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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 …
MOVE Festival Summer 23

MOVE Festival Summer 23

Published: 06 June 2023

Today we held our first ever MOVE Festival – it was absolutely brilliant and truly highlighted the enthusiasm and motivation felt by the pupils taking part for all things related to developing and promoting their physical independence. WE all dressed up as though we were going to a music festival and had a brilliant time singing, dancing, biking and working on mats with stretches and switches - demonstrating our MOVE SKILLS…
Summer Learning Inside & Out!

Summer Learning Inside & Out!

Published: 05 June 2023

We were all very happy to return to school yesterday after a weeks holidays and all of the children were ready to continue their learning in the sunshine. We are delighted to announce that our long awaited outdoor learning space is finally ready to use and it looks fantastic. Children were able for the first tie to make use of the wheelchair roundabout, wheelchair swing…
Independent Life Skills in the Sunshine

Independent Life Skills in the Sunshine

Published: 26 May 2023

Some of our oldest students in TG2 have been busy this week, making the most of the nice weather to get outside and put their life skills to work. They have been getting very hands on with their up-cycling projects, exploring and trying out new skills. They have been using screwdrivers to build and put items together, sanding down wooden…
Friends

Friends

Published: 25 May 2023

We have lots of friends here at Newfield and some of our children having been having a fantastic time in the nice weather with their friends both in and out of school. We have begun a link with St Antony’s RC Primary, just down the road from us, and on Monday this was very successful when N joined in with a year 1 class. At the start of the session he was very quiet and reserved but given half an hour he was in full swing…
Staff Wellbeing Wednesday May 23

Staff Wellbeing Wednesday May 23

Published: 24 May 2023

We value our staff very highly, because we know how hard they work to make sure all of our children are safe, happy and enjoying learning. Each Wednesday, the wellbeing warriors offer a lunchtime chat session, where any staff can drop in over their lunch break either…
International Nurses Day 2023

International Nurses Day 2023

Published: 12 May 2023

Today is a very special day… International Nurses Day! The day is celebrated every year on May 12 to highlight the contribution of nurses to the healthcare sector. International Nurses Day marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale…
Learning in the Community

Learning in the Community

Published: 11 May 2023

Lots of classes have been able to go out to venues in the community this week and have been able to enjoy activities and develop their independence, thanks to our HLTA Dawn organising and planning regular outreach activities. S4 went to home bargains and were very excited to be making choices, stretching to reach items they wanted and using their skills to pay at the till. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week classes 2 and 5 have enjoyed spending time out in the community somewhere different for the first time…
Dads & Lads Coffee Morning

Dads & Lads Coffee Morning

Published: 11 May 2023

Our first ever ‘Dads & Lads’ Coffee morning today has gone very well! Along with our dads, we had Michael Rhodes (CSO – Social Care) and Kyle from Andy’s Man Club, which is a UK charitable organisation is also attending which was fantastic! Thanks so much to the dads who attended - They have all enjoyed it so much…
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…
Lots of Learning

Lots of Learning

Published: 27 April 2023

On Monday we had our Eid Celebration and after this it’s been a very busy week so far at Newfield with lots going on. S1 have been doing some, research for their Literacy work this week. They have focused on non-fiction and have used the laptops to practice typing in the names of famous scientists. They watched videos, found information and pictures and then created posters about the different scientists. On Wednesday…
Cricket at Newfield

Cricket at Newfield

Published: 26 April 2023

On Wednesday we were lucky to have Amlyn Layton from the Lancashire Cricket Foundation come in to deliver the first of two free sessions exploring the skills of soft ball cricket. Children in KS3, 4 and 5 explored different skills involved in the sport: throwing and catching, aiming and batting skills…
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