Notice is given to parents that NEU strike action will take place on 14th February and as a result school will be closed to pupils.
Letter to Parents :
The Year 8 Interim Reports will be made available via Satchel:one throughout the day. All pupil reports will be uploaded by 4pm at the latest so please check throughout the day.
Notice is given to parents that NEU strike action will take place on 14th February and as a result school will be closed to pupils.
Letter to Parents :
The letter below gives further information about NEU Strike Action and the impact on school.
Please use the link below to access a letter from Mr Williams with information regarding the internal Year 10 examinations and Summer 23 GCSE examinations.
The Year 10 Parents’ Evening will take place on February 6th with more information to follow shortly.
On behalf of the staff and Governing Body of Ysgol Bae Baglan, I would like to wish all our families a Merry Christmas.
School will re-open to all pupils on Monday 9th January 2023.
Nadolig Llawen.
Mr Rees
Headteacher/Prifathro
Please click here to access the Parental / Carer Option information letter
Ysgol Bae Baglan is one of 10 schools to be selected as part of the Upstream Cymru Pilot Project, which will be carried out initially for Year 10 pupils in January 2023.
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All Parents. Public Health Wales have shared information for parents regarding Scarlet Fever and other common infections.
The health board have written to all schools to inform of a recent increase in notifications of scarlet fever and invasive streptococcal disease. Download here
If you are collecting these on behalf of someone, then you must have written consent from them. This will be asked for when collecting the certificates.
Examination certificates for the class of 2022 will be available for collection from the main reception at YBB from Monday 28th November, at the following times:
Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 3:45pm.
Friday 9:30am – 3:15pm.
Any queries then please email ybbexams@npt.school
World Cup 2022
As you know, the Wales football team has qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. Understandably, there is a lot of excitement about this and we will follow their journey closely when their campaign gets underway on Monday 21st November. One of their group games takes place next Friday at 10 a.m. and I know many pupils have asked if the school will be showing the game. We have decided to show the game during Lessons 2 & 3 and allow pupils if they choose to wear a red top. We will utilise some larger spaces like the Hall as well as individual classrooms as we do not have the capacity to cater for all the pupils in one area as you can imagine. We have however been advised that due to the number of schools who will be doing likewise, the demand on the bandwidth nationally may cause issues with screening the game. We hope this won’t be the case as we would like to get behind the team but in the event that it does happen we would have to return to normal timetabled lessons. Exact arrangements will be finalised early next week and communicated to pupils and parents.
Richard Rees
Headteacher/Prifathro
We have had a somewhat challenging week with the ongoing issues involving the gas supply to the kitchens. This has obviously had an impact on the selection of food available and I would like to thank the kitchen staff for their efforts in putting together and providing a menu to the best of their ability under the circumstances. Likewise, I would like to thank pupils and parents/carers for their patience as we work through this issue. Ultimately, it has been frustrating but we have endeavoured to keep the school open and avoid unnecessary disruption to families and pupils’ learning.
We have been assured that the issue will be resolved by the middle of next week. In the meantime, I have met with the Catering Team to discuss the temporary menu for next week which can be found below. There is a mixture of hot and cold food available. Once again, apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Throughout the week we have been marking Remembrance Day during lessons, registration time and assemblies culminating in a minute’s silence across the school today to show our respects.
Finally, I would like to wish Year 11 pupils the best of luck next week in their GCSE Maths Examinations.
We have had another busy couple of weeks in school and as pupils and staff break for a well-earned half-term, I wanted to thank parents and carers for their continued support this half-term. As always, please refer to the school’s website and social media channels for information, news and events as they are updated on a regular basis. Some recent highlights include:
Year 11 GCSE Examinations
Individual pupil timetables for November have already been distributed to pupils and all information regarding these examinations along with study guidance can be accessed here. Please avoid booking family holidays during the school term; absences naturally impact adversely on pupils’ learning. Unfortunately, we have had occasions when holidays have been booked during the school term that have also clashed with GCSE exams; they cannot be re-arranged for another date. On 14th and 16th of November, Year 11 pupils will be sitting their GCSE Mathematics exams, and May/June 2023 both Year 10 and Year 11 will be sitting GCSE exams.
Uniform
As you aware we no longer have purple YBB hoodies as part of out optional outdoor PE uniform. We have now launched through Sportec a ¾ Zipped sports top that can be purchased to wear as part of our optional outdoor PE uniform. Can I also take this opportunity to thank you for your support in ensuring pupils are wearing the correct uniform.
It just remains for me to remind everybody that all pupils return to school on Monday 7th November. For pupils in the secondary phase it will be week A timetable.
Have a great time over half-term and remember to stay safe.
Richard Rees
Headteacher/Prifathro
We are delighted to announce that we have planned an evening of celebration for our current Year 11 pupils to be held at the Manor Park Country House, Clydach, on Thursday the 6th of July 2023.
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Dear Parent / Carer,
Please click on the link below to access information regarding the Mock Examinations and all GCSE examination series.