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Christmas Fair

Christmas Fair

Published: 06 December 2013

Today we held our annual Christmas Fair - and what a huge success! School looks amazing at this time of year, we had crowds of people waiting to come in and they all had a great time. Children had hand made all sorts of things to sell, christmas wreaths, cakes, pictures, mugs, jewellery, cards, gifts, decorations… the list went on and on…
Christmas Fair - Mayor's visit

Christmas Fair - Mayor's visit

Published: 06 December 2013

The Mayor attended the Christmas fair held today - see next post for more details. He was shown round school by Thaybah, who had invited him to come to the fair when they previously met while she was doing some work experience at Shadsworth sports centre. The Mayor certainly enjoyed meeting all the people…
Bamboozle Theatre Co visit

Bamboozle Theatre Co visit

Published: 03 December 2013

We had a visit from the Bamboozle Theatre Company today – they were fantastic. They put on several performances for small groups of our childern with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). All the students who took part were engaged from beginning to end and they all got something out of the visual and stimulating performances of ‘Light as a Feather’…
Zoolab Visit

Zoolab Visit

Published: 06 November 2013

Today, Zoolab brought a whole range of exotic animals to school. Children and staff took part in sessions where they had the opportunity to handle and learn about some creepy, crawley animals - if they were brave enough! There was a landsnail, stick insects, scorpions, hermit crabs…
Harvest Assembly

Harvest Assembly

Published: 04 October 2013

Our Harvest Assembly took place this morning, with guest speakers and parents attending. There were performances from our 2-11 and 11-19 choirs and each class had created some harvest artwork which decorated the hall. This year we collected tins and packets of food for Blackburn Food bank…
Battle of Newfield - our Archery day

Battle of Newfield - our Archery day

Published: 02 October 2013

Today, we had an amazing time, taking part in a special event for our creative curriculum theme of history. The team from Blackburn Community Archery Project did a wonderful job teaching all of 11-19 how to shoot arrows! We had demonstrations from them, shooting an arrow through an apple on a (fake) head…
Celebration of Achievement Assembly 2013

Celebration of Achievement Assembly 2013

Published: 17 July 2013

Today we held our special assembly to celebrate the hard work of all of our young people. Our very special guests of honour, who gave out the awards, were Mr. Harry Catherall, Chief Executive for BwD borough Council and Councillor Dave Harling, Executive Member for Schools and Education…
Planning for the future event

Planning for the future event

Published: 12 June 2013

This afternoon, a special event, to gather information about what is available for life after school took place at Newfield. Hosted by Carl Billet, Assistant Head 11-19 with responsibility for post school transitions, Representatives from colleges, day centres, Health, Leisure, Respite, Adult Social Services, Connexions and other further education services were on hand to give advice and support…
Community Artist Pottery Workshops

Community Artist Pottery Workshops

Published: 14 May 2013

Students in the 11-19 phase of school are learning about the world of work in their creative curriculum sessions and for the next 3 days we have an artist in residence to help children to experience working as a potter. Community Artist, Alistair Nicholson…
Welcome to our first ever Stanley Grange Visitors!

Welcome to our first ever Stanley Grange Visitors!

Published: 02 May 2013

Today, for the first time, clients and staff from Stanley Grange visited school as part of friendship fortnight. Our older students each spend some time with their tutor group at Stanley Grange during their last couple of years with us, meeting new people & learning about choosing what they like to do, following instruction on different activities and working with unfamiliar people…
Avondale Primary School Visit

Avondale Primary School Visit

Published: 30 April 2013

Today pupils from Avondale joined us, coming to play on Newfield beach with their friends from R3. Avondale iis our community link school, so we often share special events with each other…
Friendship fortnight - Week 2

Friendship fortnight - Week 2

Published: 29 April 2013

Today our friends from Brookhouse Primary joined us in school to begin the 2nd week of our annual ‘Friendship Fortnight’ where we celebrate all of the links that we have with schools and colleges throughout the borough…
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