Kirsty Williams, the Welsh Minister for Education, has announced today that there will be no end of year GCSE, AS or A Level exams next summer. Alternative arrangements will be put in place in order to award grades (details to follow from Welsh Government). In summary however, it was announced by the minister that: Instead…
Read MoreDear Parents/carers, I am pleased to inform you that the Governing Body met this morning and with the support of the Local Authority and Public Health Wales, we will re-open the school to all year groups from Monday 9th November. I can confirm that nearly all staff are fit and well to return to school…
Read MoreDear Parents/carers, I hope that you are all well and staying safe in these very difficult times? I wish to update you with regard to the Governing body meeting and Health and Safety visit that took place at the school this morning and also to remind you of information on blended learning for our learners. School…
Read MoreA decision has been taken to close Mountain Ash Comprehensive School on Monday 2nd of November in order to review the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the school community and assess the level of staff absence. As you will be aware the local community has seen a significant increase in the number of…
Read MoreDear parent/carer, I hope you are all ok and keeping yourselves and your families well in these challenging times. The Chair of Governors has asked me to inform you of the Governing Body’s decision to close the school tomorrow, Monday 2nd November 2020, following the recent cases of COVID-19 at the school. The Council has…
Read MoreBarnardo’s has launched two new initiatives to support families during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Support can be accessed online and also self-referral can be achieved via a telephone helpline. The ‘See, Hear, Respond’ service aims to offer therapeutic support to overcome challenges linked to Covid-19; including loss, anxiety, children’s mental health, financial and relationship difficulties.…
Read MoreWe have recorded a ‘Virtual Open Evening’ style video for all current, future and prospective pupils of the school and their families. We are aware that parents and carers did not have the opportunity to tour the school this year prior to applying for a secondary school place. As a school, we would like to…
Read MoreWe have introduced a new area to our website – the Year 11 Hub. This can be found under the ‘Pupils’ section of the website main menu at the top of the page. We are thrilled to be able to share with our Year 11 learners, their parents and carers, information videos recorded by our…
Read MoreUnfortunately, as shared in previous correspondence, the Year 11 Parents’ Evening scheduled for Thursday evening (22nd October) has been cancelled due to ongoing restrictions around the Coronavirus pandemic. However, we wanted to ensure key messages and information is communicated to pupils and their families related to this event, in what is a very important year…
Read MoreOn behalf of Councillor Andrew Morgan, please see the message below which has been distributed to parents: Dear Parents/Guardians, As a Council, we recognise this is an anxious time for our communities with the continuing of restrictions on daily life and increasing rates of Covid-19 again throughout RCT. We are respectfully asking and reminding parents/guardians…
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