The children have done a lot of work thinking about different animals and their habitats, as well as how the coast is used in science and geography. Some of the children participated in a debate about how the Leas should be used. They worked in groups such as: members of South Tyneside council, a local business, residents of South Shields, families coming to the coast on holiday and people who work for the National Trust.

Each group had to give their views about the idea of a shipping port being built along the coastline of South Shields. Miss Errington was extremely impressed by the great ideas that the children came up with by working as a team and how confident children were in giving their arguments and counter-arguments.