Coronavirus: Peterborough school the latest to donate PPE to frontline workers

Keen to play their part in supporting our critical frontline workers, staff at Queen Katherine Academy in Peterborough have been the latest to put their skills to good use by creating some much needed PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
By Joel Lamy
Published 27th Apr 2020, 12:40 BST
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Teachers at the secondary school in Walton combined the old with the new, with Mr Shirley using modern machinery and technology to create face visors, while Mrs Shirley showed her handwork with a good old-fashioned sewing machine to produce cotton face masks and scrub bags.

The pair have now produced more than 80 individual masks, bags and visors, which have been distributed to palliative care nurses, a GP surgery and local pharmacy.

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Mrs Shirley, subject leader for textiles at the school, said: “As design technology and textiles teachers we also seek to use design and manufacturing to find solutions to problems where we can.

Visors created by staff at Queen Katharine AcademyVisors created by staff at Queen Katharine Academy
Visors created by staff at Queen Katharine Academy

“We are so pleased to be able to put this into practice and use our experience and materials to produce equipment that will help up those workers on the frontline who are doing such a fantastic job.”

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