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A social evening has been arranged at Langland Golf Club to raise money for the National Eisteddfod in Swansea in 2011 on Saturday 18^th September. Tickets priced at £20 per head. If £750 is raised Barclays Bank has promised match funding of a further £750. Names to Bryn Tawe office please.

During the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale this year, three pupils from Year 13 had the opportunity to participate in a “Stomp” at the Swansea University tent.

Bethan Sleep, Alice Thomas and Sioned James took part and many of their friends were there to support. Sioned James went through to second round capturing the stool against some of our best Bards!

Congratulations to her on winning the Stomp and thanks to Tudur Hallam of the Welsh Department at Swansea University for organizing. Our students are fortunate to have shared the same stage with the one that won the Chair that afternoon at the Eisteddfod.

To help our new Sixth Form pupils adapt to their studies, the school have arranged an induction course for them. This course will be held over two days, on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 September, at Margam Park and at Trinity College in Carmarthen.

A range of activities have been organised that will help develop their essential skills together with important study skills sessions at the College.  There will be entertainment and a little culture on tap on the Thursday night to balance all this hard work!

For further information about the course click here.

The annual PTA Christmas Shopping Trip to Cheltenham has been arranged for Saturday 27 November 2010. 

We will leave Bryn Tawe at 8am and return from Cheltenham at 5.30pm, and the cost of the trip will be £15 per person.

Please send your name and contact details with full payment to the school office marked FAO Margaret Bartlett as soon as possible.

A reminder to all Year 11 pupils and their Parents that you are welcome to contact Miss Rhian Rees, Head of the Sixth Form, if you would like to discuss any matters in relation to the Sixth Form.

Please remember that there is also important and useful information in the “Bryn Tawe/Gŵyr Sixth Form Handbook”, issued earlier this year or available here online.

Miss Rees’ email address: ygb-rar@bryntawe.swansea.sch.uk

We will be selling the Sixth Form school uniform through our school office. There will be ample stock in the school for the year should you wish to purchase extra or replacements.

Uniform Details: (click here for prices and order form)

• a specific white open collared shirt (only available through the school);
• a specific V neck black jumper with official Bryn Tawe Sixth Form logo (only available through the school);
• plain black trousers or plain black skirt (purchased independently);
• black shoes (purchased independently).

PE Uniform – the usual PE Uniform should be worn for PE lessons in the Sixth Form though there will be a specific tracksuit for students that will be following PE courses (details from the PE Department in September).

It is imperative that the Sixth Form maintain high standards of their uniform as they will most certainly be an example to younger pupils.

It will be possible to purchase the uniform on the following days:

• Tuesday, August 24;
• Friday, August 27;
• Wednesday, September 1.

If you are unable to purchase the uniform on these dates, please contact the School Office to make alternative arrangements.

It is possible for some students to earn up to £1,500 a year with the EMA if they decide to follow a course in further education. This depends on the income of parents/guardians.

Application packs are available at the school or it is possible to apply online.

Visit this website for more information.

On_Monday 12th of July, a ‘School Councils Day’ was held at Ysgol Gyfun Bryn Tawe. The day was arranged for the English medium schools in the City and County of Swansea to meet our School Council and the Welshness Committee, to discuss ways in which our school can help their schools improve their bilingualism/Welshness. Ysgol Gyfun Pontarddulais, Cefn Hengoed and Daniel James Schools came to visit the school.

During the day, there was lots of discussion about how we could make Welsh a fun subject in English medium schools. There were ideas such as a rock workshop, similar to the type of workshops that have been held during the year under the name “Sound School”, filming workshops and going in to the school to hold a Twmpath with the younger years in the school. Creating a Welsh mural and allowing year eleven to sign it was also a popular idea.

Following discussions of the ideas, the schools went on a tour around the school to view our bespoke facilities and how lessons were taught through the medium of Welsh. This tour had a massive impact on a lot of pupils, with some feeling guilty for not trying in their Welsh lessons.

Everyone came back together after the tour to discuss how to transfer their enthusiasm to their schools’ pupils and to agree on a new implementation plan. There were many positive ideas and the pupils went back to their schools with the intention of making Welsh a more practical and fun subject. As well as this, the three councils will work with our Welshness Committee to organise ‘Welsh’ days where our Welshness Committee will visit English medium schools and hold Welsh medium workshops/activities.

