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

• Badges celebrations

  Fri 10 Oct 2025

  Excitement has been in the air with our new School Councillors and Behaviour Leaders receiving their badges.  We had celebrations for our Junior Leadership Team, School Councillors and Behaviour Leaders to commemorate this special occasion. This year our Junior Leadership Team, School Councillors and Behaviour Leaders will be attending meetings where they will be sharing the pupil views on how to improve Southfield School.

  

• Blackbirds Visit To Bhaktivedanta Manor

  Thu 09 Oct 2025

  Blackbirds enjoyed a trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor. They went on a cart ride pulled by oxen and fed the cows. They learnt about Rama and Sita and saw the temple hall. Finally they had a delicious curry with rice, chips, chapatis and crackers. It was so much fun.

  

• National Poetry Day 2025

  Thu 09 Oct 2025

  Southfield School celebrated National Poetry Day on the 1st of October. This year the theme is ‘Play’. The children have been watching poems being performed by the poets themselves. As well as thinking about how poems make them feel some of the children have written their own poems. Each class approached the day in their own way. 

  

• Goldfinches return to gymnastics!

  Wed 24 Sep 2025

  This half term, Children in goldfinches class have had the opportunity to experience sessions at Stortford Gymnastics Club. Children practiced using a range and developing their ability to move and balance along a range of gym equipment.

  

• 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.