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• 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.
• Monday 20 January 2025 Year 11 mock exams January 2025
• Thursday 19 December 2024 Letter to parents - Christmas 2024
• Tuesday 10 December 2024 Christmas Concert 2024 Our 2024 Christmas Concert on the Newtown Campus takes place on Tuesday 10th December at 10pm in the school hall.
• Tuesday 3 December 2024 Chair of Governors letter - autumn/winter 2024
• Thursday 14 November 2024 Afternoon to Meet the Headteacher: Change of Date We are holding the next Meet the Headteacher Event of this academic year on Wednesday 4th December, 2pm-3pm. This is a change to the date we originally published due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and we hope that lots of you can still make it.
• Thursday 7 November 2024 LNF Tests Year 7, 8 and 9 parents, please see the letter below about LNF tests that will take place later this month. These tests look at the literacy and numeracy skills of the pupils and inform us of the progress pupils are making and any support they may need. For further information you can find an LNF parent guide here: Online personalised assessments in reading
• Saturday 2 November 2024 Autumn Newsletter Here is our letter to parents at the end of the Autumn term from our Acting Headteacher, Mrs Havard.
• Wednesday 23 October 2024 Sixth Form update and activities Our Key Stage 5 students have already started to plan their futures after Sixth Form. They have had PSE sessions on using UCAS @unifrog.org to research careers and courses, have had a talk in school from Exeter University, and recently attended the UK University and Apprenticeship Search Fair at Cardiff City Stadium to speak directly to university representatives and start to plan their future learning pathways. Now, they are starting to plan their independent Open Day visits!
• Friday 18 October 2024 Mobile phone use at Newtown High School We have updated our mobile phone policy. The letter to parents below outlines our reasons and changes.
• Tuesday 15 October 2024 Wear Red Day 2024 - Friday 18th October This year we will be supporting the Show Racism the Red Card 'Wear Red' Day. Pupils can come into school wearing red - this could be just a touch of red with their school uniform if they would rather, or a red t-shirt as part of their non-uniform outfit; they could come wearing a full head to toe red suit...or even a Liverpool shirt if they really wanted...! Suggested donation £1.
• Monday 7 October 2024 School production - Annie - November 27/28/29th Tickets will be available to buy for Annie on Open Evening, Thursday 10th October. The show is on November 27/28/29 at 6.30pm in the School Hall (Newtown Campus). Tickets cost £5.
• Monday 7 October 2024 Open Evening 2024 - Thursday 10th October This year's Open Evening takes place on Thursday 10th October, starting at 6pm (finishing at 8pm).
• Friday 27 September 2024 Pick-up and drop-off arrangements at school
• Wednesday 25 September 2024 School admissions 2025-26 The Secondary School Admission Round for Powys learners born between 01/09/13 - 31/08/14 opens on Monday, 16th September 2024.
• Thursday 19 September 2024 Letter to Parents - Data Protection
• Wednesday 18 September 2024 Open Evening - 10th October 2024 We warmly invite all year 5 & 6 pupils, and their families, to our Open Evening on Thursday 10th October. The evening begins at 6pm in the School Hall with a short presentation from our Headteacher and Transition Team. Following this you will have the rest of the evening to explore all that Newtown High School has to offer, including some explosive activities in Science and a taste of food from around the world in Geography! Not able to make the Open Evening? Please email Mrs Huxley to arrange an alternative time to come for a tour of the school! Her email address is shuxley@newtown-hs.powys.sch.uk
• Wednesday 11 September 2024 Sixth Form Open Evening / Year 11 Information Evening 26/9/24 Parents of year 11 students - we would like to invite you and your child to attend our Year 11 Information Evening, taking place in the school Hall on Thursday 26th September between 6pm and 7.30pm (Newtown Campus).
• Wednesday 28 August 2024 School uniform - September 2024 A reminder of our uniform policies for the return to school in September:
• Thursday 22 August 2024 Celebrations continue at Newtown High School following a "pleasing" set of GCSE results at campuses in Newtown and Presteigne Newtown High School is incredibly pleased to see the hard work and efforts of our students being rewarded. We are today celebrating a positive set of GCSE results and this can only be attributed to the resilience, tenacity, cheerfulness and high spirits of a special group of students.Acting Headteachers, Mrs Natalie Havard and Mrs Suzy Craddock-Bennett, expressed immense pride in the students' achievements, stating, "This year's GCSE results are a testament to the commitment and perseverance of our students, the unwavering support of their families, and the dedication of our outstanding staff. We are incredibly proud of the success they have achieved. We must also remember the challenges this cohort of pupils have faced, they have in essence spent every year of their secondary education in the middle, or the aftermath, of the pandemic. Today is a time to reflect and celebrate their achievements, it’s so pleasing to see the smiles on the pupils faces and we are so proud of them."
• Thursday 15 August 2024 Newtown High School celebrate a successful return to A Level exam results Newtown High School is celebrating another set of successful A Level exam results.
• Tuesday 13 August 2024 Exams update - results days 2024
• Friday 19 July 2024 Useful Resources for Families and Learners in Powys The Child Poverty Task Force has updated the booklet of useful resources for families and learners in Powys.
• Thursday 18 July 2024 Uniform swap shop

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