Students set up market stall

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Students set up market stall

Post 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 their creativity skills and have listened to instructions very well to make some beautiful products, including Eid cards, Easter decorations and some treats for the birds in your garden. Make sure you head down to Blackburn Market next Friday to show your support, the students would love to see you.

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Students meet baby William

You 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 her pregnancy as part of their PSHE topic. Yesterday, she visited again – but this time she was not alone! Students were thrilled to meet baby William and hear all about who looked after them in the hospital and what life is like with a newborn. They asked some lovely, thoughtful questions and had a look at all the items in her nappy bag to make sure she had everything…

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Students set to work

Some 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 cafe and then set to work. They cleaned tables, wrapped cutlery, greeted customers and took orders. They also carried cups to the tables and stamped loyalty cards. They were incredible and we were very proud of them for using their initiative, being very confident and having impeccable manners. Well done everyone!

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Students set up food bank

As part of their work towards the Achieve Programme with The King’s Trust, Post 16 students at Crosshill Special School have explored different ways in which they can help others. As a class they have then voted how they would like to do this. They have decided that a food bank is a good idea as there are lots of people currently struggling with rising food costs. Working in partnership with Benefit Mankind, the UK based aid relief charity, the students will be collecting food and then packing food parcels to distribute to those in need. Students are now asking…

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Special visitor comes to Post 16

In PSHE (personal, social and health education), Post 16 students have been learning about pregnancy as part of their ASDAN ‘Towards Independence’ accreditation. They had a special visitor yesterday – Mrs Crowther’s sister, Hannah. Hannah is due to have her baby any day now and came in to answer some fantastic questions from students. They learnt all about how she has been feeling, how she has been staying healthy and looked at some of her ultrasound photos. Students were eager to give Hannah some name suggestions for the baby too and had a go on her birthing ball. Thank you…

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Duke of Edinburgh expedition

Our post 16 students had a fantastic time on their Duke of Edinburgh expedition. The weather was on their side as they went geocaching around Wayoh Reservoir, using directions and clues from the map to find the hidden treasure. After map reading, games and dinner at Height Nook, it was time for bed for our tired students (and staff!). In the morning, they travelled to Canal Side to get the canoes ready. Students had learnt how to do this in their previous sessions, so it was time to put this into practice independently. Students paddled from Feniscowles back to Canal…

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Crosshill joins Oak Learning Partnership

We’re pleased to inform you that Crosshill Special School has become part of a new multi academy trust called Oak Learning Partnership. Oak Learning Partnership has a number of mainstream and special schools in Bury and Blackburn with Darwen and shares our ethos that inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. The merger will see us become a much stronger trust with a wealth of skills and experience to share. As part of that merger students and staff will start to see new faces in school and slight changes to our branding and policies.

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Students have a ball with new PE activity

Students have been having a ball whilst playing a new sport in their PE classes. Last term we decided to trial pickleball with our students and it went down a storm. Due to its success we have decided to embed this into our PE curriculum so that students can develop their skills and enjoy it at the same time. Pickelball is such a diverse and adaptable sport, making it accessible to all of our students at Crosshill. A big thank you to coach Lindsey from Blackburn Pickleball Cllub for introducing us to the sport.

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