Our final morning at Tower Wood and as well as the experiences and skills gained from outdoor pursuits, the gains in independence and taking responsibility are obvious in activities including sandwich preparation, packing and making…

Another afternoon of outdoor learning with groups swapping activities. The ghyll scrambling has been extremely popular despite the chilly water and part of the enjoyment has been travelling through the Lake District by mini-bus and…

A hearty breakfast to fuel an action packed day with some groups climbing trees and high poles, others out on the lake and some groups out further afield ghyll scrambling. The high ropes work involved teamwork and courage as children…

Thank you to all the mums, dads and carers who have helped raise over £300 for the charity Comic Relief. This charity performs great work both nationally and internationally and you can find out what they do…

Book Week has begun and the children are excited about the reading and writing in their lessons, the wide range of books for sale at the Book Fair, the Story in a Jar they have created at home and the upcoming Reading Breakfast. In…

Online Safety (sometimes called E-safety) is an important part of our Computing curriculum. In our Computing lessons as well as Kidsafe sessions we talk about acceptable behaviours online and what to do should anyone breach these. In…

Violet Class have spent a morning with the magistrates. As part of their 'Heroes and Villains' topic they have been learning with local magistrates about the laws of our land and the judicial system. As part of this, they participated…

At Willow Lane, we are proud that we deliver the Kidsafe program to our children. This set of sessions, led by our trained staff, is a unique way of equipping children with the skills needed to protect themselves from all sorts of…

We (Year 6) had a magistrate in to show us all the different activities that happen in court. We held a quiz about all the important things magistrates do. The winners of the quiz got a free pen. The questions  that we got correct, got…

Every child in the school has visited the Life Education caravan in the last two days. The children really enjoy these sessions where they talk things through with Harold the Giraffe and watch video clips to engage with challenging…