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Three classes from the KS3 phase attended Blackpool zoo today. On the journey to Blackpool, it was very foggy. Once we arrived the fog cleared and the sun began to shine. The weather turned out beautiful and was lovely and warm!

Upon arrival, our dinners were dropped to our lunch area and…

Today, Josh and Owen visited Brothers of Charity at Lisieux Hall. They have been tasked with producing a promotional media video to advertise their sensory areas of the venue. They were able to have a tour around the media department and meet with staff and service users. During the afternoon they…

7P went bowling.

On Friday, all of 7P learners and staff members were lucky enough to be able to go bowling at the Escape in Chorley.

We had two teams of five and what fun everyone had. We even had a couple of “strikes” from the learners. 

We saw some amazing turn taking throughout…

On Friday we held our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning and what a turn out we had! 

Many many thanks to our wonderful year 11 class for organising and the amazing team work for years 10A and 11A for working together on the day to help serve, clean and tidy.

It was also lovely to see Teddy get…

On Tuesday we were lucky enough to be invited along to the judging for Chorley in Bloom.

We got the chance to have a chat with the mayor and ask him about his gold necklace. 
 

We were then invited to join the buffet lunch where we enjoyed sandwiches and cream scones, We got the chance to…

During the week we have studied poems by Rudyard Kipling “The Magical Woodland” and “A Sensory Stroll” to develop our understanding we then took a class visit to Roddlesworth Reservoir. Whilst we walked around the reservoir we discussed the poem and what things we could hear and see. The sounds,…

First week at Nuffield Health Club for the latest group of pupils to take advantage of the PT sessions from Ashley. The pupils were introduced to the routine they will be following over the next six weeks which includes:

. Treadmill  . Rowing Machine  . Ski pull  . Hand weights  . Bunny…

Over 2 days last week some pupils in 10A took part in Bikeability. 

As part of the qualification the pupils were asked to identify and respond to hazards

Start and stop on-road journeys

Maintain suitable riding positions

Comply with signals, signs and road markings

Communicate with…

After a short warmup activity with Ashley the group started their circuit of gym equipment. Ashley observed that the group have made great progress in both using the equipment and in the level of intensity. The sledge posed an excellent challenge and each member chose the additional weight they…

On Thursday we enjoyed an afternoon orienteering around Worden Park.

Before we left we learnt compass markings and how to orientate the map.

Once we got to Worden Park we split into our groups and had a great time in the sunshine using our maps to locate the stations

We then took it in…

In the second week at Nuffield Ashley introduced a new member of the PT team Luke who has starting work at the gym. Ashley put the group through their paces on the training circuit and they all worked extremely hard. The group remembered all the equipment they had used last week and what exercise…

Today was our last session at Boulder UK, what a fantastic opportunity this has been!

We would like to give our biggest thanks to the staff at Boulder in particular Megan and Joshua our instructors, you have taught us so much and have made such a positive impact on our children.

This…