Written by Lewis Gardiner, Head Boy and Chair of the School Council.

The AS/A results this year will be distributed in the Study Centre (first floor) on:

Thursday, August 19, 8.30 – 12.30

Friday, August 20, 10.00 – 2.00

Staff will be available on both days to discuss and advise as required.  For further information, please read this letter for Year 12 and this letter for Year 13.

GCSE Results, Tuesday, 24 August, 8.30 – 12.30

Advice and counselling, Wednesday, 25 August, 10.00 – 2.00

On_Thursday 15 July, Ysgol Bryn Tawe’s annual sports day was held on the track at Ashley Road. It was a successful day with the rain staying away for most of the day! It was pleasing to see numerous students participating, with some exceptional performances.

Congratulations to members of the Gomer House on their victory and also to Katie Phillips (Yr 7), Kyle Artis (Yr 7), Emily Jones (Yr 8), Ashley Morris (Yr 8), Catrin Robers (Yr 9), Huw Strafford (Yr 9), Lily Bolton (Yr 10) and Carwyn Evans (Yr 10) for becoming champions of their years.

Click on the photos above to open them and watch a short video of the day here.

Many of you will be aware that I am retiring from my role as Headteacher of Bryn Tawe at the end of this term. I should like to thank everyone who has worked with me over the years, since the school’s inception in 2003, to ensure that Bryn Tawe has become one of the best schools in Wales.

On a personal note, my period as head has been an exciting one and one that I will never forget. The opportunity to establish a new school comes infrequently, and over the last seven years the school has gone from strength to strength. A significant part of this success can be attributed to the excellent spirit of cooperation that has developed over the years, as staff, parents, governors and more importantly, you the pupils. I am entirely confident that the school will continue to succeed widely under the leadership of Bryn Tawe’s new Headteacher, Mr Graham Daniels. I wish you every success.

To conclude, can I sincerely thank everyone who contributed to my generous leaving gift, and in particular to the members of the PTA for coordinating the collection. With the money, I will purchase a piece of art work, which will have pride of place at our home in Llandeilo.

Please see these important dates for end of term:

15 July – Sports day, down in Ashley Road

16 July – Inter-house competitions

19 July – Trips to Oakwood – Year 9 & 10, and Heatherton – Year 7 & 8

21 July – Last day of term, finishing at 2pm (Buses have been re-arranged)

Please see important dates for the start of the Autumn Term

1 September – INSET Day

2 September – Year 7 and Sixth Form start school

3 September – Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 start back in school

In_Year_7 our pupils study the poem “Glas” by Bryan Martin Davies. In their Art lessons they have taken inspiration from the words and illustrated aspects of the poem.  Here are some images and a video of the work produced by the pupils in class 7B with their teacher Mrs. Rhian Thomas.

The City and County of Swansea are offering a special membership deal for young people this summer at their local Active leisure centres:

Shape up and bag yourself a great deal – get 6 weeks membership for £30.*

Monday 19 July – Sunday 29 August

Benefits include:

• Free consultation
• Free exercise programme to help you achieve your goals
• Expert guidance and training advice
• Unlimited use of our well-appointed gyms and pools
• A wide selection of fitness classes to suit all abilities

Apply at your local Active Swansea leisure centre today.

Please quote promotion code 6WF30. *New members only.

We extend a warm welcome to all parents, friends, and pupils old and new of Bryn Tawe to our summer fair / head’s leaving do tomorrow evening – Wednesday 30 June between 3.30pm and 8pm.

The evening’s entertainment will be from the school’s pupil and staff bands and items from the Urdd Eisteddfod this year. There will be a BBQ, various stalls, fun activities such as stocks for the teachers and face painting. There will be a book open on the evening to leave a note of best wishes to the Head, and the PTA will be presenting a gift to Mr. Williams around 7 o’clock.

Hopefully we will hold a successful evening to thank Mr. Williams for all his hard work at Bryn Tawe over the years.

(Could you please park in the school car park.)

Thank you, PTA

Talented, hard-working, conscientious and untiring pupils of our school have created this work as part of their Advanced Level course in Art and Design.

An exhibition of their work is being held in the Art suite of the school this week. For a glimpse of the high standard and range of the work on display, click on the pictures above and/or have a look at this video.

During the Whitsun half term break, around 150 children from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe attended the Urdd Eisteddfod in Llanerchaeron. They were to compete in 22 competitions representing West Glamorgan in the national round of the festival.

