TWO schools separated by 7,000 miles have been learning from each other thanks to a unique partnership.

The Mowbray School in Bedale established a partnership with Obalwanda Special School in Mbita, Kenya, five-years-ago and has since worked on a number of joint projects.

Mowbray has its own nature reserve and working farm and the Obalwanda school now grows its own vegetables in specially-designed keyhole gardens, rears chickens, composts waste food and has a solar powered shower block.

Mobray pupils fundraise to help with the projects and most recently sold beadwork produced in Obalwanda School to their peers to raise money.

MP Rishi Sunak was recently given a tour of Mowbray school and said it was “great” to see the pupils’ enthusiasm for the partnership.