Everton Football Club

Our very own football superstar Dylan, one of our Year 8 learners, was welcomed to training by Everton FC as part of their celebrations for National Down Syndrome Day.
Dylan who plays for the Everton Down Syndrome team had the opportunity to play football and participate in training sessions with Seamus Coleman and Yerry Mina. Footage of Dylan interacting with the players and his team mates was shared on both the Everton twitter feed and as a segment on Sky Sports News. It was evident from the footage that Dylan loved the opportunity to interact with his peers and the professionals. ... See more

All. The. Feels. 💙 Happy World Down Syndrome Day! 😁

Work Experience

This week has been Work Experience week for year 10 learners. The feedback from both learners and organisations has been outstanding.
Learners have been experiencing the world of work in a variety of organisations across the borough including Hindley Library & Community Centre, Oxfam Leigh, Fielden Factors as well as across the Federation with learners being technicians, teaching assistants and receptionists. We are very proud of how well they have represented the school in the local community.
Miss Birch would like to thank all staff for their involvement and support but would especially like to thank the year 10 learners for fully embracing the experience. Well done! ... See more

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Performing Arts College class took advantage of the lovely weather yesterday, by planning and rehearsing for a school performance outside. They enjoyed the wonderful outdoor space. What a great way to get creativity flowing. ... See more

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Oakfield High School is currently advertising for five Teaching Assistants - Level 2
The closing date is the 22nd April.
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As part of the continued work to help create a more autism friendly borough, there is an opportunity to purchase discounted match tickets for the Wigan Warriors Vs Catalan Dragons match that will take place on Sunday 31st March 2019 at the DW Stadium and Kick Off is 3.00pm. Tickets are priced at just £10 with a percentage from each ticket sale donated to local autism initiatives in Wigan, these tickets are situated in the North Stand and tickets can be purchased by contacting the DW Stadium ticket office on 01942 311111 quoting ‘Autism Friends Ticket Offer’.
In addition, there will also be a large Autism Friends banner on the pitch prior to kick off and there is an opportunity for people that purchase a ticket to hold the flag on the pitch, there are 50 places available to hold the flag and anybody interested should contact Kalom Sargent at K.Sargent@wigan.gov.uk places will be given on a first come, first served basis. ... See more

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On Friday 15th March, Year 10 and 11 visited Knowsley Safari Park, as part of British Science Week. They got to see a range of animals, everyone had great fun and they all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. ... See more

Red Nose Day

Learners had great fun sponging the staff today as part of Red Nose Day. 🙂
The total amount raised today was £128-85.
Thank you for your support.

A message from our 'Patron of Reading', Peter Lynas

My visit on 7th March was eventful and fun as usual, and full of little stories, which is perfectly apt as it was World Book Day.

It was my first time meeting the college learners in a long time, a year I think, and I was really pleased to see what fantastic progress they had made in that time. In addition to all the hard work and learning (of course!) it was great to spend time chatting and laughing together. I gave a sneak preview reading of my next book, The Very Rude Toytoise, and with special permission from the illustrator Andy Gray, we used work in progress pictures on the big screen. We then used these pictures to make clay versions of the animals featured in the story, and these are going to form what I am sure will be a fantastic display in the library. I know that the school is proud to have a dedicated patron of reading, but I have to say that it makes me extremely proud to have my story treated in such a way.

I mention it a lot, but for me it’s the little things or the random conversations that can sometimes be so rewarding. I genuinely enjoy having lunch with the learners when I visit, and it was great to be able to wander around the dining hall afterwards just to say hello and have a quick chat with some of you.

I normally try and read a story after lunch, and during my last visit I made the bold claim that I can read ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ by Dr. Seuss faster than anyone else. (He’s a brilliant author by the way). I stand by that claim, but have yet to prove it, as I was instead presented with a copy of his ‘Fox in Socks’ book to read at high speed instead….. for those of you that don’t know, this book is the most horrible tongue twister of a story ever written!! Anyway, I’m proud to say that I rose to the challenge and read it as fast as I could, and I think I even managed to impress one or two of you in the process. There’s something to be said for practicing reading aloud on a regular basis! Next time – Green Eggs and Ham (perhaps).

The last thing I want to mention, and definitely not the least, is that I was able to present Oakfield High School and College with the Reading for Pleasure Award on World Book Day. This is a fantastic achievement, as this award can only be presented by a Patron of Reading, and is reserved for very special schools that stand above all others in the attitude and approach to encouraging reading for pleasure. I think it’s well deserved and you should all be very proud to be part of your school.
That’s it for now, but until next time, keep reading, keep smiling and I will see you soon (hopefully with new books to show you). ... See more

Think Forensics!

On Tuesday 12th March, school and college learners learnt about the world of forensics. They took on the role of detectives to understand how foot casts are made at crime scenes and how to dust and make impressions of finger prints. Once they had a set of finger prints they were able to use magnify glasses to look for arches, loops and whorls in the patterns of their prints. ... See more

Mary Lingard, one of our year 9 learners has become famous overnight!

Mary appeared on Good Morning Britain! Mary is a huge fan of Piers Morgan but Piers has now declared that he is a huge fan of hers! It was a super suprise that has made her day 🙂