These competitions included the creative dance, boys’ choir, boy’s solo under 19 and year 7 – 9 choir to name but a few. They were very successful with seven of the 22 competitions reaching the stage. Of these seven items, one was awarded first place, five were awarded second place and there was one third place.

Congratulations to all involved from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe!

On Friday afternoon of the Eisteddfod in Llanerchaeron, one of Year 12’s pupils received a special prize. Anys Wood came first in the prose for Under 25’s competition. Anys wrote a number of contrasting monologues.

This year the prose prize competition was held in conjunction with the Jennie Eirian Remembrance Trophy, and was presented to Anys, by the Bard Tudur Dylan Jones, in a ceremony, in the main pavilion on Friday afternoon.

It was a great privilege and honour for Anys to win the prize and trophy, especially taking into consideration that the competition is open to University students and post graduate students. Many congratulations to you Anys!

Again_this year the School’s GCSE Art pupils have excelled with their coursework.  Here is a short video that shows a range of the excellent work on display in the department this week.

A Message of Peace and Goodwill from the young people of Wales to young people all around the world 2010.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Time is running out and we have reached a crossroads. Climate change is a real problem and we must act now.

If things continue as they are, the Arctic will no longer exist in its current form in three years time. Fact.

If the planet’s temperature rises by 4⁰C, the Sahara desert could stretch as far north as France. Fact.

On average every person in Wales creates 11 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Fact.

On average every person in Kenya creates 0.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Fact.

You can’t say that you didn’t know we’re using too much fuel. That we’re stripping the Earth of its minerals. That we’re being wasteful and throwing far too many things away. That we’re killing the planet.

Our message was the same last year and the year before, but time waits for no one.

We invite young people around the world to join us, the young people of Wales, in facing reality and making our voices heard. Let’s make climate change an issue for action now. We call on you to choose the right path at the crossroads. There’s no point looking back at what has happened. Today is a new opportunity and tomorrow is full of promise.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Can you hear the clock ticking?

Created by Ceredigion Youth Forum

On Tuesday 18th of May, 20 pupils from Bryn Tawe used the Video Conferencing room to meet with a well know Bard, Eurig Salisbury. Three schools took part in this memorable session, Bro Myrddin, Bro Morgannwg and Bryn Tawe. Every school had the opportunity to ask Eurig some questions, for example ‘Where do you get your inspiration?’,‘What are your hopes for the future?’ and ‘How many prizes have you won?’

Eurig answered the questions and read some of his poetry – which mentioned his fashionable hair (!) and the experience of being in the tunnel before a rugby game. Eurig spoke of the achievement of winning Chairs in the Eisteddfod and the difference between them all, with the Swansea Inter-College Eisteddfod Chair being one of the most memorable as half a tree was turned into a chair. In the future, Eurig would like to win the Chair in the National Eisteddfod.

He gave advice to us as future Bards, and told us ‘Don’t listen to the professionals, and go for it!’ He talked about the ‘Stomp’ competition, which is more of a light hearted competition to try.

Meeting with Eurig was a great opportunity and he gave us all very useful advice. We thanked Eurig for his time with us. It was a fantastic experience and we all enjoyed!

By Gwen King and Lauren Coles.

The following pupils have been successful in the homework competitions in the Urdd Eisteddfod this year.

Bryony Devoy – 2^nd – 3D Textile work, year 7-9

Sioned Dafydd – 2^nd – Poetry – Year 9.

Project – 1^st – Year 7-9

Catrin Hill and Dyfan Lewis – 3^rd – composing an original script, year 10-13

Anys Wood – 1^st – 2 contrasting monologues – under 25

Congratulations to them all.

On Saturday 8^th of May, Hendy’s Eisteddfod was held, and Bryn Tawe’s name was heard from the stage many a time! Rhys Underdown had success with the instrumental competitions during the day, Eleri Gwilym of Year 12 came second in the ‘Song from a Musical’ competition for under 18s and the year 10-13  boys choir came third in the choir competition on Saturday night.

One of the highlights of the Eisteddfod was the prize for the under 25s for a passage of literature. The judge was Dr Mererid Hopwood and she praised all 25 that competed. High praise was given to Anys Wood from Year 12 who won for her very mature work. A ceremony was held to honour Anys.

