscars with their performances, but they really will have enthused the children with inspiring messages that Yoda himself would be proud of.
“Equally importantly, they have gone that extra mile to make their pupils smile during these challenging times and shown just how much the children are valued and missed during the current lockdown”.