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- 16/03/26
Parent Carer Forum Meet-up
Please find attached details of the upcoming West Berkshire SEND Parent Carer Forum online meet-up which will take place on Wednesday 25th March 7:00–9:00pm. This session will focus on reflecting on what parent/carers across West Berkshire have been sharing with the Parent Carer Forum about...Read Full Story - 10/03/26
World Book Day visit
To celebrate World Book Day, we were lucky enough to have a visit from Ian Brown, author of Albert the Tortoise books. He visited Post 16 and Love Lane and talked to the students about how he became an author and where he gets his ideas from for his books. He also told us about his work...Read Full Story - 09/03/26
World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day, Durham Class created their very own read-aloud story videos. Each student chose a book they enjoy and practised reading it aloud. Once they were ready, we recorded each student reading their story. The students then chose a background that matched their book, helping...Read Full Story - 03/03/26
Fink Street Fun
We were very lucky to have Fink Street visit us again at Post 16. The students made pizzas and loaded potato skins and mini cheesecakes for desserts – all in less than an hour! Thank you again to the Fink Street team for such a wonderful experience!Read Full Story - 02/03/26
Odiham's Meat-Free Monday
Odiham Class are beginning to learn about Meat Free Monday. This week, Odiham cooked a bean and tortilla lasagne. The students followed a video recipe to cook the dish. They chopped a pepper, grated cheese and assembled the lasagne as per the video instructions. The results were great and everyone...Read Full Story - 02/03/26
Rugby training
Students from Lancaster, based at Post-16, have started rugby sessions with London Irish Foundation's inclusion officer, Rhys. It was a fantastic first session, where the students were given a real workout whilst being introduced to the skills needed to play rugby. The students involved are alre...Read Full Story - 23/02/26
Welcome Back
Welcome back to all our students and staff this week, for a hopefully drier and sunnier term. Due to the way that Easter falls, this is a rather short term. Please note that the last day of term is Friday 27th March 2026.Read Full Story - 11/02/26
Wishing everyone a happy half-term
Dear Parents and Carers, As we reach the end of the school term, I want to wish all our students, staff and parents a fantastic holiday. As usual, each class has produced a Class Newsletter with lots of lovely information on what they have been doing as well as some pictures of learn...Read Full Story - 09/02/26
...And here is the Weather!
This term, Durham class has been exploring all types of weather through hands-on and practical learning. Students created their own rain gauges to measure rainfall and investigated the different types of clothing needed for changing weather conditions. Over the last few weeks, this learning has d...Read Full Story - 26/01/26
On the Train with Tiverton
On Friday, Tiverton went on a train to Reading. We traveled from Newbury to Reading Station and learned all about how to safely travel via train. We learned how to purchase tickets, read the timetable, and read the signs around the station to help us figure out where we needed to go. It was a great...Read Full Story - 26/01/26
Odiham's Apple Nachos
This term, Lancaster Team have the topic 'Pop Culture'. Last week, Odiham Class thought about snacks that might be eaten while watching a film. With this in mind, they decided to cook nachos in their cooking lesson. This week, Odiham Class went for a healthy take on traditional n...Read Full Story - 07/01/26
We Need Your Help!
Please help us to bring a new and much needed portable sensory room to The Castle School. Click on the documents below to find out more about this exciting project.Read Full Story