Dear Parents and Carers, To update you on year group attendance (further to correspondence published earlier this week) this is a brief message to confirm that all pupils/year groups should attend school as normal from tomorrow (Thursday 24th March). Though staff absence remains a challenge we expect all pupils to be in. Thank you once…
Read MoreDear Parents and Carers of Year 8 pupils, As you may already know, we are experiencing extremely high levels of staff sickness absence at present, which has increased of late as Covid rates are rising again. Demand for supply teachers across the educational sector have also made it difficult to acquire the number of staff…
Read MoreDear Parents and Carers of Year 7 pupils, As you may already know, we are experiencing extremely high levels of staff sickness absence at present, which has increased of late as Covid rates are rising again. Demand for supply teachers across the educational sector have also made it difficult to acquire the number of staff…
Read MoreYou may be aware that in the last 24 hours there has been a change to testing routines regarding Covid. Particularly with the use of PCR tests. To reflect the changes announced by Welsh Government the below documents outline the approaches to isolation and testing that should be taken and the FAQs from RCT have…
Read MoreDear Parent(s)/Carer(s), We hope you have had an enjoyable and relaxing summer break and are looking forward to a return to school in September. We are looking forward to welcoming pupils back to class at the start of this new academic year and returning to a more ‘normal’ way of working at school than we…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer, I hope you are well and that you have enjoyed a restful Easter with your families. We are very much looking forward to welcoming all pupils back to school on Monday 12th April. Just a quick reminder that start times and finish times will continue to be staggered to facilitate an orderly and safe entry…
Read MoreTo all in the MACS community; parents, carers and pupils alike, please see attached for download a key update letter from RCT’s Director of Education which details arrangements for school provision up to January 18th (this supersedes any previous letter you will have received on the matter). Beyond this date we understand that decisions will…
Read MoreDear parent/carer, Happy New Year to you all. Attached for download is a letter from Gaynor Davies (Director of Education for RCT) with important information regarding schools across the region for next week. This will have been sent via Parent Mail so you may have read it. The letter contains details of provision for vulnerable…
Read MoreFollowing a meeting convened by the Director of Education for RCT and Local Authority officers earlier today with all Headteachers, we wanted to update you on early arrangements for January 2021. This information will also have been distributed via Parent Mail but can be read in full, below: Dear Parents and Carers, Re: Arrangements…
Read MoreDear parent/guardian, As you may be aware, the COVID-19 mass testing pilot has recently been extended to cover the lower Cynon Valley area, which has seen some of the highest case rates in Wales. The pilot is available to anyone over the age of 11 who lives, works, or studies in the electoral wards of…
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