Following the awards for the pupils of Bryn Tawe, it was the turn for one of the Teachers. Mr Efan Williams, who teaches Modern Foreign Languages, managed to win the first prize in the ‘Her Unawd’  – a solo singing competition.

It was a very successful day with many praising the contribution of Bryn Tawe.

Year 13 have arranged an end of school dinner/ball on Friday the 2nd of July in the Village Hotel, Swansea.  Tickets are priced at £21, which includes a meal and a disco.  This will be a unique evening as we bid farewell to our first pupils.

Tickets for the Year 11 Prom are available from Monday 26 April onwards.  The cost of the tickets will be £20.  The evening will be held in Manor Park, Clydach on Monday, July 5th and is being held to celebrate the end of their GCSE examinations.

End of Year examinations are being held following the Easter Holiday.

Click here to go to the “Correspondence – Information for Parents” page to download the examination timetable for the relevant year.

Last day of term for pupils will be Wednesday, 31^st of March 2010. The school will start after Easter holidays on Monday 19^th of April 2010.

Enjoy the Easter break!

Many congratulations to the following pupils who have been elected to the Sixth Form Team for 2010-11. The quality of the candidates was especially high and each one is to be congratulated.

Head Boy: Lewis Gardiner; Head Girl: Anys Wood;

Deputy Head Boy: Rickie Killeen; Deputy Head Girl: Rhian Gardiner.

On_Monday 22 March some of the more prominent rooms of the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth were transformed into a Second World War set, in celebration of the launch of the ‘From Warfare to Welfare’ (MYGLYW) project.

Pupils from the School and from Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen, Bethesda took part in various activities connected to themes associated with the Second World War.  The children were dressed in period costume as they went back in time to the period  between 1939 and 1959, with the aid of a digital story presentation and a monologue. They also had an unique opportunity to quiz  Donald Parker of Penparcau about his experiences of being a Second World War evacuee.

In addition, The Glamorgan Home Guard Living History Group recreated scenes of life during the War in the Library’s corridors. To celebrate the end of the War, the pupils attended a tea party to the accompaniament of music from the period.

To conclude the day, all of the pupils were presented with a DVD and a book produced by the project to remind them of their experience. The digital stories appear here on the project’s website.

This is a reminder of the year 10 Parents’ Evening which will be held in the school hall on Thursday 25th of March. The evening will start at 4pm and finish by 6.30pm. This Parents’ Evening is of great importance and it’s a golden opportunity for you to come and discuss your child’s academic and social development at Bryn Tawe.

We use an appointments system, where your child is expected to arrange an appointment with the appropriate teachers during the days leading up to the evening.

Could I also request on behalf of the Leisure Centre that you park on the school premises during the Parents’ Evening and do not use the Leisure Centre car park.

Thank you,  Mr Wyn Jones, Head of Year 10 and 11.

Pupils and staff of the School had a very successful day in the County Eisteddfod this year. Some 150 pupils travelled on three buses to the Princess Royal Theatre in Port Talbot on Friday 19th of March.

It was a very busy day, full of excitment and with every pupil eager to take part. Congratulations to everyone who competed and contributed in any way.

Good luck to everyone in Llanerchaeron!

Mari Stevens recently visited the school to hold a workshop for year 7 pupils. The main purpose of the visit was to encourage the boys to read and write more in Welsh.

The pupils had a very interesting workshop discussing literature, and listening to Mari talking about her adventures in Australia – which are the basis of her new novel, Yani.

The boys thoroughly enjoyed, and we look forward to their literature work developing as a result. Thank you to Mari for her interesting Workshop.

Year 12 pupils who study Welsh at A level had the opportunity to be part of a Video Conference with Dr Mererid Hopwood as part of the World Book Day activities. As well as Bryn Tawe pupils, pupils across Wales joined in, questioning and discussing with Dr Hopwood.

She had a good sense of humour and had a passion for her work, towards literature in general and towards the Welsh language. The students thoroughly enjoyed, especially as she told the story about her young son who was terribly worried that Ray Gravell, keeper of the sword would execute his mother, when she won the Chair at the National Eisteddfod for her novel ‘O Ran’!

Thank you to Dr Hopwood for her inspiration and the laughter!

Following her success by winning the Chair in the schools Eisteddfod, Anys wood of year 12 came first in the Prose Medal competition for under 25 in the Eisteddfod at Llanfihangel ar Arth.

