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• Tuesday 14 May 2024 LIBF Qualifications 2024 For year 11 students interested in taking the LIBF qualification this summer, the letter below outlines more details and contains the consent form for students to complete.
• Tuesday 14 May 2024 Year 11 Leaving Arrangements 2024 The final day of school for our Year 11 pupils will be Friday 24th May. There will be science exams taking place that morning, but we will also be holding some celebrations to commemorate the pupils’ time at Newtown High School and then pupils will be allowed to leave school at 12:30pm.
• Tuesday 7 May 2024 Volunteer Police Cadets
• Tuesday 7 May 2024 Home Activities Survey for Children and Young People in Powys 2024 Powys County Council would like to ask you about activities that you like doing when you are not in school and how often you are able to do them.
• Friday 3 May 2024 Letter to parents - lockdown drill 7th May
• Friday 26 April 2024 Could you be a Youth Voice Champion?
• Tuesday 23 April 2024 Evening to Meet the Headteacher and Q&A Session - 14/5/24 Following on from the success of our last Meet the Headteacher event, we are holding another one this half term on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, between 6.00-7.00pm.
• Monday 22 April 2024 Measles and MMR Vaccination Programme Please find attached the Public Health Wales (PHW) briefing for the local Powys support that is available regarding Measles.
• Thursday 18 April 2024 Parenting in a Digital World: Promoting Safety, Wellbeing, and Resilience for Children and Young People 'Parenting in a Digital World: Promoting Safety, Wellbeing, and Resilience for Children and Young People' - A Free Online Webinar for Parents/CarersDate: 25th of April 5.15pm - 6.30pm
• Thursday 18 April 2024 School INSET (non-pupil) days 2024-2025 The (non-pupil) Inset days for 2024-2025 are now available on the Powys website: https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/1166/School-Term-Dates. Inset days are non-pupil days.
• Tuesday 26 March 2024 School meal price increases - 1st April 2024
• Friday 8 March 2024 Letter to parents - Headteacher working with BHS Following an approach from the Local Authority, Rob Edwards, our Head Teacher, will be working to support Brecon High School from Monday, 11th March 2024. The letter below gives more information.
• Friday 8 March 2024 Letter from the Chair of Governors Please see the letter from Mr Harper about some changes taking place at school.
• Friday 8 March 2024 Children's activity lists - 2023-2024 Powys Family Information Service have put together lists of local activities and clubs for secondary age children. The Newtown area list is below.
• Wednesday 6 March 2024 Evening to Meet the Senior Team and Q&A Session We are writing to inform you about an upcoming event that we believe will be of great interest and importance to you as parents and guardians of our students.
• Wednesday 6 March 2024 Year 11 revision timetable 2024
• Monday 4 March 2024 Letter to parents - unstructured time and behaviour It has come to our attention that there has been a noticeable increase in pushing, shoving, barging, and play fighting among the boys during their free time. This behaviour, although often perceived as innocent play, can have several negative impacts. Not only does it pose a potential risk for physical harm, but it also creates an atmosphere that may be unsettling for others.
• Thursday 22 February 2024 Year 9 Parents Evening 6th March 2024 Our Year 9 Parents Evening will take place in the school hall from 4.30pm until 7.00pm on Thursday 7th March. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss their current progress in each of their subjects as well as explore some of the options subjects which may be available to your child in September 2024. Also present will be our Wellbeing and ALN teams, and a representative from Careers Wales.
• Thursday 22 February 2024 Meet the Headteacher 2024 Following the feedback from our last Meet the Headteacher Event and to facilitate open communication, we have organised a series of events where you can come into school to meet with myself and some members of the Senior Team including our Head of Campus, Mrs Havard.
• Wednesday 7 February 2024 Powys Transport In view of the weather warning for tomorrow (Thursday), the Local Authority have cancelled all school transport, including taxis in the North of Powys, this includes transport to Newtown High School. The SCHOOL REMAINS OPEN. We will keep you informed as more information is shared with us.
• Monday 22 January 2024 Year 10 Parents Evening Our Year 10 Parents Evening will take place in the school hall from 4.30pm until 7.00pm on Thursday 1st February. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss their current progress in each of their subjects. Also present will be our Wellbeing and ALN teams, and a representative from Careers Wales.
• Monday 15 January 2024 Year 11 - Maths Watch
• Thursday 11 January 2024 Celebrating student success In October 2023, Alfie demonstrated one of our key traits of Reliance in sticking with a Science task even though he was struggling with illness - ultimately, winning an award in the Seren Academy Science Fair.
• Wednesday 10 January 2024 ALN drop-in sessions John Beddoes Campus - Monday 22nd January 1:45 - 3:30pmNewtown Campus - Thursday 25th January 1:45 - 3:30pm
• Wednesday 10 January 2024 Year 11 Parents Evening - 18th January 2024 Our Year 11 Parents Evening will take place in the school hall from 4.30pm until 7.00pm on Thursday 18th January. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss their current progress in each of their subjects. Also present will be our Wellbeing and ALN teams, and a representative from Careers Wales.
• Monday 8 January 2024 Cold Weather Tomorrow's temperatures are set to be extremely cold. Please make sure you wear coats and take care on your way to and from school.
• Thursday 21 December 2023 Letter to parents - Christmas 2023
• Wednesday 20 December 2023 Newsletter autumn 2023 (Newtown Campus) You can see our latest newsletter below.
• Monday 18 December 2023 Estyn Report 2023 We are delighted to announce the release of our latest Estyn report. In October, a team of inspectors came to the school. They spoke to learners; carried out lesson observations; looked in pupils' books and interviewed staff across both campuses.
• Thursday 14 December 2023 Support for children and young people over Christmas Please see attached posters of emotional health and wellbeing support available for young people over the Christmas period.

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