Special education school swims for Pudsey

Pupils from Le Rondin raised hundreds of pounds for the children's charity

Pupils from a special education school have completed a swimming challenge to raise money for Children in Need.

Le Rondin school in Guernsey was inspired by the BBC's Thousand Mile Challenge, where local radio stations from across the nation swam a combined 1000 miles (1,609km) for the charity.

Pupils completed their own version of the challenge, swimming more than 800 lengths of the school's pool, raising £771 in the process.

Assistant head teacher Caitlin de Garis said she was proud of the children and described them as "incredible, resilient wonderful little humans" who "constantly surprise us day in day out".

"The staff have been absolutely amazed by how the children have done with this challenge," said Mrs de Garis.

"We've had children who previously weren't that engaged in swimming being engaged now, so its massive."

'Really special'

Le Rondin pupil Leo said the challenge had been "hard" but "amazing".

"This was really special for me as I don't think I've ever swam for Pudsey before," he said.

Fellow pupil Cody added: "It was quite exciting how much money we have raised for Pudsey."

The school's PE lead, Cat Teasdale, said the challenge was all about participation.

"We have a range of abilities and a range of swimming skills," she said.

"What we wanted to do was make sure the children were in the water and taking part.