High praise was given by the judge for her mature and perceptive writing. Congratulations once again Anys, and all of us in the Welsh department are very proud of you!

Module examination results for A Level and GCSE were published yesterday, 12/03/10, and distributed to pupils. The parents of these pupils are encouraged to contact the school if there are any queries or concerns in relation to these examination results.

Today, pupils form Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe are taking part in a BBC initiative called School Report. This is an initiative that gives pupils the opportunity to become journalists for the day.

The latest here.

World Book Day was once again celebrated with numerous activities. The day started with an Assembly where the 6^th Form conducted the assembly. Sioned James opened with some history on the World Book Day, this was followed by Welsh and English readings by Anys, Camilla, Naomi, Eleri, Bethan, Catrin and Rhiannon, of their favourite books or books which inspired them.

Catrin Hill talked about the history of T. Llew Jones, as we recently held a competition to create a bookmark to remember the famous author. The following winners awarded by the Headteacher, Ffion Evans Year 7, Laura Hall Year 8 and Ashley Rogers Year 9. Every one of them received a book from the Welsh series Sudden Stories, and an Easter egg. The following were also awarded for winning the English Book quiz, Lauren, Amber, Ellen ac Angharad.

During the day Welsh book quizzes were held in Welsh lessons and the following came out on top, Branwen Cleaver, Ellie Thomas, Chloe Smith, Sioned James, Katie Morgan, Nia Evans and Esyllt Lewis – these pupils will be awarded in Monday’s assembly. A few 6^th Form pupils joined year 7 pupils with some reading, and it was great to see the enthusiasm of the pupils. Pupils who study Welsh in the 6^th Form had the privilege to join in a video conferencing session with the poet Mererid Hopwood. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the session and the opportunity to catch up with their past teacher Dr Hopwood.

During the lunch hour ‘Siop Ty Tawe’ came to sell various books in the library.  This was a great opportunity for pupils of all ages to see what was available to read through the medium of Welsh. Thank you to Catrin from ‘Siop Ty Tawe’ and the 6^th Form for organising the day’s activities, and hopefully it reminded everybody of the pure enjoyment there is in reading books. 

 Article by Miss Meinir Jones, Teacher in the Welsh Department

A quick note to remind you of year 8 parents’ evening which will be held in the school hall on Tuesday 9^th of March 2010. The evening will start at 4pm and finish by 6.30pm. This parents’ evening is of great importance and it’s a golden opportunity for you to come and discuss your child’s academic and social development at Bryn Tawe.

We use an appointments system, where your child is expected to arrange an appointment with the appropriate teachers during the days leading up to the evening.

Could I also request on behalf of the Leisure centre that you park on the school premises during the parents’ evening and do not use the Leisure Centre car park.

Thank you.  Mr M Bridgens, Head of Year 8 and 9.

The annual “Tesco Vouchers for Schools” campaign has started once more.  Last year over 19,000 vouchers were collected at the School.  These were spent on digital cameras, digital microscopes and an electric guitar.  We would be grateful for the donation of these vouchers to the School again this year.  Many thanks.

Year 8 pupils went on the annual Design & Technology department’s visit to Cardiff before the half-term break.  Time was spent at the Techniquest and at the Millennium Stadium. Watch this video to see the activities and the enjoyment!

The School’s success in Wales’ small local eisteddfod continues! On the 5th of February, two of our Year 12 pupils were highly successful in the local Eisteddfod in Ffairfach, Llandeilo. 

Eleri Williams had great success in more than one competition. She came 1st in the Hymn Singing for the under 30 age group , the Solo Singing for the under 18 age group, the Folk Singing for the under 18 age group, and 3rd in the Solo Challenge. Eleri also received the cup for the most promising young person. Anys Wood was successful by coming 1st and 3rd in the Literature Competition for the under 25 age group. The judge praised her sensitive and acute writing, as well as its maturity. 

Both received high praise, and it was great to hear the school’s name being prominent on the Eisteddfod stage once again! Congratulations to both girls, and keep competing!

Thank you very much for the payments we have received so far. We shall be collecting payments on the 1st Friday of every month. Every monthly payment should be £65. If you have not paid the second payment, is it possible to send the payment in with your child within the first week back after half term?

Straight after half term your child will receive a payment card (if they have not received one already).  They will need to bring the card with them every time they make a payment to ensure a record is kept of the payments.

