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Takeover Week 2023

Takeover Week 2023

Published: 20 November 2023

Today is the start of our annual Takeover Week, where we join in the Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Day - except we do it for the whole week! Students across school get to takeover adult roles around school. There has been lots of excitement from…
RRSA - BwD Co-production Charter

RRSA - BwD Co-production Charter

Published: 09 June 2023

Today we held our last RRSA meeting of this school year. We explored article 15 from the UNICEF CRC - the right to freedom of association. We discussed clubs and activities we would like to see outside school. Some students agreed to write a letter …
Bag2School May 2023

Bag2School May 2023

Published: 03 May 2023

Today the students from the RRSA and school council helped organise the clothes we have collected for our Bags2school event. The man weighed all the clothes donated and explained we had a huge 208kg of clothes, which means…
RRSA Steering Group Meeting April 23

RRSA Steering Group Meeting April 23

Published: 17 April 2023

In our RRSA meeting this afternoon we discussed the work we do to support our Love for Kenya charity. We looked at the photos that we received from Kenya and talked about what our money has been spent on this time. They are hoping to improve their classrooms and build more nursery provision. The message below was sent from our friends in Kenya…
Lots of Learning!

Lots of Learning!

Published: 08 March 2023

There has been a lot going on so far this week, with lots of opportunities to practise skills, build independence and explore new things. TG 3 have been busy in their tuck shop. Each Tuesday they take orders and make toast for staff and students, which they then deliver to the classes. They also hold a stall on the corridor and enjoy selling lovely treats - at a high price as…
FairTrade Fortnight - Newfield Bake Off 2023

FairTrade Fortnight - Newfield Bake Off 2023

Published: 03 March 2023

This week we have been looking at Fair Trade and what that means in classes and have been preparing for the Bake Off competition held this afternoon. Pupils have learnt about farmers being paid a fair price for their products and have looked at food and other items available - and how we can spot the fair trade items by looking for the logo! Classes have each made a creation, using at least one fair trade ingredient, for our bake off and what a selection we’ve seen!
Children's Mental Health Week 2023 - RRSA

Children's Mental Health Week 2023 - RRSA

Published: 06 February 2023

We are once again taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week and today we held our RRSA steering group meeting. The theme this year is ‘Let’s Connect’ so we are connecting with lots of people! We were joined by Mr Rothwell, a parent who has attended our RRSA for my years. Also, we also had Lisa from the MHST - Mental Health Support Team - who came to introduce herself to our students. We talked about good mental health and wellbeing and things we do to ensure our own good mental health. We also discussed…
RRSA - Glasses Appeal

RRSA - Glasses Appeal

Published: 02 February 2023

Our RRSA steering group have always tried to support children all around the world through their charitable and awareness raising activities. They have for a long time collected old glasses and given then to Specsavers. During the covid pandemic we had to stop collecting for a while. This week, HLTA Chris took a big box of old glasses to Specsavers, which we had collected…
Takeover Week 22 - part 4

Takeover Week 22 - part 4

Published: 24 November 2022

We wanted to try something new for takeover week this year, so arlier in the week we ran a sensory takeover session. Pupils enjoyed activities to simulate a range of jobs in school – school cooks, site team and the Nurses. Newfield school cooks came to the session to meet the pupils whilst they flicked flour and rolled pizza dough. The site team accompanied pupils whilst they sawed wood…
Takeover Week 22 - part 3

Takeover Week 22 - part 3

Published: 23 November 2022

Today Libah and Arsalaan took over Mathilde’s job as Family Wellbeing Coordinator. Libah set up an online meeting with Nick to discuss the annual review process more in depth, from a student’s perspective. Nick was happy to answer lots of questions and jotted down useful suggestions. Libah also escorted…
Takeover Week 22 - part 2

Takeover Week 22 - part 2

Published: 22 November 2022

More takeovers have been going on today… with many students working hard, experiencing adult roles all around school. Terence and Minhaj worked hard…
Takeover Week 22 - part 1

Takeover Week 22 - part 1

Published: 22 November 2022

This week we are joining in the fantastic Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Day - except we do it for the whole week! Students across school have chosen which adult they would like to replace by ‘taking over’ their role and experiencing what it is like to be making decisions as an adult and getting their work done. It is always a positive experience for our students and for the staff. Most of our students go with their chosen member of staff…
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