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Takeover Week 24

Takeover Week 24

Published: 19 November 2024

This week, older students around school are taking part in the Takeover Challenge’ - The Takeover Challenge puts children and young people into real-life adult positions in organisations. The national Takeover Day theme in 2024 is Careers, bringing Takeover Day back to its roots and highlighting how it can support young people of all ages to learn about different jobs and develop their skills. Here at Newfield, students get to choose an adult role they want to takeover, and then they get to do it…
Parent Communication Workshop

Parent Communication Workshop

Published: 31 October 2024

This morning we ran a parent communication workshop focusing on early communication for families with children who are younger or those with more complex needs and are early in their communication journey. We explored what is meant by communication and language before discussing some of the barriers that our children may face. We then shared how we support communication across school through our total communication approach and then
Planning for the Future - Transition Event 24

Planning for the Future - Transition Event 24

Published: 17 October 2024

Today, we held our annual Transition Event – Many of our parents joined us for an event which is gaining in popularity each year. We were pleased to host 28 local service providers…
Supporting Reading at Home - Parent Workshop

Supporting Reading at Home - Parent Workshop

Published: 11 October 2024

This morning a parent workshop took place on reading, we explored the benefits of reading and it’s importance including reading for pleasure, positive bonding experiences, to develop skills for life, and to learn about other cultures and the world we live in. We went on to discuss reading in school including our Systematic Synthetic Phonics programme Twinkl Phonics, sharing the different stages to this and some of the terminology involved so parents can support at home…
A Busy Week... all over school.

A Busy Week... all over school.

Published: 04 October 2024

All over school, from Explorers, to Primary, to Secondary all the way to post 16 our learners have been busy having fun, learning new things and developing skills. Our C3 Dolphins have been up to lots of fun learning this week - they have been building rockets with junk modelling; exploring…
European Day of Languages 2024

European Day of Languages 2024

Published: 26 September 2024

Today is the annual European Day of Languages and we celebrated by holding a Languages Fair in the morning. Each class had chosen a country to represent and had explored artefacts, food and culture of their country, in order to present a staff at the fair to teach other classes about what they had learn. Lots of countries…
Introducing Echo the Explorer Bear

Introducing Echo the Explorer Bear

Published: 23 September 2024

We are delighted to introduce to you all the newest member of the Newfield Family - Echo the Explorer Bear…..Isn’t he adorable!!! Echo is based in Explorers with our youngest children. He will be going home with one child each weekend starting from this Friday…
Science - Exploring Hot and Cold Climates

Science - Exploring Hot and Cold Climates

Published: 23 September 2024

Students in secondary have had a fab afternoon exploring hot and cold climates and the animals that are adapted to living in those environments and why. They did some sensory exploring as well as…
Macmillan Coffee Events - Secondary and Explorers

Macmillan Coffee Events - Secondary and Explorers

Published: 20 September 2024

Today we held 2 coffee events in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support - this morning secondary parents were invited to meet the teachers and classes in the department; and this afternoon, Explorers families came in to enjoy their cakes and meet the teachers! In Secondary they had a fantastic coffee morning. The coffee, cake…
Phonics Fun

Phonics Fun

Published: 18 September 2024

At Newfield we use Twinkl phonics as part of our approach to support children in learning to read and spell. Classes have been settling back into this since beginning the new school year, and some primary classes have begun streaming phonics groups to support pupil individual progress. These classes run sensory…
Welcome Back - New School Year

Welcome Back - New School Year

Published: 06 September 2024

We had a wonderful return to school for all of our amazing children and young people on Wednesday, with lots of big smiles, hugs and enthusiasm - which is just how we like to start the new school year! Everyone has been getting to know new classes, staff teams, friends in class and establishing new routines this week - whilst having lots of fun…
Newfield's New Prime Minister

Newfield's New Prime Minister

Published: 28 June 2024

BIG NEWS!!! As we prepare for the General Election next week, here we have had a general election in TG4 this afternoon. It was a very close result, with only one vote in it. Each candidate’s manifesto was strong! They…
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