Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week

  Mon 16 Mar 2026

  Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week!

  This week, we’re proud to join schools and communities around the world in recognising and celebrating the unique strengths, talents, and perspectives of our neurodiverse pupils.

  At Southfield, we believe that every child brings something valuable to our community. No matter what form of neurodiversity, we are committed to creating an environment where each child feels understood, supported, and empowered to shine.

  Throughout the week, our pupils will take part in activities to celebrate the many ways our brains work differently, and brilliantly.

  Thank you to our staff, children, and families for embracing and uplifting every member of our school community.

  

• British Sign Language Week

  Mon 16 Mar 2026

  This week is National Sign Language Week here in the UK.

  BSL (British Sign Language) stands as the fourth most widely used indigenous language in the UK.

   

  Here at Southfield, we use Makaton as part of our daily communication across the School. It's used in the playground, assemblies, as well as day to day in the classrooms.

   

  Check out this lovely booklet Makaton Signs for more information.

   

• International Maths Day

  Fri 13 Mar 2026

  International Maths Day

  On Friday 13th March, we celebrated International Day of Mathematics. The children took part in a maths scavenger hunt, exploring the environment to discover where maths appears in everyday life.

  As they searched around the school, the children looked for patterns, shapes and numbers. Some children even took photographs of mathematically interesting objects they spotted along the way! 

  

• Science Week

  Wed 11 Mar 2026

  Investing in our pupils' learning is paramount here at Southfield. For Science Week, we gave our children the opportunity to see Science up close with a fun, all day workshop by Sublime Science, the winners of Dragons Den.

  Our pupils were absolutely captivated, filling the day with “ooohs,” “aaahs,” and excited curiosity. Their enthusiasm was wonderful to see, and it’s safe to say they’ve been inspired to explore even more of the wonders of science!

  PS and our flag looked awesome in the sunshine!

  

• Teacher Professional Development

  Tue 10 Mar 2026

  On Monday evening, we had the pleasure of welcoming Jenny Ferguson, EYFS Advisor from HFL, who led an engaging staff training session on Foundational learning with a focus on writing.

  It was an excellent professional development opportunity, giving staff lots of valuable ideas to take back into the classroom.

  Southfield pride themselves on the ongoing development and investment of our staff.

  

• Expert Visit: Sue Piper

  Mon 09 Mar 2026

  Here at Southfield School, we invest in experts, who are specialists in their field who can offer tailored advice and guidance for our children. Every child is unique, and so are their needs, which is why expert insight matters.

  Today we welcomed Sue Piper onsite as one of our private specialist partners. Sue comes to see us regularly, and we always look forward to her arrival. We caught up with her today while she was doing some putting with our Magpies class, observing the children so she can provide personalised advice, knowledge, and guidance to our teaching staff for every individual learner.

  Expert knowledge comes at a cost, but at Southfield, investing our resources into developing our children and supporting our staff is truly priceless.

  

• Golf with Brocket Hall

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  Swing, swing, its golf time! We have some budding golfers in the mix here at Southfield! Today we had Stu and the Brocket Hall golf team along Jo Moxham from Stanborough School in to support Woodpeckers and Robins classes develop their golf skills.

  The pupils showed excellent listening, and were very patient waiting for their turns. We even had a couple bullseyes!

  Both classes will be visiting Brocket Hall in the next few weeks to practise their new skills.

  

• Cycling Lessons

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  Cycling Lessons Update 

  Wow wow wow! Huge thank you to Herts Disability Sports Foundation who after only three sessions so far, have got our children safely on two wheels! Look at Robin's class! We are so impressed with their steering, being mindful of each other, and their braking.

  

• Gymnastics

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  Friday means.... Gymnastics! We have the lovely Jo Moxham running gymnastics classes for our pupils. We jumped into Goldfinches class where they did some excellent listening, and used the equipment safely.

  

• 📚World Book Day 2026📚

  Thu 05 Mar 2026

  We had so much fun celebrating World Book Day today at School, reading and drawing characters from our favourite books!