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Takeover Week

Takeover Week

Published: 16 November 2015

This week we are taking part in not just Takeover Day, as in previous years, but Takeover Week! Children will be taking on adult roles all week long…
Britain's Best Breakfast

Britain's Best Breakfast

Published: 19 October 2015

This morning, Newfield held it’s own Best Breakfast in support of The Carers Trust - who are raising awareness and money for carers throughout the country. Pupils served pastries, bacon rolls…
UNICEF Ambassadors

UNICEF Ambassadors

Published: 13 July 2015

On Friday 10th July a group of students from the RRSA Steering Group went to Shadsworth Infant School to talk about UNICEF and about childrens rights…
Help Protect Children's Rights in the UK

Help Protect Children's Rights in the UK

Published: 12 June 2015

This week the students who are on the steering group have met up to discuss the government’s decision about changing some of the human rights which may impact on the children’s rights…
Rights Respecting School Grand Garden Party

Rights Respecting School Grand Garden Party

Published: 05 June 2015

This afternoon we held a Grand Garden Party to celebrate our 1 year anniversary of achieving level 2 of the RRSA. Pupils, parents, staff and special guests enjoyed afternoon tea and planted up our sensory garden to spell out RRSA as well as planting the plant gifts…
Rights Respecting School Award - new staff coffee morning

Rights Respecting School Award - new staff coffee morning

Published: 22 April 2015

This morning we held a coffee morning for any new staff, where pupils from our steering group helped them to learn about what it means to us to be a Rights Respecting School. It was a great success…

Respecting Children's Rights

Published: 11 February 2015

This afternoon our RRSA steering group had their regular half termly meeting to discuss our work on spreading the message about Children’s Rights. They have recently reviewed the whole school charter and made…
Outright – a nationwide celebration of child rights

Outright – a nationwide celebration of child rights

Published: 20 November 2014

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In 1989 the global community made a set of commitments to children when it adopted the convention, which states that all children have one thing in common – their rights…
Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week

Published: 17 November 2014

This week it is anti-bullying week. We have got lots of events planned because we believe that no-one should ever be bullied. As a Rights Respecting School…
A Busy Day of Meetings

A Busy Day of Meetings

Published: 12 November 2014

Today pupils had a busy day, with both School Council and RRSA Steering Group meetings taking place. Pupil voice is very important to us, so it was great to have the groups come together to make plans for the future…
Celebrating RRSA Level 2 Accreditation

Celebrating RRSA Level 2 Accreditation

Published: 18 July 2014

We are delighted to announce that Newfield has achieved the highest accolade from UNICEF - level 2 of the Rights Respecting School Award! The RRSA is a whole school award governed by UNICEF that celebrates the rights of children and recognises a schools achievement in putting these rights at the heart of their planning, policies, practice and ethos. Children’s rights…
RRSA Level 2 Assessor Visit

RRSA Level 2 Assessor Visit

Published: 17 June 2014

Today, UNICEF assessors, Pat Peaker and Martin Russell visited school to carry out our Rights Respecting School Award level 2 visit. We will not know for a while whether we have been succesful, as the report from the assessors goes to a panel to be decided, but they were extremely complimentary and positive about school…
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