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RRSA Steering Group 25

RRSA Steering Group 25

Published: 21 October 2025

Here are some of our RRSA steering group members who met today for our first meeting of the academic year. The school supports the UNICEF initiative which helps people to understand about the rights that all children have. During the meeting we named our Rights Respecting School Mascot - Sophie…
Harvest Collection 2025

Harvest Collection 2025

Published: 07 October 2025

On Friday 3rd October we held harvest assemblies in school, where we celebrated all of the lovely food that harvest time brings us. Families and staff had been asked to bring in donations for us to take down to Blackburn Foodbank, to support local people who may be struggling and provide them with some help and food support…
European Day of Language

European Day of Language

Published: 26 September 2025

Each year we celebrate European Day of Language as a school (with some world languages and cultures thrown in to recognise our diverse culture here at Newfield!) We had linked our celebrations to our curriculum themes and had a huge array of cultural activities going on including exploring new instruments, art, dances, carnivals and food from around the world. C1 and C2 celebrated languages day with a Mexican hat dance and maracas…
Jeans for Genes 2025

Jeans for Genes 2025

Published: 19 September 2025

Today we held our first fundraiser of the year - and one that is very close to our hearts at Newfield - Jeans for Genes Day - who this year is celebrating it’s 30th anniversary! We all got to wear our jeans and denim outfits to school, paying £1 to raise money and awareness of the charity which supports genetic illnesses. Everyone looked great and lots of classes have…
NewFest 2025

NewFest 2025

Published: 15 July 2025

Today we had our 2nd annual Newfield Festival and what an amazing day! The British weather did exactly what it does for most festivals and was wild, wet and windy - but the rain couldn’t dampen our spirits. The building was decorated with bunting and festival signage so that we could navigate to…
Jamie Oliver Cookery School World Record Attempt

Jamie Oliver Cookery School World Record Attempt

Published: 01 July 2025

This morning, 4 classes of students took part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest cookery lesson with Jamie Oliver. There were estimated to be around 15,000 people joining in online to make a pasta dish…
Keeping Children Safe

Keeping Children Safe

Published: 10 June 2025

As everyone knows, keeping children safe is our number one priority at Newfield. All of the school staff want to work alongside families to ensure the best outcomes for children. Our Family Wellbeing Coordinators, AnnMarie and Mathilde, work particularly closely with families…
Eid Ul Adha 2025

Eid Ul Adha 2025

Published: 09 June 2025

Many of our families celebrated Eid Ul Ada over the weekend and today we had celebrations in school. Children and staff had dressed in their best clothes, and there was lots going on, including…
VE Day 80

VE Day 80

Published: 08 May 2025

Today we have enjoyed some activities to mark 80 years of Victory in Europe. VE Day was declared on 8 May 1945, after Britain and its allies formally accepted Nazi Germany’s surrender after almost six years of war. At 3pm, the then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced World War Two in Europe had come to an end - VE Day. We had put up bunting and had flags to wave!
Eid Ul Fitr 2025

Eid Ul Fitr 2025

Published: 01 April 2025

Yesterday we wished all members of the Newfield Family Eid Mubarak! Lots of our families had a wonderful time at home celebrating, and today we brought the Eid celebrations into school. We had stations set up in our halls - Henna hand painting, a selfie photo booth, a rice and…
Comic Relief 2025

Comic Relief 2025

Published: 21 March 2025

Today we joined the nation to celebrate Red Nose Day and to raise money for Comic Relief. We asked people to dress in something funny or RED and to donate £1; we had cake sales with a whole range of delicious treats; and children had fun accessing red themed activities in our studios in class groups…
International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness

Published: 20 March 2025

Today is International Day of Happiness - The theme for this year’s Happiness Day is “Caring and Sharing,” highlighting the role of kindness and generosity in fostering stronger communities and improving overall well-being. The United Nations marks March 20th as…
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