PORTHCAWL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

I shall start by expressing my sincere thanks to everyone involved in our school production of ‘Footloose’ at the Grand Pavilion. It was the 44th production at that beautiful theatre, and it goes without saying, we are already looking forward to next year! To the pupils and staff, your work ethic, talent, and commitment is something to behold – I am in awe! With sell out performances, delivered to over 2000 people, I know all who attended will agree when I say this - it was, quite simply, outstanding! Thanks to Dan Minto for taking the photographs. This month, there is certainly a lot to talk about! We recently held our Sixth Form Open Evening and are delighted that a large intake of around 170+ students will join us in September. Our Wellbeing Ambassadors have been actively promoting Wellbeing across the school community, supporting Mental Health Week, where our community came together to wear items of ‘Green’ in support. Numerous sport and extra-curricular activities have taken place each week – too much to capture in one article! Most recently our U16 Netball team performed very well at the Ann Smart tournament and our Year 7 Basketball team travelled to Aberystwyth to participate in a Basketball Wales event. We are currently preparing for our Junior and Senior Eisteddfod and we look forward to our annual Eisteddfod at the Grand Pavilion.

M Stephens, Head Teacher

Nottage News

Can you believe it’s March 2023 already? I know that we can’t. 2022 ended on a high as we were once again able to open our doors for Christmas Concerts. It was a pleasure to invite families back into school and join us to celebrate the season and spread festive cheer. Our pupils took part in a variety of services, entertained the residents of the local retirement home and even performed our very own Glee Club pantomime. Oh yes we did! Porthcawl Comprehensive performed their spectacular production of ‘Cinderella’ for pupils of Year 2-6 who were in awe as they performed the classic tale with much wit and style. The children sang, danced and laughed as they transformed our hall into Cinderella’s ballroom.

Our mission is to achieve the Silver award in our Rights Respecting School journey. Our School Council are Rights Ambassadors, raising awareness of the different articles and implementing changes across the school. We also have our very own working group focusing on promoting inclusion and equality It is formed with teachers, parents and pupils as we collaboratively strive to make a difference across Porthcawl and the wider community.

We are very excited to begin our new Cynefin topic as we are embracing our locality and community spirit.

Our Early Years Forest School taster was a huge success with children making pinecone birdfeeders and toasting marshmallows. Pupils love the stunning woodland space they use for weekly Forest School.

Our data has shown over many years that a child who joins in Year 7, on leaving the school in Year 13, will attain a grade higher per subject than a child of a similar ability in another school. Our culture of aspiration is entwined with the curriculum, delivered by our teaching staff and reflected in our academic outcomes. Our personalised approach allows for more tailored teaching and learning at every stage of school.

Last year, more than half our new pupils joined mid-year for a range of reasons: relocation; pupils who were more able and needed academic stretch; pupils who had not settled or were unhappy in their current school; or possibly even gaps in learning caused by the pandemic. Whatever the reason, we can help. We are very used to and experienced with the process of welcoming children mid-year. Find out just how beneficial a mid-year start could be and how we create a warm, welcoming environment for new pupils, with our buddy system and curriculum catch-up packs.

Helen Hier, Head Teacher

Tuesday 28th March 2023

Wednesday 29th March 2023

Doors open 6:00pm, show starts 6:30pm

Tickets £5 adults, £3 concessions Available from school reception.