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British Science Week 2025

British Science Week 2025

Published: 14 March 2025

This week has been British Science week and the theme has been ‘Change and Adapt’. To celebrate this each Key Stage was set a challenge to complete, with a prize for each winner! Our youngest pupils in Explorers were tasked with creating 3D models of animals, linked to their Amazing Animals theme…
Exciting New Explorers Outdoor Provision

Exciting New Explorers Outdoor Provision

Published: 13 March 2025

Today was a fantastic day at Newfield as we opened our brand-new Explorers Outdoor Provision! Our pupils had an amazing time discovering…
Post 16 @ Canalside Activity Centre

Post 16 @ Canalside Activity Centre

Published: 07 March 2025

This half term TG4 will be attending Canalside in Blackburn with support from Sporting NRG where they will take part in a variety of outdoor learning activities…
World Book Day 2025 part II

World Book Day 2025 part II

Published: 06 March 2025

Here are a few more photos from World Book Day…. We’ve had lots going on with older students supporting younger children to look at books, with class 4 enjoyed sharing stories with S8. Some pupils also enjoyed a story and music with music man, teacher Greg in the afternoon…
World Book Day 2025

World Book Day 2025

Published: 06 March 2025

The theme for world book day this year is ‘read your way’ which suits us wonderfully here at Newfield! We have dressed in the clothes we like to wear to read in ranging from pyjamas, to our weekend chill clothes and of course some fabulous dress up outfits…
Art in the Curriculum

Art in the Curriculum

Published: 28 February 2025

We have had a very creative week in school with children exploring and creating some fantastic pieces of artwork which illustrate their learning. In S3 they have been looking at artist Jackson Pollock in their work towards the arts award…
Children's Mental Health Week 25

Children's Mental Health Week 25

Published: 02 February 2025

This week we are celebrating all things to do with promoting positive mental health for everyone! We will be having lots of fun and thought provoking events taking places in school - both in class and during leisure times. We also have a staff wellbeing…
Looking forward to Spring!

Looking forward to Spring!

Published: 23 January 2025

t’s been cold outside and classes have been learning about different habitats as well as braving the weather to make plans for spring. S2 have been busy again planting the daffodil bulbs that were donated by B&Q. There are lots of bulbs…
English National Opera Project - part II

English National Opera Project - part II

Published: 20 January 2025

At the beginning of this year we told you about a project that we have been doing with English National Opera - We are excited to now tell you that Newfield is now on the map! 248 schools took part across the country in the Finish This… 2024-25 Project and our composition
Panda Paramedic

Panda Paramedic

Published: 10 January 2025

Dawn the Paramedic joined us in school today, she is the author of the Panda Paramedic books, which teach children and young people what to do in a medical emergency. This morning Dawn ran some first aid sessions, she was very impressed…
English National Opera Project

English National Opera Project

Published: 02 January 2025

Last term, Class 10 have been busy taking part in a project called > Finish This which was offered to us by English National Opera. A composer called Omar composed a piece of music to represent the colours Red, Blue and Yellow. The task for class 10 and their teacher Gemma (who before joining Newfield was a high school music teacher) was to finish the composition by choosing their own colour and creating the music to represent it. This was a 7 week project…
Music in our Curriculum

Music in our Curriculum

Published: 02 January 2025

Music is a great motivator for many of us, and at Newfield we love to promote an interest and any special talents in music. Back in December, Phill Taylor- Fleming, a professional solo acoustic guitarist and experienced and qualified music tutor, came to Newfield with a variety of instruments and worked with an Explorer class and some of our KS5 classes…
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