PUPILS at a Bury school have enjoyed a series of inspirational days when they were visited by an illuminating author and became budding journalists for a day.

Bury Grammar School were visited by author and descendant of Emmeline Pankhurst, Kate Pankhurst, earlier this month.

Ms Pankhurst, author of books including Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World and Great Women Who Changed History, visited Bury Grammar School for an exciting and interactive presentation and signed book sale.

The pupils, who had been using her books to learn about great women and their journeys, were also able to dress up as the famous women Ms Pankhurst writes about.

Head of Infants and Junior Girls, Chrissy Howard, said: “We were absolutely delighted to welcome Kate Pankhurst author of ‘Fantastically Great Women’ to our schools today.

“Kate shared her enthusiasm and expert knowledge with our children as they dressed up as the famous women in her books and learned about the amazing things these fantastic woman achieved.

“The children were truly inspired to learn more and become fantastically great themselves.

“The important message of you can be anything you want to be certainly touched our pupils and they went home motivated to conquer the world.”

Also in March, budding young journalists at Bury Grammar School Boys dived in to the cut and thrust of the newsroom, becoming BBC reporters for the day.

The Year 9 pupils took part in the annual BBC School Report project for students aged 11 to 18 across the UK, designed to give young people chance to develop their media literacy skills and produce their own stories about subjects that matter to them.

Gathering stories in a school newsroom environment, the boys produced articles on headlines from Jamie Carragher Spitting Spectacle and School Meals: Good or Bad, to American Gun Laws, Plastic Pollution and Russian Double Agent Poisoning.

They then wrote and edited their stories before publishing them online and in print, where the uploaded stories were accessible to a world wide audience through an interactive map.

Ten boys were also chosen to visited the BBC Headquarters at Media City in Salford Keys, where they watched a live broadcast and had a talk on media careers, before taking part in an interview masterclass.

Over the visit the boys also learned about “fake news” in an interactive iPad session, and mastered the art of making films with iPhones.

Bury Grammar School Boys Headmaster, Devin Cassidy, said:“We were really impressed at how the boys approached the tasks with high levels of professionalism, producing high-quality interviews and reports.

“I think it’s safe to say the future is journalism is looking bright!”