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🐑🐰 Apple Class Visit to Matlock Farm Park 🐍
This term, Apple Class had a wonderful day out at Matlock Farm Park 🍏
The children loved seeing all the animals we've been learning about as part of our Understanding the World topic. During the petting session, they got to stroke some of the animals, and we also visited the reptile house - the big snake was definitely the class favourite! 🐍
The indoor play area was a huge hit too, and the children showed brilliant bravery (one of our school values!) by going down the slides.
What a fantastic trip - we made lots of lovely memories!
As we break up for half term, we want to wish all our pupils, families and staff a lovely half term break. See you all back on 23rd February 💚
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💙 Today our staff are wearing blue to celebrate International Angelman Day! 💙
We're marking this important day a little early as the official International Angelman Day falls on Sunday, February 15th.
I.A.D. raises awareness about Angelman Syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder affecting chromosome 15 that causes intellectual and developmental delays.
By wearing blue today, our team is showing support for individuals with Angelman Syndrome and their families, and helping to spread awareness of this condition.
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🚌📚 Oak and Holly Class Visit Belper Library! 📚🚌
Our Oak and Holly class pupils had a fantastic trip to Belper's new library, putting their travel training skills into action!
After working hard in class to learn how to read bus timetables, our students independently identified the correct bus time, number and stand before confidently boarding and travelling to Belper.
At the library, everyone enjoyed exploring the wonderful facilities, including sensory interactive displays and the fantastic range of books available. We then enjoyed our lunches in the library café, where some of our pupils took the opportunity to practice their independence skills by purchasing their own drinks.
A huge thank you to the team at Belper Library for making us feel so welcome! 💚
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Learning Disability Wellbeing Drop-In Event 🎉
ARCH Primary Care Network and Belper Primary Care Network are hosting a FREE wellbeing drop-in session for people with learning disabilities.
📅 When: Thursday 5th March 2026
🕐 Time: 1pm - 4pm
📍 Where: Ripley Leisure Centre
No appointment needed - just drop in!
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📚✨ A huge thank you from our school! ✨📚
We are incredibly grateful to have received £1,000 worth of Usborne books, delivered thanks to the amazing efforts of our dedicated students and families who took part in our Ready, Steady, Read sponsored read.
A special shout-out goes to Oscar, who raised a substantial amount all by himself. What an incredible achievement! 🌟
To say thank you, we were delighted to gift him one of our brand-new books.
We’d also like to send a big thank you to Sophie, our wonderful Usborne Partner, for her support in making this happen.
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Well done and thank you to Alfreton Park School Communication Champions!
Our 'Communication Champions' have created a Makaton signing video to support The Rights Respecting Schools Award.
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) partners with schools across the UK to build safe and inspiring learning environments where children feel respected, their abilities are developed, and they can flourise. The Rights Respecting Schools Award weaves these principles into everyday school life, empowering children to lead fulfilling, healthy lives and become engaged, responsible citizens.
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🌟 EXCITING NEWS! 🌟
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Alfreton Park School has been officially accredited as a Special Olympics Great Britain MATP Centre of Excellence!
This is a tremendous achievement – we are only the fourth school in the entire country to receive this prestigious recognition! 🏆
What is MATP?
The Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) has been transforming lives at our school for the past two years, providing accessible and engaging physical activities carefully tailored to meet the unique needs of every pupil.
How we're making it work:
✨ MATP is embedded in our weekly enrichment programme
✨ It's now a core part of the PE curriculum on our pre-formal pathway
✨ Every participating pupil has personalised ILP targets and physical & sensory goals
✨ The programme is integrated into our medium and long-term planning
During our accreditation visit, the assessor was genuinely impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm of both our amazing pupils and incredible staff!
A special thank you to Donna, our outstanding Therapy Link Worker, whose passion, hard work and unwavering commitment has made all of this possible. This simply wouldn't have happened without you! 💚
We couldn't be prouder of this achievement and are excited to continue developing and strengthening our MATP programme for all our students.
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Preparation for Adulthood & Transition Coffee Morning
(Year 9 and above)
We would like to invite parents and carers of students in Year 9 and above to join us for an informal coffee morning focused on Preparation for Adulthood and transition stages.
The session will provide general information about transition from school, key stages of preparation for adulthood, and how we support young people with their next steps. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
The coffee morning will last approximately one hour, and refreshments will be provided.
If you would like to attend, please sign up using the form via the link below so we can plan numbers accordingly.
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Oak Class had a wonderful time at the Catch-up Club in Swanwick, where they enjoyed reconnecting with familiar faces! The Catch-up Club is a monthly social event for SEND families, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Our students had a fantastic time getting creative with crafts, playing games, and practicing important social skills.
As part of our ongoing focus on independent living skills, the class travelled there using public transport. They planned their route and confidently caught the bus – a brilliant real-world learning experience!🚌
A huge thank you to the Catch-up Club for welcoming us so warmly. We're already looking forward to our next visit!💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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