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• Friday 28 November 2025 Upcoming roadworks on Dolfor Road January 2026 We have received the following information from Powys CC regarding roads near the school:
• Thursday 20 November 2025 Pick up/drop off procedures
• Tuesday 18 November 2025 Year 9 media workshop A group of our Year 9 students have been upskilling their media know-how whilst working on a special project to promote Newtown High School. As part of this, we were very fortunate to receive a visit from local award-winning journalist David Williams, co-founder and director of MyTown Media Ltd (the hyper-local news service behind MyNewtown and MyWelshpool). He spent time talking to the students about his inspiring career in the media, including his varied experiences in international sports journalism and his time as media advisor to HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan.
• Friday 14 November 2025 Possible school closure early warning and procedures
• Friday 7 November 2025 Letter from the Chair of Governors - Headteacher recruitment process
• Thursday 6 November 2025 World Skills UK Competition In 2025, for the first time the World Skills UK competition is held in Wales. Students from the Newtown Campus were invited to witness the passing of the World Skills UK torch relay, passing on to the next generation of competitors.Students got to take part in Catering Activities, tours of the facilities and on-site restaurant, introduction into different courses available in Further Education, the chance to watch live practical cooking demonstrations including Crêpes Suzette and mocktails and most importantly sampling a range of different foods.
• Thursday 23 October 2025 Cogurdd and PobUrdd Competition Winners We had a very successful CogUrdd and PobUrdd competition on Friday 17th October with so many delicious dishes and desserts made. It wasn't easy to pick our winners - the results are as follows:
• Tuesday 21 October 2025 Pearl of Africa Choir On Monday 20th October The Pearl of Africa Choir came to our Newtown Campus to do a performance for years 7 and 8 in assembly, then workshops with year 8 all day. This was followed by a concert in the hall in the evening.
• Thursday 25 September 2025 Pearl of Africa Children's Choir
• Monday 22 September 2025 Parent and carer survey - views and perceptions of behaviour
• Monday 22 September 2025 Meet the Headteacher - Wedenesday 1st October Our first meet the Headteacher Event will be held on Wednesday 1st October. We would love to see lots of you there to ask us questions, share your views and give us your ideas. Tea and coffee will be provided. Let us know you are coming on this link: https://forms.office.com/e/c1DNEzJHkR
• Thursday 18 September 2025 Fraudulent ParentPay app - letter to parents
• Thursday 11 September 2025 Key Dates for 2025-26
• Thursday 21 August 2025 GCSE Results 2025 Congratulations to all of our GCSE students on results day!
• Wednesday 20 August 2025 GCSE Results Day 2025 We will be distributing the GCSE results on the Newtown Campus on Thursday 21st August between 10.00am and 11.00am.
• Thursday 14 August 2025 AS and A-Level results 2025 Newtown High School is proud to announce another year of successful A-Level results, reflecting the hard work, dedication, and resilience of its students and staff.
• Tuesday 22 July 2025 Letter to parents - Summer Term 2025
• Friday 18 July 2025 Summer 2025 Newsletter - NC
• Friday 18 July 2025 Results Days 2025 Results – Summer 2025 GCSE and GCE
• Wednesday 16 July 2025 Letter from the Chair of Governors - Summer 2025
• Tuesday 8 July 2025 Holiday / Absence Requests During Term Time
• Wednesday 2 July 2025 School meal provision July 2025
• Thursday 8 May 2025 Letter from the Chair of Governors - VE Day
• Wednesday 30 April 2025 Strategic Review of Post 16 Provision There is an ongoing strategic review of post-16 education in Powys, which will be considered by the county council’s Cabinet next month. The review sets out the challenges facing post-16 education in Powys and has identified three options to rationalise sixth form provision and recommends engagement with key stakeholders to support the development of a preferred way forward.
• Tuesday 1 April 2025 Catering price increases - April 2025 - Powys Catering
• Tuesday 18 March 2025 Letter to year 11 students and parents - 18th March Mr Jones (Head of Key Stage) and Mrs Davies (SLT link for year 11) have produced a letter for year 11 students and their parents regarding the final term run-up to exams.
• Wednesday 19 February 2025 School meal price lists Below is the current school meal price list. These prices are still current since the last update in 2023.
• Wednesday 12 February 2025 Letter to parents - social media
• Friday 7 February 2025 Letter to parents - uniform (February 2025)
• Monday 27 January 2025 Have you claimed all the support you can get with school costs? The Welsh Government offers support with Free School Meals and School Essentials such as uniform, kit and stationery.

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