Latest News from Fairfield College

Students have been supporting our NHS every Thursday by clapping at 8pm. The Clap for our Carers has become a major part of the week with our students, and they like to make as much noise as possible to celebrate the awesome work they do! Residential students have...

Students at Fairfield Farm College have been learning about the life-cycle of Butterflies. Students will each have 4 Caterpillars each to watch develop. The Butterflies we are hatching are called Painted Ladies. Students used the nice weather to help around the...

In the current climate, there has been an ever-growing need for PPE (Pesonal Protective Equipment). Over the past 2 weeks, the DT team at Prior Park College has been working incredibly hard to create protective PPE visors for over 100 different organisations in need....

Students and animals across Fairfield Farm College have been sporting some brightly coloured odd socks to help brighten up a Friday morning! Sully one of our trainee therapy dogs at Fairfield, has decided to do his bit for the Down Syndrome sock sales campaign and...

Foundation students at Fairfield Farm College have completed their card making mission. In total, they have made 53 brilliantly colourful cards for residents of a local care home in Westbury. The cards are filled with pictures and well-wishes to let the residents know...

Self-isolating and need some help with getting supplies? Fairfield Farm College Farm Shop is now offering local delivery within Dilton Marsh. Simply call 01373 866064 to discuss your requirements and to make arrangements. _ Please share this with people who may need...

This afternoon saw our Sports Relief Football challenge with Staff United Vs Student Rovers. Following an early red card for inappropriate footwear, our Deputy Principal Graeme joined Ann on the cheer-leading team. Both games were well supported and enthusiastically...

Students at Fairfield Farm College are having some ‘serious fun’ selling odd socks for Down Syndrome Awareness Day 2020. Students at the college and at Hope Nature Centre have been selling brightly coloured, eye-catching socks all to raise money for this great cause....

Students at Fairfield Farm College have been learning how to fit saddles during their Equine sessions. Students have been training with the horses, learning to 'tack them up' for riding sessions. The groups have been identifying the basic parts of the saddle and...

Students at Fairfield Farm College enjoyed their first participation in National Careers Week. On Friday 6th March, students we were lucky to have three brilliant, engaging guest speakers to tell them more about what they do for their job. Matthew an RAF Pilot, Beth a...

We have added new members to our team!  Mouse, Sully, and Chewy are training to work with us as therapy dogs. Although still in training they are doing amazing work already, helping to reduce student anxiety and enabling them to fully participate throughout the day!...

Five Fairfield Farm College students have been working very hard at Center Parcs each Wednesday on their work experience. Center Parcs have really welcomed them into each team and have been brilliant at giving the students roles in various departments. As a reward for...

Wiltshire Police working alongside Fairfield Farm College are preparing for the 2020 World Down Syndrome Day sock selling campaign. Students have the opportunity to apply to be part of the team in job roles such as sales, marketing, stock managing and finance. We have...

Last week a group of students visited Wiltshire Police HQ. Students got to meet police dogs Gunner and Vinnie and some of the police dog handlers and see them in action. Students also got to learn about what happens when you make a 999 or 101 call and visit the...

Students have been busy this half term making pizzas with a "Let's go to Italy" theme. With Italian restaurant music, students first completed a pizza design. They then prepared fresh vegetables and assembled their creations. Students of course followed good hygiene...

Five students at Fairfield Farm College have recently visited the University of West of England for a chance to take part in an exciting robotics project nicknamed “Peppa”. The aim of the project is to look at the future of technology and see how it could support...

Foundation students prepared packed lunches for themselves and staff, ready for the train trip to Bradford on Avon. This was a good opportunity to show off our life skills and health and safety skills in the kitchen. Foundation had a great day travelling to Bradford...

Recently, a group of our students had the opportunity to visit Swindon Jobfest 2020 at the Steam Museum. Students were able to meet different employers, ask questions and talk about jobs in many different industries. It was also great to check out the Steam Museum.

Fairfield Farm College students have been busy making delicious food for customers at Hope Nature Centre. From Coffee's to Flapjacks and grilled sandwiches, the students have been getting stuck in and making mouth-watering dishes for the visitors of the cafe. Keep up...

Animal Management in the winter is tough. The ground is too wet for our animals to be out on the Animal Walk, so they need to be housed in our barn. This means mucking them out every day as well as making sure they all have plenty of hay to eat. All our groups work...

Our Sports Leaders are learning about the different ways we communicate. The first activity used verbal & visual cues The activity progressed by wearing a blindfold to remove the visual cues. Then the students trusted one another in a ‘guided’ activity. Finally we...

