A DALES school began the closing week of the summer term with fun in the classroom and challenges on the sports field.

Pupils at Wensleydale School, Leyburn, proved their prowess and broke a number of old records at a sports day.

Among them was Jessica Gray, who is the new holder of the year seven girls 800m record after a sterling performance on the track.

However, not everyone was asked to stretch themselves physically.

Year nine and ten students were set a mental challenge when they were given a day to design and make a fashion item which could be described as environmentally friendly.

Bin bags, newspapers and even mop heads from the cleaning cupboard were all given new uses.

Although pupils stretched their improvisation skills to match the brief, the objective was also to give them an insight into the cut-and-thrust of the industrial world