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The VLOG is Back!

Nov 24, 2023

The VLOG is back! Here’s Mr Baines and a student from Simmonds class.

Pinewood School Academy Trust is a SEND Secondary School in Ware, Hertfordshire which provides education for students with a range of needs including Autism, Down’s Syndrome and other conditions that result in a developmental delay. We cater for 206 pupils in School year 7 to 11. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans.

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Inspirations Assembly by Keller Class

Oct 20, 2023

Liz Jones’ and Keller class present an assembly for the Inspirations year group at the end of this half-term.

Celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023

Oct 19, 2023

October is the home of Dyslexia Awareness Week and at Pinewood we know how important this is for our students and millions of people around the world, young and old.

Ms Burnside produced this video a couple of years ago now about how dyslexia affects people and how we help students at Pinewood who have it.

Mr Baines’ Vlog 30-6-23

Jun 30, 2023

Mr Baines’ VLOG this week comes from a residential visit to Eastbourne

Mr Baines Vlog 09-06-23

Jun 9, 2023

Mr Baines talks about the week in school and the residential trip with students from Fry class.

Mr Baines’ Vlog 26-05-23

May 26, 2023

Here’s Mr Baines’ last Vlog for this half-term.

Mr Baines’ Vlog 05-05-2023

May 9, 2023

Mr Baines’ VLog with student Toby talking about his work in school this week.

Mr Baines’ Vlog 21-04-23

Apr 21, 2023

Mr Baines’ Vlog with students from Castellon class

World Book Day 2023

Mar 2, 2023

World Book Day is a well-loved annual event, and this year has been no exception!

Pinewood has been filled with colourful clothing and creative props. Pupils and staff alike dressed as their favourite book characters, and spent the day immersed in different literary worlds, with class activities ranging from stop frame animations, to creating class books.

Pinewood continues to instil a love of reading in our young people, and it has been so rewarding to see our keen readers in action.

Mr Baines’ Vlog 03-02-2023

Feb 3, 2023

Here’s Mr Baines VLog for this week.

Delayed Santa Dash!

Feb 3, 2023

Congratulations to all our Santa Dash runners; we really did go the extra mile in today’s fun run! With the weather resulting in 2 previous attempts being re-arranged, today’s conditions were perfect! Pupils throughout the school lined up across the playground and field in anticipation of the start whistle. Participants walked or ran the course, many dressed in Santa Suits, Santa Beards or Santa Hats! The atmosphere was magical!

The 30-minute event resulted in Pinewood pupils dashing 1022 laps, raising a whopping £1,391.62 for Pinewood’s PTFA. Amazon vouchers were awarded as class prizes for:

Class Cox	Class with the most laps – short course
Castellon	Class with the most laps – long course
Class Keller	Class with the most sponsorship
Class Beckham (Mrs Klein)	Best Santa Suit
Class Grey Thompson (Zoe)	Best Santa Hat
Class Beckham (George)	Best Santa Beard
Class Keller	Best Medal Design (for December 2023)
Class Ali (Jay & James)	Best effort

A big “Thank You” to you – the PTFA – parents, families and staff. And, of course, to all our pupils. It was lovely to see so many receiving certificates and medals for their participation in such a fabulous event.

Save the Date: The next Santa Dash is on: Friday 1st December 2023.

With thanks,

Mr Goss (KS3 Class Teacher – Group ‘Wonder’)

Planning for our Future…

Jan 30, 2023

Thank you to everyone who attended our public exhibition on the future plans for Pinewood School. We are pleased to have received such positive feedback from staff, parents, and the community.

The proposals are seeking to rebuild Pinewood School, transforming the learning environment for pupils with modern facilities and increased external and internal usable space.

You can find further information on the proposals including the exhibition boards at pinewoodhertsplans.co.uk. Once you have had the opportunity to review these, please share your feedback via the online ‘your views’ form by Wednesday 8th February. We will carefully consider all views before submitting our plans to East Herts District Council.

If you have any questions for the project team you can email us at info@pinewoodhertsplans.co.uk