💇‍♂️✨ Riverside 2 explored hair-care skills today! The children tried on barber gowns, used different combs and brushes, and enjoyed role-playing drying and styling hair. Lots of fun and great for building independence! 🌟 #Riverside2 #LifeSkills #SEND #LearningThroughPlay

Woodland 2 have been exploring number and quantity in our explorers sessions 🔢. We’ve been matching objects to digits to show our understanding of value, and practising our subitising skills too! Such brilliant early mathematicians! ✨👏Bright Futures Educational Trust #Woodland2 #EarlyMaths

🏰✨ Woodland 5 loved learning about William the Conqueror and the different types of castles he built. They used LEGO to create their own stone keep models — and they looked amazing! 🧱 Brilliant teamwork and creativity! 💚🌟 #Castles #LearningThroughPlay #SEND#BrightFuturesET

🏉💙 Riverside 3 were fantastic in their Sale Sharks session today! Brilliant engagement, enthusiasm and social skills — and they shared space and equipment so well with other classes. Super proud! 👏🌟 #Riverside3 #SaleSharks #SENDPE #BrightFuturesET

🌍 Our Year 6s had a brilliant time at the Manchester United Foundation Eco Reds workshop. They explored the exhibits, joined activities and learned about recycling and caring for our environment. ♻️🌱 So proud of their great behaviour and communication! #MUFoundation @brightfuturesET

💬✨ Amazing communication from our Riverside 3 boys today! They showed brilliant engagement in their session — listening well, taking turns and using their communication tools with confidence. So proud of their focus and interaction. Well done, boys! 💚👏 Bright Futures Educational Trust

Some of our Riverside children enjoyed a crisp adventure at the park! ❄️🌳 They showed brilliant listening, confidence and safe choices. They loved collecting sticks and frozen leaves and stomping in the icy puddles. So proud of them! 💚✨ #OutdoorLearning #BrightFuturesET

🎉 Happy Thanksgiving from Hilltop! 🦃👨‍🍳 We’ve had a delicious cooking session today, filled with festive treats, teamwork, and lots of joyful moments. So grateful for our amazing pupils who made it extra special! 😋💛 #HilltopThanksgiving #FoodieFun #Gratitude #BrightFuturesET

🚒💦 What a day in Willowbank! This morning we became firefighters — helmets on, putting out fires and having so much fun! 🔥🧯 In the afternoon, our splash session was a big hit. 💦😄 Well done, Willowbank! 💚 #Willowbank #LearningThroughPlay #BrightFuturesET

🍕 Woodland 5 had a fantastic day full of cooking, creativity and kindness! 💚 They worked with Jana from Sodexo to make their own pizzas from scratch, then enjoyed them in their own pizza boxes as a celebration of great teamwork. So proud of you, Woodland 5! 🌟💚 #Woodland5

✨ Meadows 3 were bursting with energy and excitement during their bucket session! It was wonderful to see everyone so engaged, laughing, and smiling throughout the activity.💛🎉 Bright Futures Educational Trust #Meadows3 #BucketTime #JoyfulLearning #SmilesAllAround #EngagedLearners

📚🎸 Meadows 4 have been using Colourful Semantics to write sentences about our book “Play the Guitar.” It was amazing to see everyone sharing their knowledge, supporting one another, and working together to build our sentence. Such brilliant teamwork and enthusiasm! 🌟

Fantastic cause-and-effect fun in Hilltop this week! Our learners have been exploring switches, lights, sounds, and more- discovering how their actions make exciting things happen! Their curiosity, engagement, and big smiles said it all! 🌟#LearningThroughPlay @brightfuturesET

🌟 Brambles 2 Shining Bright! 🌟 Brambles 2 have been doing some amazing “being ready” today — learning to sit beautifully, listen well, and show fantastic focus. We are so proud of how far they’ve come! 💚✨ #Brambles2 #BeReady #Proud #LearningAndGrowing @brightfuturesET

Curiosity, wonder and connection is what The Orchards School is all about! We love seeing our children in school everyday they are well enough and know we can't do it without the amazing support of our parents and carers #attendancematters #Mondaysetsthetone @Bright_FuturesET

🎉 Hilltop had an amazing Cognition Carousel this week! 🎨🧠 The children took turns, worked together, and explored each activity with huge smiles — making learning fun, engaging, and interactive! 😄✨ #HilltopSchool #CognitionCarousel #LearningThroughFun @brightfuturesET

Our wonderful students had a brilliant time creating festive Christmas tree decorations using red and green paint — and of course, adding plenty of glitter for that extra sparkle! ⭐😍 So proud of their creativity and festive spirit! #Riverside1 #ChristmasCrafts #FestiveFun

❄️ Winter wonderland fun! Our little explorers discovered animals hidden in the ice, made amazing marks in the gloop, and counted all the squishy snowballs. A chilly few days full of curiosity, creativity and early maths! 🐾✨

Brambles 1 have been working hard on learning to self-regulate! 🌟 From calming strategies to sensory tools, the children are doing brilliantly and growing in independence every day. So proud of them! 💚✨ #SelfRegulation #SENDLearning #Brambles1 #ProudSchool Bright Futures Educational Trust

Brambles 2 have been busy building fantastic relationships with each other and with us! 💚 It’s been wonderful to see their confidence growing, their friendships developing, and all the smiles along the way. 🌟 #Brambles2 #SENDRelationships #ProudSchool #BrightFuturesET