Term Dates


Term Dates 2025 / 2026  

Autumn Term 2025

Inset:                 Monday 1st September 2025 and Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Starts:       Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Half term: Monday 27th October 2025 – Friday 7th November 2025
Ends:          Friday 19th December 2025      

Spring Term 2026

Inset:                 Monday 5th January 2026       

Starts:       Tuesday 6th January 2026
Half term: Monday 16th February 2026 – Friday 20th February 2026
Ends:          Friday 27th March 2026   

Summer Term 2026


Inset:                 Monday 13th April 2026

Starts:      Tuesday 14th April 2026
May Day:  Monday 4th May 2026
Half term: Monday 25th May 2026 – Friday 29th May 2026
Ends:         Friday 24th July 2026

1 inset twilight session to be confirmed. 

Term Dates 2026 / 2027 

Autumn Term 2026

Inset:               Tuesday 1st September 2026

Starts:       Wednesday 3nd September 2026
Half term: Monday 26th October 2026 – Friday 6th November 2026
Ends:          Friday 18th December 2026

Spring Term 2027

Inset:               Monday 4th January 2027   

Starts:       Tuesday 5th January 2027
Half term: Monday 15th February 2027 – Friday 19th February 2027
Ends:          Friday 26th March 2027

Summer Term 2027


Inset:               Monday 12th April 2027 

Starts:      Tuesday 13th April 2027
May Day:  Monday 3rd May 2027
Half term: Monday 31st May 2027 – Friday 4th June 2027
Ends:         Friday 30th July 2027

(3 inset days, others twilight)

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4/2/26 – Pizza Making Experience

As part of our Cultural Capital enrichment, the children took part in a pizza-making experience that combined practical life skills with cross-curricular learning. Prior to the trip, the children planned and designed their own pizzas, carefully considering food hygiene procedures, safety rules and the importance of following instructions when cooking. They selected toppings thoughtfully, explaining […]

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03/02/26 – Lancaster Castle

We went on a school trip to Lancaster Castle to learn about the Pendle Witches. The castleis very old and was used long ago as a place where people were kept and questioned. During our visit, we learned about what life was like over 400 years ago and why peoplewere afraid of witches. We found […]

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21/1/26 – Bamber Bridge Park

As part of our Everyday Materials topic, we visited Bamber Bridge Park to explore materials in a real-life environment. The children worked in small groups to observe and identify different objects around the park, such as benches, paths and natural features. We then focused on the play equipment, where the children looked closely and decided […]

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14/01/2026 – Making Rockets

The class spent an exciting and creative day designing and building their own rockets, inspired by the story Beegu. They were using recycled materials found in school. At first the students designed a rocket by drawing and discussing their ideas. Next they made a start with making their own rockets using their preferred materials found […]

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13/01/26 – Blackpool Sea Life Centre

Bleasdale Class visited the Blackpool Sea Life Centre as part of their Abyss topic. The purpose of the visit was to inspire the children to write alliteration poems linked to sea life and underwater habitats. The children greatly enjoyed exploring the Sea Life Centre and observing the wide variety of animals. They used the information […]

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7.1.26 – Following Recipes

Today, Fairsnape took part in a practical cooking activity to support our English learning- instructional writing. To help the children understand the purpose and structure of instructional writing, we followed a recipe to make rocky road biscuits, working in two small groups. Before starting, we looked closely at the features of a recipe together. In […]

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Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm – 2/12/25

As part of our class topic ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’, we visited Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm, a working farm close to school. This visit gave the children the opportunity to learn about what happens on a farm each day and learn how to take care of farm animals. During our visit, the children met a variety […]

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26/11/25 – Ribby Hall Zoo

Nicky Nook visited Ribby Hall Zoo. This visit linked to our Paws, Claws and Whiskers topic, with a primary focus of our English text- which was writing a set of instructions for a Zookeeper.  Throughout the trip, the pupils visited different animal exhibitions; this included crocodiles, a bat cave, leaf cutter ants, reindeers, an otter […]

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Nicky Nook Hike

The children had an exciting adventure hiking up Nicky Nook, spotting trees, streams, mud, fences and amazing views along the way. As we walked, the class began making up their own alliteration phrases, inspired by everything they could see, hear and squelch through! The walk certainly wasn’t short of drama. Archie and Ranell managed to […]

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19.11.25 – Harris Museum (Wallace and Gromit)

The children visited the Harris Museum in Preston to explore the exciting Wallace and Gromit exhibition. Before the visit, they completed a worksheet to help them think about the significant people they have been learning about in class. This prepared them to make links with the creator of Wallace and Gromit, Nick Park, who is […]

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18/11/25 – Greek Day

The children enjoyed an exciting and immersive Greek Day where they deepened their understanding of life in ancient Greece. They learned about the role of hoplites and explored the weaponry, armour, and battle formations used in Greek warfare, helping to bring their history topic to life. The children then designed unique shields, which they will […]

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13/11/2025 – Beacon Fell

We had a brilliant day out at Beacon Fell, even though the weather was definitely on the colder side! The children didn’t let that stop them—they wrapped up warm and enjoyed exploring the outdoors from the moment we arrived. We spent lots of time walking across different terrains, including muddy paths, rocky tracks, and soft […]

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