IT has been another successful year for children at Moorfield School and Nursery in Ilkley. Year 6 pupils will be moving on to their first choice of senior school in September, including those applying to the local state grammar schools. This year passes at senior schools have included Ermysteds, Skipton Girls’ High School, Bradford Grammar School, Harrogate Ladies’ College, Ashville College and North Halifax Grammar School. Head of Moorfield, Mrs Tina Herbert, said: “We don’t take Key Stage 2 SATS at Moorfield and this releases valuable time to extend teaching and learning beyond the standard curriculum, enabling us to offer our children as many experiences in the final six months as possible.
MOORFIELD School in Ilkley rising to the challenge of lockdown. The nursery is open as usual and they have welcomed all other year groups back via remote lessons. Live lessons throughout the day are supported with ‘drop in’ sessions where children have access to their teacher during independent task time. Marking, assessment and feedback are all part of the normal day. Children are also enjoying live baking sessions, PE lessons led by head of sport, music and art lessons and philosophy. They also have weekly choir lessons delivered by the resident choir masters and music teachers. Head teacher Mrs Tina Herbert said: “All the families are doing so well with their remote learning, always joining the live lessons with positivity and enthusiasm.
The school is always full of sparkle and fun with lots of wonderful things going on. Once again the children have been buying and wrapping presents to give to vulnerable families in and around Bradford. The charity is ‘Staying Put’, a domestic violence and abuse charity, part of Bradford Survive and Thrive. Moorfield’s head teacher Mrs Tina Herbert, Head said: “We have Santa’s sleigh full of gifts for this worthy cause, to bring a smile to children less fortunate, for whom receiving a gift on Christmas Day is not a certainty. Moorfield families are always very generous.” Staying Put is part of the Bradford Survive & Thrive Consortium which has been formed to transform the lives of women, men and children who are affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.