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Stay & Play - Wheelchair Dance

Stay & Play - Wheelchair Dance

Published: 23 October 2025

Well we had a very successful stay and play session this afternoon. Our wheelchair dancing session with parents was amazing. Each week pupils enjoy taking part in wheelchair dance sessions with students from Stonyhurst College, and this week, because they are already on half term holidays, we invited parents instead…
Aquatic Curriculum

Aquatic Curriculum

Published: 17 October 2025

At Newfield, we do lots of work on developing our children’s physical skills and independence. Each week, learners take part in sessions in the pool - some children go down to Darwen Leisure Centre, where they are learning to swim. Others, with more specialist physical needs, go to our hydro pool where they work on their personal physical development skills. Wherever they go, they love having a splash and enjoying the water…
World Mental Health Day 2025

World Mental Health Day 2025

Published: 10 October 2025

Today we have been thinking all about looking after our mental health and wellbeing. We have been wearing yellow to raise awareness and to take part in the ‘Hello Yellow’ charity fundraiser for Young Minds. Lots of classes have been doing things that pupils enjoy and make us feel happy. TG2 enjoyed exploring the props for our Hello Yellow fundraiser. They helped to sell cakes and took some chocolates to the staff rooms for staff to enjoy…
Wellbeing Breakfast - Optimistic October

Wellbeing Breakfast - Optimistic October

Published: 01 October 2025

Today we celebrated our wonderful staff - enjoying our first Wellbeing Breakfast of this academic year. This event coincided in the weeks of EHCA Appreciation Day and also World Teachers’ Day on the 5th October - and what better way to celebrate than to have one of our early morning get togethers? Staff enjoyed hot drinks, toast and crumpets - and most importantly a little bit of time, before another busy day began, to catch up with colleagues…
Healthy Lungs Workshop

Healthy Lungs Workshop

Published: 01 October 2025

Today, Our Family Wellbeing Coordinators invited Meghann Ewing, Joeann Flannigan and Peter O’Malley from the Learning Disability Services into school, to deliver a Healthy Lungs Workshop to some of our older students…
Enriching Curriculum Activities

Enriching Curriculum Activities

Published: 25 September 2025

We love to do lots of different things to provide enriching curriculum activities for our children - all through school we ensure that our learners have new experiences as much as we can! We have been very lucky so far this term. In S5 everyone enjoyed exploring the different items in our Autumn sensory tuff tray. We did some matching …
Explorers Sensory Area

Explorers Sensory Area

Published: 19 September 2025

Today our new sensory soft play room has been completed and we were very excited to let the children come in and explore this new space, which will be an invaluable resource for our pupils. The space includes a dark den, with fibre optic twinkling lights on the ceiling of the den, we have vibrating…
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…
Lots of Learning

Lots of Learning

Published: 17 September 2025

It’s very early in the term, but we have already been doing lots of learning! Class 12 have been looking at teeth as part of their ‘Happy Healthy Me’ theme. They have been exploring what we use to keep our teeth clean, practicing and ordering the routine, looking at and matching pictures, making a cotton ball tooth as part of a game and role playing brushing teeth…
Welcome Back - New School Year 2025

Welcome Back - New School Year 2025

Published: 05 September 2025

We’ve had a fantastic first week of the new school year - staff worked hard on Monday and Tuesday setting up new classes and preparing, as well as taking part in training… Then on Wednesday we welcomed back our amazing children and young people. There have been lots of activities going on, supporting brand new children to school… and as always at Newfield, lots of smiles!
Summer 25 Wellbeing Chippy Lunch

Summer 25 Wellbeing Chippy Lunch

Published: 16 July 2025

Today we treated our staff to a chippy lunch with no expense spared - chips, gravy, peas, curry sauce, bread and butter and as much ketchup, vinegar and salt as they could shake a stick at! We provided cold drinks, and after dinner chocolate mints to make it fancy!
Sports Week - part II

Sports Week - part II

Published: 09 July 2025

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…
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