A MOVING Christmas truce initiative has earned a Keighley district primary school another top national award.

The Steeton Primary eTwinning project scooped the accolade in the Naace Impact Awards.

Winners were announced at the National Education Technology Conference in Leicester.

Judges said the standard of entries for the early years and primary award was high, and they praised the Steeton venture "for the idea of combining a variety of digital tools with eTwinning and using a history and current context".

As part of its innovative project – in remembrance of the First World War Christmas Truce in 1914 – Steeton partnered with schools in Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Pupils took part in a live video carol concert, when they sang Silent Night together in their respective languages.

The children also learned about the Great War and shared the information with their partner schools, and the venture culminated with an exchange of Christmas cards.

An ebook of the project has been created.

Steeton Primary School headteacher, John Cooper, said the latest award was a tremendous honour.

"This is an amazing achievement for everyone who took part in the project," he added.

"An international Christmas assembly was a very moving highlight of the project, helping all our children focus on the centenary of the First World War.

"We have continued to develop our IT tools to support our creative curriculum. At the moment, the children are enjoying producing radio shows to air on 'Steeton Radio'.

"This Naace impact award clearly demonstrates the motivational and creative power of educational technology in schools."

Teacher Diana Linford, the project co-ordinator, said the pupils were inspired and motivated by the work.

"We love taking part in eTwinning projects," she said.

"It gives the children the opportunity to work with their peers in other countries on a shared project.

"They have a real audience for their work and find this very motivating. It broadens and deepens their curriculum and places their learning in a wider context."

Last year's Christmas Truce initiative earned Steeton Primary an accolade for best eTwinning project in the UK.

It was up against more than 60 other schools in the scheme, with awards being presented during a ceremony at the National College for Teaching and Leadership in Nottingham.

The eTwinning digital community links schools and colleges across Europe and involves more than 300,000 teachers.

It is funded by the European Commission and managed in the UK by the British Council.

The programme celebrated its tenth anniversary last year.