Children enjoyed an unlikely blend of Scottish bagpipes and Carribean steel pan drums during a celebration of cultural diversity.

Pupils from six schools also took part in Indian dancing and listened to African beats while tucking into international food at John Ruskin College on Thursday.

Both the music and cuisine were served up by students from Selsdon's Quest Academy, for other schools in the Selsdon Education Partnership.

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Quest Academy students play steel pan drums

Andy Crofts, the academy's principal said: "There is a fabulously rich cultural heritage amongst pupils at the schools of the Selsdon Education Partnership.

"This day was a fun and engaging way to introduce the younger ones to the richness in that heritage as well as a way to boost the performance confidence of our Quest students."

The Quest Academy established the Selsdon Education Partnership to share ideas with and help learning at Gilbert Scott Primary, Forestdale Primary, Red Gates Special School, Courtwood Primary, John Ruskin College and Woodlands Children’s Centre.

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