Having worked with an artist, a musician, an actor and a film producer, the talented actors of Green Class have created wonderful puppets, composed music, learnt acting skills and made story-boards for a film called The Recycled man.…

Orange Class have been working with artists, actors, film makers and musicians as part of the HMDT Time project (http://www.hmdt.org.uk/hmdtmusic/blog/2016/06/16/time-testing-impact-and-measuring-effect/). This research based project…

Blue Class had a fabulous day exploring a jewel of a local nature reserve RSPB Leighton Moss. They were brilliantly taught by the RSPB staff and the children learnt a lot about animals - in particular invertebrates - in pond and orchard…

Year 3 have been involved in a project with HMDT Time involving using art, music and drama to deliver and enhance the curriculum. The culmination of this is going to be a film script which they have written and performed in. Here you…

As part of our eco approaches at Willow Lane, the School Council are involved in a number of initiatives including introducing classroom recycling again following changes due to the pandemic, planting an oak tree for nature and sourcing…

On Tuesday morning, Year 6 had a visit from Dr. Irene Wise, who is an engineer and lecturer from Lancaster University. We conducted three different activities using our knowledge of science, technology, engineering and maths…

Our children are taking part in The Big Ask. This is the largest ever survey of children and young people in England. The Children's Commissioner will use what children share to show the government what they think, and what children…

Our Year 5 and 6 children take part in Bikeability sessions each year. These are run by visiting trainers and, depending on where the children are at, some children learn to ride, some learn to ride with more confidence and many learn…

Every year, we like to mark Red Nose Day as this is an important charity helping those in need, including the homeless and those facing hunger through financial hardship. This year, we dressed up as superheroes (this was open to…

As people all over the country watched birds in their gardens, our children took part in the RSPB Big School's Birdwatch. Having built, hung and filled bird feeders, three class bubbles spent time in our grounds spotting and identifying…