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

• Blackbirds visits to forest school

  Wed 24 Sep 2025

  Blackbirds have begun their adventures at Forest School.  They were excited by the different activities such as ladder climbing, den building, using binoculars to identify different trees and birds.  In week 1 they made necklaces from pieces of Elder wood and week 2 they made an ogre! The children have also been bug hunting and so far they have found different ladybirds and beetles.  

  

• Southfield Cubs update

  Wed 24 Sep 2025

  Cubs at Southfield have an exciting programme planned and hope to earn lots of badges including science, first aid, cook and artist. This will involve them building towers out of marshmallows and spaghetti, learning how to put someone in the recovery position and cook a two-course meal plus lots of other skills and problem-solving activities.

  

• Visit to the new town play park

  Mon 22 Sep 2025

   

  Some of our Year 6s had the pleasure of being invited to test out the new playground in Hatfield Town.  They tested out the new equipment and they delivered the Southfield time capsule that will be buried in Hatfield town.  The children were very impressed with the new play equipment and they each received some treats from the builders.

  

• Coffee mornings at Southfield restart for the new academic year...

  Mon 22 Sep 2025

  On Tuesday 16th September, parents were invited to attend our first coffee morning of the new academic year with our focus on EHCP's.

  The session was led by our SENCO and pupil champion, Laura Claxton and our new Family Liaison Officer, Jenni Ford.

  In the session, we discussed how Southfield supports parents with the annual review process, what they can expect from school and what we as a school expect from parents.

  We also discussed ways to further improve this as a school.

  A copy of the presentation was sent to all parents.

  Please reach out if you have any further questions or if we can offer any further support.

• International Day of Democracy

  Mon 22 Sep 2025

  On Monday 15th September we celebrated International Day of Democracy, by voting for our Junior Leadership Team today.

  The atmosphere in school was electric as all pupils and staff made their choice from our year 6 cohort.

  The results and the celebration of our new Junior Leadership Team was announced in our WOW assembly, with badges presented by our chair of governors, Peter Hebden and our headteacher Angela O'Rourke. 

   

  We are proud to announce our Junior Leadership for academic year 2025-2026 is:

  Head Pupils- Riley and Lily-May 

  Deputy Head Pupils- Austin and Carl 

  We are very excited for the year ahead under the leadership of our new team. 

  

• Physical Education with Joe- Sports Professional

  Tue 16 Sep 2025

  Goldfinches pupils were filled with excitement to have started their multi-sports coaching with our specialist, Joe.

  This term, the pupils will be exploring equipment and focusing on throwing and catching with partners and small groups. 

  

• Welcome to the Southfield Golf Course

  Thu 11 Sep 2025

  Southfield School in Woods Avenue welcomed Roger Chapman, two-time senior major winner and 44-year veteran of the European Tour and Legends Tour, to open the new course.

  The course was built as part of Brocket Hall golf club’s “The Game Of Life For All” (GOLFA) initiative.

  The initiative aims to introduce golf to individuals who typically would not have access to the sport, in particular children and those with special educational needs (SEN).

  

• End of Year Newsletter - Summer 2025

  Tue 29 Jul 2025

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• Tuck Shop at Southfield

  Tue 15 Jul 2025

  Today, children and staff delighted in a whole school Tuck Shop. Children practiced requesting and buying sweets. Children also practiced recognising and exchanging coins with some applying their calculation skills! It was a fun day for all!

  

• Breakfast club at Southfield

  Thu 10 Jul 2025

  A nutritious healthy breakfast at the start of the school day supports pupils to focus and increases their ability to concentrate and access learning. 

  There are well-known cognitive benefits to eating breakfast for children and young people, such as improved attention, executive functioning, and memory. Additionally, there is a link between eating breakfast and higher academic success and improved behaviour.

  This is something we will continue in our next academic year and for years to come.