OPAL Play at Bricknell
At our school, we believe that play is not just a fun activity, it is a fundamental part of a child’s learning journey. That’s why we are proud to embrace OPAL play, an award-winning program that transforms our playgrounds into vibrant spaces for exploration, imagination, and development.
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Diwali Assembly
We were incredibly proud to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights with an assembly lead by two of our [...]
Lamp Making
The children in year 4 learnt about how light a significant symbol is across many religions and what it [...]
Year 5 Christmas Church Visit
What a wonderful morning visit to St. Cuthbert’s Church for a Christmas service introduced by Referend Cowen and then [...]
Holi Assembly (Hinduism)
The children learnt about the Hindu festival of Holi. We discussed why and how Holi is celebrated and the [...]
Imam Yusuf’s Ramadan Assembly
We were so lucky to welcome our ex-Bricknell pupil, Imam Yusuf, from Pearson’s Park Mosque. He came to talk [...]
Islam Assembly – Eid al-fitr
Many of our confident children, who are members of the Islamic Faith, from across the school took part in [...]
Bivon’s Buddhism Assembly
Bivon and his mum created and delivered an informative assembly about the Buddhist Festival of Vesak. They reminded us [...]
Year 6 Spanish
Year 6 are consolidating their previous knowledge of introducing themselves and are beginning to write longer passages of text [...]
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Goodbye PGL 2025! We had a wonderful time. Parents, your children are a credit to you! We will see you soon!
Goodbye PGL 2025! We had a wonderful time. Parents, your children are a credit to you! We will see you soon!
The last activity of the trip for group 3 and 4. Trapeze
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‘I am delighted with how happy she is at school. Her skills are clearly progressing and she is extremely well supported. Her teacher clearly knows her very well.’
‘She is very happy at school and I only hear positive things. Many thanks to all the teaching staff.’
‘I cannot fault the school or staff. Everyone is very supportive.’
‘Very happy with my child’s start to year 5.’
‘Thank you for helping us with her worries and for the support.’
‘Any concerns raised have been dealt with swiftly.’
‘We couldn’t be happier with the care and education my child has received so far.’
‘Thank you so much to all of the members of staff; our child is extremely happy here and we are very grateful.’
‘We are very happy with Bricknell as a whole. He is becoming more confident and is well supported. Thank you to all of the teachers.’
‘She is enjoying school a lot. She is challenged appropriately and not over-loaded with homework. She speaks positively about her time at the school and her teacher.’
