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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…
World Mental Health Day 2024

World Mental Health Day 2024

Published: 10 October 2024

This World Mental Health Day we have been celebrating and raising awareness of mental health by doing lots of different activities to make us feel good… we chatted with friends and colleagues, we did sports, we got creative with lots of arts and crafts activities…
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…
RRSA Steering Group Meeting Summer 24

RRSA Steering Group Meeting Summer 24

Published: 07 June 2024

This afternoon we had our RRSA steering group meeting. It was good to come together after a busy week to think about our rights and responsibilities. We were again busy making posters for our ‘Newfield Bake Off’ which we are organising…
Buddies

Buddies

Published: 17 May 2024

Each week, some of our older pupils spend time in class with some of our younger pupils, as part of our Buddies Program - it gives responsibility to the older students, and provides nice positive role models for the younger ones. Endiya was a great help in Class 3 on Tuesday afternoon…
Wellbeing Award for Schools Re-assessment 2024

Wellbeing Award for Schools Re-assessment 2024

Published: 03 May 2024

On the 18th April, just after the Easter break, we were delighted to welcome back into school Dr Helen Mills, an assessor for the Wellbeing Award for School, WAS, who came to reassess us for reaccreditation of the award. We first received this award in June 2020 - which was during the dreaded covid lockdown period, so Helen had to do the visit ‘virtually’. This time, we were able to have her back in school (Helen has actually visited once in 2019 - pre pandemic) and she had a fantastic day talking to children (who took her on a tour of school), parents and staff…
BwD Youth Elections 24

BwD Youth Elections 24

Published: 05 March 2024

Today Michaela and Freddie came into school from Blackburn with Darwen and introduced the young people who are standing for the youth elections. Some of our students from the School Council and RRSA steering group met up with their peers in school. We discussed…
Children's Mental Health Week - Wellbeing Wednesday

Children's Mental Health Week - Wellbeing Wednesday

Published: 07 February 2024

We’ve had a great day today, with lots of fun and interesting learning going on under our theme of ‘My Voice Matters’ - we started with a wellbeing breakfast for staff, then a friendship cafe for children at break time. The children in S2 simply loved a good chat discussing best friends, proud moments and things that make us smile. The staff paired themselves off to speak 1-1 with the students and tried to give our full attention with no interruptions. It was amazing…
New Year, New Learning!

New Year, New Learning!

Published: 11 January 2024

Some of our secondary pupils in S5 have been very busy this first week back, continuing the work on the co-production charter. This work has been taking place to look at what children and young people with SEND want from BwD and what BwD promises to deliver and develop with them. S5 have made this rainbow full of symbols for each part of the charter to help to make it accessible to more children and young people. We are also delighted…
Takeover Week 2023 - part IV

Takeover Week 2023 - part IV

Published: 24 November 2023

As our takeover week draws to a close, our young people have been continuing to develop their independence skills and enjoy taking on adult responsibilities. The weekly cafe took place this morning, with orders placed by staff, then prepared, delivered/served and then tidied up by our stars in TG2. They had made ‘school cake’ as this week’s special, along with the toast, bagels and drinks on offer. This week the TG2 boys have also been working with the premises team to…
Takeover Week 2023 - part III

Takeover Week 2023 - part III

Published: 23 November 2023

Lots of students have been benefitting from taking part in Takeovers this week - doing adult roles in and around school to learn about independence, responsibility and the world of work. Rayyaan took on Lynx’s role in school as IT technician. He had a busy morning sorting…
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