Newfield is now closed to all pupils except identified essential worker families and our most vulnerable children. We can only accept essential visitors until further notice. Please click below for further information. Update 11/01/21.
The following information is aimed at giving you an insight into the life and work of Newfield School. It is hoped that it will provide initial answers to some of the questions that you may wish to ask and will guide you to further sources of information you may need.
The web site is in a number of sections covering most aspects of school life and should give you a flavour of what is available at the school. If you require any further information or would like an informal talk or visit, please feel free to contact the school. You are very welcome to come and meet the pupils and staff at work.
Newfield School is a multi-faith school maintained by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council that provides high quality specialist education for children and young people aged 2 - 19 years. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of our pupils and students who have a wide range of learning needs, including autism, complex medical needs and sensory impairments. We achieve this in partnership with families and carers, providing advice and support, as we feel this is imperative.
We promote a multi-disciplinary approach to the pupils’ education and care that includes a full-time health care team - physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists supporting, and working collaboratively with, a highly qualified and dedicated staff. We also liaise extensively with outside agencies to ensure all aspects of well-being for our children and young people’s lives are met.
On the yellow information area of our website you will find a wealth of general information that is relevent to all areas of school.
Our blue section is dedicated to our school for autism @ Newfield and contains everything you need to know about this part of the family.
The red area of the site has all the information about our main school for children and young people with SEND.
Teachers have been busy gathering resources and making work packs to send to our children learning at home. In the school for Autism, teachers Katrina and Emma have made packs for our youngest children. In these packs there…
Published: 14 January 2021
This term pupils in the school for SEND have begun working on the new Curriculum, and the theme this half term was based around Fairy Tales. We are doing our best to ensure that learning continues, both for the small number of children in school and the many children at home who are having live sessions with teachers, and accessing videos on our YouTube channel…
Published: 13 January 2021
Happy New Year to all our Newfield Family! And this week has been wintery all week with cold temperatures ice and snow, but today, the snow has been so heavy that the school site is simply not safe for anyone. The site team have been clearing it all week with small snow flurries to keep it safe…
Published: 08 January 2021
This week I’m going to point families in the direction of the CBeebies website for some engaging, educational games.
Published: 19 January 2021