Another great session with Sam from Wilts County Cricket Club. He has been teaching the students how to play Table Cricket ready for a tournament in February. Everyone learnt how to bat, bowl & field. Some even tried to score & count the runs.

Our new Award in Skills for Employment group have been out around the college this morning identifying health and safety signs. Last week students were looking at an introduction in working with others and how to behave in the workplace.

On Tuesday 10th December. 14 Fairfield Farm College students were given the fantastic opportunity to visit Siemens Rail Automation in Chippenham, to experience a professional manufacturing facility. It was a brilliant experience and Siemens were outstanding hosts....

Some students have been attending Sign Club, which meet on Wednesdays, and today they performed 'Silent Night' to students. They have been practising very hard for the past few weeks, and today was the day they got to share it with the rest of the students. Well done...

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to visit our Christmas Fair on Friday 6th December! It was great to see so many people, and a fantastic range of local producers too? The Ex-Mayor of Warminster Tony Nicklin came by to thank students of Fairfield Farm College who...

On Friday 6th December, the Fairfield Farm College Student Council and Ann Daw delivered food donations to Cross Point in Westbury. This was Ann's idea that she put forward to Student Council, and she was pleased to be able to help others this festive season. If you...

SANTA’S, ELVES AND A T-REX! JUST SOME OF THE CHARACTERS AT THE FAIRFIELD FARM COLLEGE 2019 SANTA DASH. For the third year Fairfield Farm College hosted the Wiltshire Santa/Elf Dash. The ‘now famous’ event is aimed at students of all ages with additional needs in both...

On Tuesday the World of Work team were pleased to welcome Brenda and Kat from the National Careers Service to FFC. They were given a tour of the college and the opportunity to meet some of our fantastic students. Kat who is a National Careers Service Adviser will be...

FAIRFIELD FARM COLLEGE CHRISTMAS FAIR 2019 DECEMBER 6TH 2019 – 6PM UNTIL 8PM Join us on December 6th for our Christmas Fair! We’ve got over 35 stalls offering festive crafts and local produce, as well as student made products from the college. We will also have mince...

Residential students at Fairfield Farm College recently had a great day out at Wookey Hole Caves. Students were supported to plan their days out in advance. This means consideration of affordability, risk management (what to do in an emergency or becoming lost), time...

The students organised a range of events to raise funds for Children in Need, this included 'guess the baby picture', selling cakes/biscuits made by students, raffling 'Pudsey' cake donated by Ali, dressing up, face painting, 'guess the sweets' and 'gunge the staff'! ...

We were lucky enough today to experience a visit to Roche Court Sculpture Park. Jenny, Julianne and Emma made us all very welcome and greeted us on arrival. After refreshments we were given picture boards with images of different parts of sculptures we would see, we...

Zara, Ashley and Jade (2018/19 Student Council elected members) travelled to Birmingham today for the Natspec Student Parliment. A long day of travelling but worth it to meet students from across the country, to share views and ideas. Thank you to Zara, Ashley and...

Goodwills Local has donated over £1000.00 to Fairfield Farm Trust after launching a new refferal scheme this summer.  Goodwills makes a substantial donation to Fairfield Farm Trust for each person who books their appointment and mentions Fairfield Farm College when...

Students at Fairfield Fam College have been working extremely hard on their Ascentis Award in Skills for Employment. Students have been gathering work based evidence recently for their portfolios. They are currently looking at communication within the workplace and...

On Wednesday 23rd October, the new student council was announced for Fairfield Farm College. After over 100 votes in the largest ever election, the winners were; Chair: Leon Vice Chair: Corrie Events: Nathan Treasurer: Elani  Secretary: Francis We look forward to what...

Fairfield students learn about British democracy by using their voices to vote for the new student council. Over 100 votes in the campaign for the new council, the highest voting ever. Fairfield’s student council has been nominated 3 times in 3 consecutive years and...

Students have been enjoying their African Art Project. Take a look at some of these great photos showing the students hard at work. We think you'll agree, their work is excellent!

Fairfield Farm College organised a sport leadership day called 'Step Into Sport'. It was aimed at students with additional needs who wanted to lead and students who want to work with students who have additional needs. It's a day based around inclusion and how to...

Student elections are in full swing here at Fairfield Farm College! Take a look at some of the fantastic election posters below.   The college will be holding the vote next Wednesday (23rd October). Students are coming off timetable for the day, so that we can explore...

Students from Fairfield Farm College will be attending the Natspec National Student Voice Parliament event at Queen Alexandra College on November 12th. Our student council from last year will be going to represent the college. Students attending will be; Ashley...