Many thanks, Mr S Davies.

Following the Languages Week which took place in June, Mr and Mrs Niedergang from the Confucius Institute (Lampeter University) were invited back to the school on the 1^st of February, in order to present a gift to the sixth form pupils.

We as a school are very proud that Bryn Tawe was the first comprehensive school in Wales to work in partnership with Confucius on the Welsh Bac. The course ‘U Learn Chinese’ was used during the week – a project in which many countries are investing. We very much hope that our relationship with Confucius will develop as we continue annually with the Baccalaureat language module.

It is with pleasure we note the school’s success in the local rotary competition once again this year. Four teams represented the school and provided the audience with heated debate in the school library, on Wednesday, 3^rd February. In the junior competition, last year’s winners reclaimed their title with a discussion on texting. Emyr Meek (chairperson), Luke Morgan (proposer) and Iago Bratley-Harris (opposer) all contributed intelligently to the contentious topic on whether or not “Texting is the future of the English language”.

Whilst in the senior competition, three teams fiercely battled for a place in the South West Wales competition next week at Kidwelly. Congratulations to our sixth form team, consisting of Catrin Hill (chairperson), Lewis Gardiner (proposer) and Emma Llewellyn (opposer) for their intense discussion on the “Battle of the Sexes”. The audience also enjoyed an interesting political debate on the UK’s greatest ally; Evan John put forth the case for Europe, whilst Jonathan Roberts argued the merits of the USA. Vicky Solomon scooped the best chair prize for keeping them under control! We also witnessed a contemporary clash of opinions on the freedom of the press, well done to Nathan Levy and Nia Webb for winning the best proposer and best opposer awards respectively, the debate was chaired calmly and expertly by Toni Mihailidis. We now look forward to representing the region at the South West Wales round next Wednesday, January 10^th. Special thanks to the adjudicating panel of Mrs Hannah Ambler, Mrs Sarah East and Miss Meinir Jones, and to Scott Jones (year 11) for filming. The teams were trained by Mr Chris Shaw.

The school’s under 16 netball team played extremely well last Friday in the County tournament. Here are the results for the earlier rounds – a win against Bishopston (12-3) and Bishop Vaughan (26-2), and an equal game between us and Olchfa (8-8).

The Semi Final between Bishopston was exciting and close, with a score of 5-5 at the final whistle! The game went into extra time, and then on to a golden goal, with the girls netting the winning goal!

They went on to face Gwyr in the final.  Final score, 9-4!

Congratulations to Katie Llewellyn, Bethan Phillips, Sarah Llewellyn, Lowri Davies, Finny Rees-Godwin, Buddug Llŷr, Elin Walters, Mari Harris, Anwen Harris a Elin Samuel.

We wish them all the luck on February 5th, where they are representing the County in the National Competition in Carmarthen (a 1st in the history of Bryn Tawe). Good Luck girls!

Many thanks to Angharad Morris and Miss Lindzi Miller who went with the girls.

A very promising response was seen during the Yr 9 Options evening as twenty five Year 9 pupils and their parents came to hear presentations on the Welsh Baccalaurate Qualification in Key Stage 4. We are very pleased to have had our bid accepted by the Welsh Assembly Government to offer the Bac for the first time in September 2010 at Key Stage 4. This course will build upon the success we have seen with the Welsh Bac in the 6th Form and will offer progression as Yr 11 students move on to their 16-19 curriculum.

 Yr 12 are in the process of finalising their Working With Others portfolio following the Bac Winter Fair and have started developing the Key Skill of Improving Own Learning and Performance. We expect a visit from the OCR External Examiner next month in order to claim these skills officially. This weeek Yr 12 are visiting the Senedd in Cardiff as part of their Wales Europe and the World Bac core. Check back for the details on this website!

Yr 13 students are reminded that this Friday – January 29th is the final deadline for submission of your complete Welsh Bac diary and the final draft of the Individual Investigation. It’s most pleasing to note so many of you receiving university offers which recognise a full 120 UCAS points for the Bac – the sweat and tears have been worth it !

A Year 9 Options Evening will be held at the school on Wednesday 20^th of January 2010. The evening will start at 6:00pm in Neuadd Cilfwnnwr at the school.

The evening will start with a short presentation with regards to our options system and Key Stage 4 curriculum. There will then be opportunities to listen to presentations by subject teachers responsible for delivering the subjects.