School Newsletter

17.04.25

Good afternoon,

Welcome back to the start of the Summer Term. I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break and that the Easter holidays provided time for both relaxation and family. It’s a pleasure to see the school buzzing with energy once again as we enter what is always a busy, productive, and exciting final term of the academic year.

This term holds a great deal of importance, particularly for our students preparing for their end-of-year assessments, public exams, or transitions to new phases of education. We are proud of how hard our pupils have worked so far and we are committed to supporting them every step of the way.

Finally, thank you as always for your continued support. A strong partnership between home and school is vital to our students’ success, and we are grateful for your ongoing involvement in their education.

Wishing everyone a successful and sunny Summer term ahead.

Information for parents of all years

Year 8 Parents Evening

Bookings are now open for the Year 8 parents evening which takes place in school on Thursday 24 April. Please book your appointments via the Parents Evening System available on the remote login page of the school website on the following link: https://westfieldsch.schoolcloud.co.uk/

Apprenticeship Event

Arthrex are hosting an open day for those interested in apprenticeships on Wednesday 23^rd April at their Sheffield facility from 2pm to 7.30pm. Attendees can book a slot to tour the facility, meet the team, get a brief overview of the apprenticeship program and ask any questions they may have. See their website at www.arthrex.co.uk

A Plea from our Textiles and Food Technology Department

We would love donations of the following items:

Magazines
Fabric (snazzy clothing, curtains, duvet covers, scrap fabric)
Sweet/chocolate tubs

These can be dropped off in our Textiles or Food Technology classrooms.

Good news stories

Y9 Speakers for Schools Talk

Westfield School were delighted to welcome Peter Rosengard, co-founder of the London Comedy Store and one of the world’s most successful Life Insurance salesmen, on Monday 14^th April 2025. Peter came to deliver a ‘life lessons’ talk to Year 9 students as part of the Speakers for Schools programme. The programme partners with high-profile motivational speakers to uncover their secrets to success and fuel career ambitions for 11-19-year-old students. Well done to all our Y9 students, you were extremely well-behaved and hopefully left inspired and ambitious for your future!

Year 10 Science Practical Lesson

Our Y10 scientists have had great success in using a new piece of equipment in their science lessons this week designed to separate copper chloride into copper and chlorine using electricity. Special thanks go to our amazing Science technicians who did a great job setting up the equipment for the first time!