World Book Day/Week We are excited to announce that World Book Day will continue to run this year at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School. As with many aspects of school life, the event has moved online and Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils will be invited to a World Book Day Google Classroom on Monday 1st…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer, School will remain closed to most pupils next week (Monday 1st – Friday 5th March). However, provision for the children of critical workers in Years 7 and 8 will still be available on-site. If you are a critical worker and would like your child to attend school next week, please complete the application…
Read MoreMoving from Primary to Secondary School can be a daunting thought for many Year 6 pupils and their parents and carers, here at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School we have a programme of events to make this process at little easier. One of the main differences between Primary and Secondary school is the size of the…
Read MoreShwmae MACS pupils! Are you ready for another fantastic Eisteddfod? This event is such a highlight of our year and it is always a brilliant time to celebrate and share so much of the talent we have at MACS. However, just because we are not together in the usual way we decided that this year, our…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer, The likelihood is that school will remain closed to most pupils after half-term (Monday 22nd – Friday 26th February). However, provision for the children of critical workers in years 7 and 8 will still be available on-site. If you are a critical worker and would like your child to attend school after half-term,…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer Further to my previous correspondence regarding Year 8 options, I am pleased to now offer Year 8 pupils the opportunity to complete an initial free choice option form using the link below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ug4_TzS3ZEGUCRtgHRR5k2ikM6JzP-BMla3z_Pjdcl9UMzZISVBINlZWUjEzMFdJRjdMUzgyMzJFNi4u Please note this is an initial free choice form to help us identify the subjects pupils might be interested in…
Read MoreOn Wednesday the 10th of February between 10am – 5pm, RCTCBC’s Employment, Education and Training Team will be hosting the very first Virtual Careers Fair. The event coincides with National Apprenticeship Week and will include over 30 organisations with live general, apprenticeship and graduate vacancies on the day. The Careers Fair is hosted on the…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer, Although school will remain closed to pupils next week (Monday 8th – Friday 12th February), provision for the children of critical workers in years 7 and 8 will still be available on-site. If you are a critical worker and would like your child to attend school next week, please complete the application form…
Read MoreFurther to the news item last week, where helpful guidance on Blended Learning from the Local Authority was added to the website here: https://macs.uk.net/2021/01/29/useful-blended-learning-definitions-from-rct/ (and can be downloaded below) a survey has been published for all school settings across Rhondda Cynon Taf. Please see the message from RCT’s Director of Education, Gaynor Davies: Dear parent/carer,…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer As I’m sure you are aware, all Level 3 post-16 courses are delivered via the Cynon Valley Consortium (CVC). This is a consortium of three schools, namely Aberdare Community School, Mountain Ash Comprehensive School and St. John Baptist School. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the post-16 options process will be carried out remotely…
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