Workplace visits
March 2, 2026 9:20 am Leave your thoughtsSome of our Post 16 learners recently visited Tesco in Blackburn as part of the ‘World of Work Programme’ organised by The King’s Trust. During the visit, learners were given…
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Composers in the making
February 11, 2026 3:01 pm Leave your thoughtsFive brilliant classes got the chance to take part in the ‘Finish This’ project by the English National Opera (ENO) In this project, each pupil became a composer and composed…
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Connected communities
January 7, 2026 11:58 am Leave your thoughtsOn Monday 5 January, staff from Crosshill joined colleagues from across Oak Learning Partnership’s other schools for the annual trust-wide staff conference, held at Bolton Excellency Centre. Around 650 colleagues…
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New widget boards
October 15, 2025 1:45 pm Leave your thoughtsCommunication can be one of the biggest barriers at Crosshill and that’s why we place a strong emphasis on trying to make things as accessible as we can. As part…
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Students visit London
June 23, 2025 3:27 pm Leave your thoughtsEarlier this month some of our key stage four students went on an adventure to the Tower of London. After meeting at 7am at Blackburn train station, both staff and…
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Coffee shop visit
June 23, 2025 2:06 pm Leave your thoughtsOur key stage four students visited 1617 Coffee House in Darwen to gain evidence for their qualification about handling money. Prior to the visit, students had to read through the…
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Networking at inclusion event
June 23, 2025 2:03 pm Leave your thoughtsOur SEND and Post 16 teams attended the Blackburn with Darwen SEND inclusion event at the Grand Centre in Blackburn. This was a great networking opportunity for the school and…
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Students set up market stall
March 19, 2025 1:39 pm Leave your thoughtsPost 16 students have been very busy researching and creating products for their Spring market stall at Blackburn Market on the morning of Friday 28 March. They have been showing off…
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Students meet baby William
March 19, 2025 1:16 pm Leave your thoughtsYou may have seen a few weeks ago that students from Post 16 had a visit from Mrs Crowther’s sister, Hannah. She came to visit to tell them all about…
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Students set to work
March 5, 2025 3:11 pm Leave your thoughtsSome of our post 16 students went on work experience this week to Mad Hatters Cafe. They listened carefully to safety information and learnt about the different roles in a…
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