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Christmas Fair 2025

Christmas Fair 2025

Published: 05 December 2025

This morning we had our amazing annual Christmas Fair. The turnout was absolutely amazing with so many parents, carers, families, former staff, students and even the Right Honourable Lady Mayor Councillor Jacqueline Slater and Mayoress Mrs Lillian Salton. We had Father Christmas in his grotto, with his naughty elf helping and…
Children in Need 2025

Children in Need 2025

Published: 14 November 2025

Today we went all out to raise money for Children in Need - the theme this year is ‘Challenge yourself to 25’. Children and staff dressed up in spotty clothes, Pudsey outfits or just their own casual clothes for the event…
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…
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…
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…
More Christmas Fun

More Christmas Fun

Published: 13 December 2024

There have been lots more fun and educational themed activities the week as we head towards Christmas. Class S6 have worked very hard all week making a Christmas Ginger Bread House (it’s actually cinnamon). They have made it completely from scratch, following…
Christmas Fair 2024

Christmas Fair 2024

Published: 06 December 2024

This morning we celebrated our annual Christmas fair and were delighted to welcome so many visitors - parents and families, former staff, partners from other local agencies and the local authority and many friends of the Newfield Family. We were joined by the Mayor of Blackburn along with one of his Mayoresses - his daughter Emma, who just happens to be a former Newfield teacher - so we were thrilled to catch up with her and show the Mayor around Newfield…
Wellbeing Bake Sale

Wellbeing Bake Sale

Published: 03 July 2024

What a fantastic turnout this morning for our wellbeing warriors bake sale - raising money to provide our fabulous staff with a chippy dinner! Thank you to everyone…
Blackburn Market Enterprise

Blackburn Market Enterprise

Published: 19 June 2024

Today S3 students and staff took over the running of the Market stall for Newfield on Blackburn Market. They had a busy morning selling lots of items that children in school had made, including plants, coasters and jewellery. They…
Newfield @ Blackburn Market

Newfield @ Blackburn Market

Published: 06 December 2023

Today our oldest students set up our termly pop-up stall at Blackburn Market, selling a range of Christmas goods that children thought out school have made. It was a bit chilly, but very festive and the market was packed so we were able to get selling!
Christmas Fair 2023

Christmas Fair 2023

Published: 01 December 2023

Well it may only be the 1st of December, but we held our annual Christmas Fair this morning, the snowflakes are on the website and there is a chill in the air… so the festive season has well and truly begun! We were delighted to welcome so many families, friends and former Newfield students and staff to join in the festivities. We also had the BwD Deputy Mayor, Sylvia Liddle who joined us for the morning. The school has once again been transformed by our beautiful tree and there were lots of stalls, games and refreshments to keep everyone busy and to raise funds for school…
Children in Need 2023

Children in Need 2023

Published: 17 November 2023

Today we are once again joining the nation to celebrate one of our favourite charity events - Children in Need. This is another one that is so close to our hearts because it involves children! We have dressed in spotty clothes, pudsey clothes and bright clothes and made donations to the charity. We have had lots of exciting activities going on around school including…
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