On 12th June, our Year 4 pupils took part in an exciting and inspiring IntoUniversity workshop, designed to open their eyes to future careers and develop essential teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Throughout the day, children rotated through a variety of engaging activities based on real-life careers. From city planning to sound engineering, each station gave pupils a hands-on insight into how different skills are used in the working world. Here’s a glimpse of what they experienced:

🔹 Urban Planners used colourful building materials and maps to construct a miniature city – thinking carefully about roads, housing, and community spaces.

🔹 Engineers and Designers worked collaboratively to build floating devices and test their creations in water – putting their creativity and resilience to the test.

🔹 Foley Artists created sound effects using everyday objects to bring scenes to life, learning about how sound is added in films and television.

🔹 Cultural Curators explored artefacts and traditions from around the world, reflecting on the importance of storytelling and heritage.

The workshop not only supported our PSHE and careers curriculum, but also helped children develop confidence, communication, and critical thinking. The children loved the challenge and showed brilliant teamwork throughout the day.

A huge thank you to the team at IntoUniversity for delivering such a high-quality, memorable experience. We can’t wait to build on this learning back in the classroom!

What a brilliant day!

Year 4 started the day with an amazing trip to Magna, to learn all about natural disasters and forces of nature.

We then held our Year 4 sleepover.  We played games, took part in orienteering, did a quiz and even put up tents in the atrium to sleep in.

The children (and staff!) were amazing and we can’t wait to do it again soon.  What a great experience for our young people to take part in.

We’re so excited to share that we are now using Canva at Harbour Learning Trust.
Canva is a powerful tool for creating educational content. This will support us with injecting Delight and Joy into all of our lessons, and will support effective communication with our families and communities.
Seven members of Woodlands staff recently attended Canva training in Manchester and Leeds and will be training the whole Woodlands team up this week!
We can’t wait to use this amazing tool to provide an amazing education.

This week, some of our children attended Great Coates Primary Academy to kick-start our Empathy Day celebrations with children from across Harbour Learning Trust.

We’ve had a shoutout on Twitter from the Empathy Lab team!

We can’t wait for our whole-school celebrations this Thursday.

 

We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for Inclusive Trust of the Year in this year’s TES Awards.
We’ll let you know how we get on at the awards ceremony later this month!
We are so proud to be part of Harbour Learning Trust, and love working with such wonderful children, families, staff and communities every day.

Year 4 Explore Changing States with a Hands-On Science Workshop

This week, Year 4 were thrilled to take part in a Hands-On Science workshop all about changing states of matter. Led by a visiting science specialist, pupils explored the fascinating processes of melting, cooling, and solidifying through a series of exciting experiments.

Using real equipment and materials, children observed how wax changes from a solid to a liquid and back again – and even got the chance to make their own colourful candles! The workshop included:

The session brought science to life and supported our current science topic brilliantly. The children were engaged, curious, and full of questions – it was a memorable experience that helped deepen their understanding of materials and their properties.

A huge thank you to our science visitor for making it such an interactive and inspiring afternoon!

 

 

Year 6 Explore the Human Heart with Hands On Science!

Year 6 had a fascinating and unforgettable science experience this week as they took part in a Circulation and Heart Dissection session led by Hands On Science.

Pupils learned all about the structure and function of the human heart and the circulatory system, building on their classroom learning with real-life application. The session included a live dissection, giving pupils the chance to examine a real heart up close and explore how blood flows through the body.

Everyone was engaged, curious, and respectful during this hands-on session, with plenty of excellent questions and scientific vocabulary on display.

A huge thank you to the Hands On Science team for delivering such an exciting and educational session!

We had great fun today celebrating our friendship with St Marks Church, who wowed us with their band.  We love working alongside you. Thank you for coming in.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to make an Easter bonnet and join us for our parade today… we loved it!

We hope you have a wonderful Easter break!

 

We were delighted to welcome Healing Academy, Oasis Wintringham, LHP Housing and Compass Go to our parents and carers evening today.

Mr Blockley from Healing Academy was delighted to speak with a number of families about their plans for secondary school and all the wonderful things Healing Academy has to offer – proud to be part of Harbour Learning Trust.  We’re not sure what tickled Miss Wright and Mr Blockley but they seem to be having a giggle!

Similarly, Mr Hyldon from Oasis Wintringham enjoyed meeting the Year 5s and 6s this evening.

Our friends from Compass Go were delighted to talk to parents and carers about how they can help support children’s mental health and wellbeing, and colleagues from LHP were on hand to offer housing advice and guidance.

Thank you all for attending!