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• Friday 19 December 2025 Newtown High School announces appointment of new Headteacher, Mrs Havard Newtown High School is delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Havard as the new Headteacher, overseeing both John Beddoes and Newtown campuses. Mrs Havard has successfully led one campus as Acting Head and will now take on the role of Headteacher across the entire school.Mrs Havard brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the school community. Her leadership during her tenure as Acting Head has been instrumental in driving progress and fostering a positive learning environment.Speaking about her new role, Mrs Havard said: “I am honoured to take on the position of Headteacher for both campuses. This is an exciting new chapter for our school, and I look forward to working with staff, students, and families to build on our successes and continue moving the school forward. Together, we will ensure that every student thrives and reaches their full potential.”The school community warmly welcomes Mrs Havard into her new role and looks forward to the con
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Year 9 Newsletter Earlier this term, a group of Year 9 students were lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with local, award-winning journalist David Williams, co-founder and director of MyTown Media Ltd (which delivers the hyper-local news services of MyNewtown and MyWelshpool). He worked with them to provide expert advice and guidance as they put together their very own special edition of the school newsletter, to highlight what they think are the best aspects of life at Newtown High School.Today they welcomed David back to the school to share the final version of their newsletter. We're sure you'll agree that they have done a fantastic job! They have worked so hard on this project, and we are very proud of them all. Thank you also to David for giving his time this term to come in and work with us.
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Newtown High School Celebrates Removal from Estyn Review John Beddoes and Newtown Campuses are delighted to announce the exciting news that the school has been officially removed from Estyn Review. The Estyn team have recognised the further hard work that has been put in place since their visit in October 2023 towards the recommendations. This achievement marks a significant milestone in our ongoing journey of improvement and excellence.
• Monday 15 December 2025 Meet the Headteacher - responses Our last Meet the Headteacher session took place on Wednesday 1st October. The document below details the questions taken, and our responses to them.
• Wednesday 3 December 2025 Headteacher's Autumn 2025 letter
• 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

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