Staff and community volunteers mocked up a spaceship crash site in the playground and had all pupils act as investigative journalists with the task of reporting on the event.

At the end of the day, the whole school had contributed to a giant newspaper on the event and ultimately a new, termly school newspaper was launched.

See how other schools have run alien landing projects: New Milton Junior School and Weston Park Junior School

Don’t forget: when running a whole school project like this, be mindful that the emphasis of the project should be on fun and excitement. Very young or vulnerable children may want extra reassurance that this is an enjoyable activity.

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