Children took on costume design, stage management and crew duties as well as performing in a play all of their own.

Pupils from The Vale Special School in Trulock Road, Northumberland Park, and Lancasterian Primary School in Kings Road, Tottenham, combined to plan, perform and stage The Game Of Life last week.

Headteacher at the Vale School Sarah McLay said: “All pupils, regardless of their needs, enjoyed and contributed to this creative, stimulating and exciting project, and celebrated success together, it was fantastic.”

The project, which was coordinated by performing arts charity Arts Insight, also involved support from Haringey Mencap.

Haadi, a year 3 student at Lancasterian school agreed, saying: “It was the best musical I’ve ever seen, I wish school was like this every week.”