News

As the half term break approaches, we are pleased with the continued difference we make to the lives of our young people.

Built in the mid-1800s by William Glover Joy, Moorfield House was once a lively family home and a centre for social reform. Joy believed passionately that education could change lives…

We’re very proud to share that our Teaching Assistant, Hannah Hattersley, has been featured in FE News for beginning a Level 6 teaching apprenticeship as part of her professional development!

We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and New year! Our young people have settled back into school fantastically, next week we will start our move across to Moorfield House.

The Unite union has called their members working on the council’s Passenger Transport services on strike action this Friday (9 January).

As the end of the term arrives and a new year begins some changes will take place, I hope that the information in this newsletter is useful for you and our young people. Thank you once again for your ongoing support. We wish you and your families a peaceful, joyful Christmas and a restful holiday.

Important school dates, Christmas holidays, pantomime visits and more in our latest newsletter.

We have been in touch recently around Illness and levels of staff absence. To maintain a safe and effective running of school, we have made the decision to close the school on Wednesday 10th December 2025 for a full deep clean.

Last week we had some visitors in school in the form of Jazz band The Vinyl Steppers! This was a lovely treat for our young people and staff.

Key dates, Macmillan coffee morning and Diwali celebrations in this issue of our of school newsletter.