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Upper School Celebration of Achievement 2026

Upper School Celebration of Achievement 2026

Published: 10 July 2026

This morning we were delighted to invite families to join us for our Celebration of Achievement Assembly for our oldest learners. We had special guest, nnn, architect who has worked on our fantastic new build which will open from September, who joined us to give out awards. We began with a rousing performance from our brilliant KS5 students, who along…
Explorers Graduation 2026

Explorers Graduation 2026

Published: 09 July 2026

Congratulations to all of our Explorer graduates and award winners from KS1 and lower KS2 today. We were delighted to be joined by families, our special guests Councillor Julie Gunn and John Holt, BwD Service Lead - SEND, on a very hot afternoon to celebrate the achievements of our youngest members of the Newfield Family…
Middle School Celebration of Achievement 2026

Middle School Celebration of Achievement 2026

Published: 09 July 2026

Thursday was the Celebration of Achievement assembly for Middle school, and what a special morning it was. The annual assembly celebrates the ‘Special Mentions’, and ‘Progress and Achievement’ that our young people have made in across the year, and this year was as wonderful as ever. Progress can take many forms for the pupils…
A Week of Wellbeing

A Week of Wellbeing

Published: 06 February 2026

This week although we have been very busy learning all of school, we have also had some lovely opportunities to take time out to relax and look after our well-being. Each month one of our pre-formal classes has a slot at the Space Centre in Preston where they can focus on developing independence visiting a new setting and exploring…
Christmas in Hydro

Christmas in Hydro

Published: 17 December 2025

The whole of Class 4 who were in today enjoyed a pool party this morning. It was so amazing for all of the pupils and staff to be able to participate in the hydrotherapy pool with lights and music together, they all had so much fun, lots of smiles and laughter…
Lower School Christmas Show

Lower School Christmas Show

Published: 16 December 2025

This morning, our Lower School pupils brought the celebration of Christmas to life with a spectacular Christmas Parade, which was featured on a special edition of Newsround, our very own reporters were on hand to share all the festive fun live! The hall was buzzing…
Explorers Wriggly Nativity 2025

Explorers Wriggly Nativity 2025

Published: 15 December 2025

Our Explorers have truly shone this morning with their wonderful performance of ‘A Wriggly Nativity’. Every pupil worked incredibly hard to bring the story of the first Christmas to life through story telling and songs. The pupils have been practicing over the past few weeks and pulled out their best show for parents…
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…
End of Year Farewells 2025

End of Year Farewells 2025

Published: 18 July 2025

On Thursday we celebrated our pupil leavers in a special assembly, where we joined together with their families to look at their achievements and look to the future, thinking about where each of them moves onto as they leave us. It was lovely to say final goodbyes to parents who we have known for many years, and there were some very nice comments made to staff about their children’s times at Newfield and the love, support and learning they have benefitted from here…
Celebration of Achievement 2025 - Secondary and Post 16

Celebration of Achievement 2025 - Secondary and Post 16

Published: 11 July 2025

This morning it was the turn of our secondary and post 16 phase to have their moment to shine in their Celebration of Achievement Assembly. We were delighted to be joined by a huge crowd of parents and family members, as well as our governor, and manager of Appletrees, Jerry Wood. Our special guest today was Alison Ashworth-Taylor, who has worked as a partner to school and who after 30 years as a headteacher is now retiring with this being her final ever awards assembly…
Explorers Graduation 2025

Explorers Graduation 2025

Published: 10 July 2025

Today we celebrated a truly special milestone—our Explorers Graduation and Celebration of Achievement. It was a joyful occasion filled with proud moments, happy tears, and celebration as we honoured the progress of our youngest learners. Throughout the year, our Explorers have really thrived…
Celebration of Achievement 2025 - Primary

Celebration of Achievement 2025 - Primary

Published: 10 July 2025

This morning we celebrated the achievements of our primary age phase pupils. There were a range of awards for progress & achievement, special mentions and courage. We were pleased to see parents and family members who came to see their children receive their awards from our guest of honour, Imran Akuji - Head of Young People’s Services for BwD…
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