Clifton School

💰✨ Learning About Money in a Fun Way! ✨💰
Throughout the last year, Sarah and Alex’s class have been exploring money through their Clifton Coins initiative! Each child has their own special classroom job, and by completing it each day, they can earn a Clifton Coin. 🌟
On Fridays, the excitement builds as it’s time to spend their hard-earned coins during their Clifton Coin session! Pupils can choose from a range of fun rewards, including nail painting 💅, a relaxing foot spa 🛁, temporary tattoos 🎨, hair gel 💇‍♂️, or even a karaoke song 🎤.
Clifton Coins not only helps develop important skills in numeracy, such as understanding money and making choices, but also promotes independence, responsibility, and confidence. We are so proud of how the children have been managing their roles and making thoughtful decisions! 👏

🌟 Clifton School does it again! 🌟
We are delighted to share that Clifton School has once again been named winner of the 2025–2026 Capita ICT Excellence Awards 🎉
Stephanie Anderson (Principal), Brenda Mullan (Vice Principal) and John Michael Greeves (Coordinator for the Arts) proudly accepted the award on the school’s behalf at a special ceremony in the Merchant Hotel, Belfast.
This year’s submission showcased how ICT is used to bring our CARE principles to life:✨ Competence✨ Autonomy✨ Relatedness✨ Emergence
At the heart of this achievement are our pupils. Their engagement, creativity and progress continue to inspire all that we do. This award recognises their success, supported by the dedication, expertise and innovation of our entire school community.
We are incredibly proud of our pupils and sincerely thank our staff, families and partners who make this work possible every day.
💙 Caring Brings Success

🌞 A Week of Summer Fun at Clifton School! 🌞
Luke’s class had an amazing time hosting a whole week of summer parties, bringing together four classes from across Clifton School!
There was something for everyone to enjoy—from getting creative with summer crafts, painting and glittering shells, and making beautiful sea creature sun catchers, to blending up delicious strawberry smoothies. The children even got hands-on making their very own puppet footballs! ⚽✨
Our sensory sand trays were a big hit, as was the tasty jelly and ice cream stall 🍦, and the campervan photo booth gave everyone the chance to capture some fantastic summer memories 📸.
To top it all off, we came together to sing and dance along to some feel-good summer songs, creating a wonderful atmosphere of joy and celebration.
It truly was a fantastic week, full of laughter, creativity, and summer fun—well done to everyone involved! 🌊🎉

Nursery and Shona’s class had such a fun sports day! 🏃‍♂️🏆

The children had an amazing time taking part in all the activities. So many smiles, laughs, and great memories made!

Well done to all our little stars ⭐💛🏅

🌟 Shared Sports Morning Success! 🌟
What a fantastic time we had at our shared Sports Morning! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
Some of our junior and senior pupils came together to take part in a wide range of fun and energetic PE activities. It was wonderful to see pupils supporting and encouraging their peers, creating a real sense of teamwork, friendship, and school spirit. 🤝💙
There were smiles, laughter, and plenty of enthusiasm all around! 🌈🎉 The positive energy and cooperation on display truly made the event special.
A big well done to all our pupils for their fantastic effort and behaviour throughout the morning — you made us very proud! 👏👏

Our 2026 School Leaver's Trip
Today our Year 15 students enjoyed a well-deserved treat, heading out for bowling and a trip to McDonald’s to celebrate the end of their time with us.
It was lovely to see everyone relaxing, having fun, and making special memories together. These moments truly reflect the friendships, laughter, and growth we have shared over the years. We have valued each and every one of our Year 15 students. They have been an important part of our school community, and we are incredibly proud of all they have achieved.
We wish them all the very best as they move on to their next adventure – they will be greatly missed!

⚽🌍 Senior Department World Cup Sports Day 🌍⚽
Today our Senior Department held a special World cup-themed Sports Day!
Each class represented a different country, with teams including Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina and England competing in our very own tournament. Students took part in shooting and target practice before competing in a range of fun team games to earn valuable points for their country. There was great teamwork, effort, and lots of cheering throughout the day.
After all the scores were added up, England claimed a very close victory – winning by just 1 point! 🏆
A brilliant day full of energy, teamwork and fun was had by all 👏

🎓✨ Celebrating Our 2026 School Leavers ✨🎓
We recently celebrated our wonderful 2026 school leavers, and we couldn’t be prouder of our amazing Year 15 pupils and all they have achieved.
It has been a privilege to watch them grow, develop their confidence, and reach so many important milestones during their time at Clifton School. Each one of them has made us incredibly proud.
As they move on to their next adventure, we wish them all the very best for the future. You will always be a part of the Clifton family 💙

🌟 Orchardville Awards Day at the Titanic 🌟
Our students had a fantastic day at the Titanic celebrating their wonderful achievements this year and their work with Orchardville, who have been delivering programmes in our senior department.
We are incredibly proud of all they have accomplished, with students receiving awards in Travel Training Awareness as well as achieving their OCN in Safe Independent Travel – a brilliant milestone that reflects their growing independence and confidence.
It was a great day out celebrating success, topped off with a lovely buffet lunch!
A big thank you to Orchardville for inviting us and for your continued support throughout the year 👏

🌟 Nursery Graduation Celebration 🌟
Despite a delay, we were so pleased to celebrate with our pupils, families, and staff. It was a lovely afternoon, and our children were fantastic at celebrating their first school awards event! 🎓✨
Thank you to all who attended and to our Nursery/MD1 team for their wonderful support. 💛