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Interactive Adventures

Interactive Adventures

Published: 25 January 2022

This week TG2 have been on an adventure with Frozen Light Theatre Company’s interactive movie, The Nest. The students have travelled into the future of 2065 and played rebels to the state. We used blue light torches to find secret messages in invisible ink and we hid from the government helicopters…
RRSA - Fundraising for Kenya

RRSA - Fundraising for Kenya

Published: 20 January 2022

As part of our RRSA steering group we support the LOVE for KENYA charity. Last week we had the bag2school event, raising £64 for them, and back in the Autumn we held an harvest festival and also did a Tombola stall at our Christmas fair to also boost their funds. We raise money so that they…
End of Term Christmas Activities 2021

End of Term Christmas Activities 2021

Published: 15 December 2021

After a long Autumn term pupils and staff have been spending the last week enjoying a wide range of activities in the run up to the Christmas holidays. We have had a Christmas lunch, where everyone wore Christmas Jumpers and enjoyed a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings…
Learning at the Library

Learning at the Library

Published: 23 November 2021

TG1 have been visiting Great Harwood Library on alternate Monday mornings as part of our community visits. It’s very spacious and there is a lovely reading area…
Cafes, Visits and Discos!

Cafes, Visits and Discos!

Published: 04 November 2021

Today in SEND, it has been a busy day with lots of different types of learning going on! Some of our oldest pupils had their first ‘real’ customers today in their cafe - they have been practising cooking, prepping, serving and washing up and we are pleased to report that today, the first service went well. It was a little busy at times but everyone coped…
In the Garden, at the Shop… and Relax!

In the Garden, at the Shop… and Relax!

Published: 29 September 2021

As part of our theme ‘In the Garden’, pupils in S2 have been searching for creatures and they found lots of minibeasts in the sensory garden today – they all really enjoyed it. Continuing the theme, in S1 children have been using at to create gardens - here are some of the class shoebox garden dioramas. Classes have been looking after their wellbeing…
Getting Back to Normal!

Getting Back to Normal!

Published: 23 September 2021

We are having a brilliant time both in school and out, getting back ti being able to do some of the things that we haven’t been able to do for a very long time. The hydro pool is proving as popular as ever, with some of our children from the school for Autism also…
Fun in the Sun

Fun in the Sun

Published: 01 July 2021

Children from secondary SEND classes have been having fun in the sun with water balloons. Children have been filling them…
IQM Flagship School Re-Accreditation 2021

IQM Flagship School Re-Accreditation 2021

Published: 21 June 2021

On 25th May our assessor Steve Gill attended school for our annual assessment visit and unbelievably it was yet again virtual rather than face to face because of the COVID pandemic. Happily, he was just as impressed with what we have managed to accomplish and was very happy to re-accredit as a flagship school…
Summer Activities 2021

Summer Activities 2021

Published: 07 May 2021

We have had a really busy, fun week taking part in lots of activities across both the school for SEND and the school for Autism. In class 3 children haver been developing their social and independence skills in their weekly breakfast club - it looks great! Some of key stage 2 pupils have been enjoying swimming sessions at Darwen Leisure Centre now that…
Autism Satellite Provision at Shadsworth Infants

Autism Satellite Provision at Shadsworth Infants

Published: 07 May 2021

During the Spring term Newfield were busy setting up the Newfield Autism Satellite Provision at Shadsworth Infant School. Since the Easter holidays the pupils in the Autism Satellite Provision have been very busy working towards the John Muir Award, doing lots of work inside and outside to create lots of items using, natural and recycled materials. We have created bamboo xylophones and wind chimes, along with…
More Pottery in the School for Autism

More Pottery in the School for Autism

Published: 29 April 2021

Here are some more pictures, this time of children from the school for Autism at Newfield taking part in pottery workshops with our community potter Alistair. They had a great time watching the wheel spin and some even braved tossing the clay. Everyone had a great time and some of the staff think we should have him back every week!
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