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Published: 09 July 2025
Phill Taylor-Fleming, a professional solo acoustic guitarist and experienced and qualified music tutor, came in for the final time this year today. He worked with 6 classes and had students and staff playing and singing songs from George Ezra’s ‘Budapest’ to…
We have had a busy few days and we haven’t finished yet! All pupils have been set the challenge to ‘walk-a-mile’ this week. We are trying to incorporate ‘morning movement’ into our day too. We have three orienteering trails…
Published: 07 July 2025
This week we are celebrating sports week with lots of activities going on throughout school. To get us in the mood, last Friday, a team of 8 KS3 pupils went to Broadfield School to participate in a dodgeball session. First we practised our throwing and catching skills before…
Published: 01 July 2025
Today we had our annual MOVE day, and this year we celebrated all things physical with StoryMOVErs living out the stories - ‘Going on a bear hunt’ and ‘Tiger who came for tea’. Children had an amazing time showing off their physical skills, it was lots of fun…
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…
Published: 27 June 2025
S2 were busy at the Inter-Schools Athletics Competition at Broadfield Special School and so missed the science fair last week, so they have been doing some experiments in class. They dressed up as scientists wearing white coats and safety goggles. Firstly, they made slime…
Published: 26 June 2025
Today we held our annual Art Exhibition - it has really become quite the cultural highlight of our year, with pupils showing off the incredible work they have done, and parents and visitors being able to browse, and purchase, some beautiful original pieces of art…
Published: 20 June 2025
What an amazing day we had today at the Inter-Schools Athletics Competition at Broadfield Special School over in Burnley! Our children took part in 12 brilliant activities - from javelin, hockey, tennis, and long jump to…
Published: 19 June 2025
Today we have enjoyed having author Salma Zaman visit school, as part of BwD Children’s Literary Festival, in conjunction with Blackburn Central Library. Salma shared sensory stories with our pupils who also enjoyed exploring props linked to the tales. As well as founding Salma’s Bollywood Academy, Salma has completed…
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…
Published: 02 June 2025
We have been working hard to develop our outside learning provision, and part of this has included acquiring and making more opportunities for children to use bikes. We now have a number of different types of bikes for use both inside and outside of school. Some students…
Published: 15 May 2025
S2 have been soaking up the wonderful sunshine when they have been up to Teak St Allotments on St. James Road in Blackburn. The students have been digging up the weeds in the flower beds. They really got stuck into the task. They cleared lots of the weeds from quite a few of beds…
