Our teachers have had training with the British Orienteering association today. Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport that exercises mind and body. The aim is to navigate between checkpoints or controls marked on a special orienteering map. There is no set route so the skill and fun come from trying to find the best way to go! In competitive orienteering, the challenge is to complete the course in the quickest time.

This year we continue Eco-Schools with our new Leaders Elwin and Ella. We will follow the Eco-Schools framework to increase environmental education and deliver projects that increase sustainability, develop green skills and model green careers. 

This week in our Career Related Learning assembly we have been talking about being independent. This is a skill for life and will help pupils with their job in the future. Pupils had an excellent discussion and came up with:

Year 6 had the opportunity to detect crimes today by taking fingerprints of each other. They discussed modern day crimes and their punishments and were intrigued to find out about countries still with the death penalty. 

Tameside Music Service would like to celebrate the value that we place on music at Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery and present our school with the Music Mark of Recognition for Dedication & Improvement.We love this and shows clear recognition of our hard work with the music curriculum and our ambition for music in school. Well done to Mrs Tennant our Music Leader. What a start to the year! 

A mysterious briefcase has been delivered to Year 5. What clues did we find inside? 

The children have worked really hard this week and taken on roles and responsibilities. They have been proactive in organising our class charter so that everyone is able to access the best education they can. What a wonderful display they've created too. 

Well done to our stars in year 3 this week.

We are delighted to share our Pupil Leaders for 2026-2027. Our pupils are ready to make changes and keep our school fabulous. Their first job is to review our anti-bullying policy. Lots to do this year Pupil Leaders. 

We are proud to share our new Year 6 Prefects. Our fabulous group of pupils are role models and support Head Girl, Head Boy and Mrs Parker in their roles. You all look brilliant.