Fel ysgol, mi rydym yn dathlu Diwrnod Shwmae yn yr ysgol ar Ddydd Iau, 15 Hydref. As a school, we are celebrating Diwrnod Shwmae in school this Thursday, 15th October.

All pupils are encouraged to wear a top to school reflecting their pride in being Welsh. These can be red, green or white tops or a mixture of these colours. Normal correct school uniform on the bottom half for all pupils please and shirt, tie and jumper if they are not wearing a red, white or green top.

There will be activities taking part throughout the day to celebrate our language, heritage and traditions.

Diolch yn fawr o flaen llaw am eich cefnogaeth parhaus/Many thanks in advance for your continued support.

The School Nursing Service will be visiting the school on 11.11.26, 12.11.26 & 13.11.26 to deliver the annual Flu Vaccination Programme for pupils from Reception to Year 11.

The school nursing website has all vaccination information to ensure all parents and carers have received the Patient Information Leaflet for the vaccine. Please click below. 

Patient Information Leaflet  

The service ask kindly that all children and young people have watched the video below in preparation for their vaccination.  

https://youtu.be/KIbPEFRJz1o

Online consent form link and QR code (parents must complete this whether consenting or declining): 

2026/27 School Nasal Flu Vaccination form – Fill in form 

Year 10 lunchtime and after school curriculum support sessions are now up and running.

Year 11 lunchtime and after school curriculum support sessions are now up and running.

See attached our current secondary phase lunchtime and after school clubs. These will be added to throughout the year in line with our pupil voice meetings.

Our Year 11 Parent’s Evening 1 is on Monday 12th October 2026. Online bookings will open at 5pm on Monday 5th October 2026, using the link below. Year 11 Parent’s Evening 2 will be on Monday 1st February 2027.

https://bit.ly/YBBParents

Friday 2nd October 2026 is a school inset day so the school is closed for pupils.

Mae pob munud yn cyfrif/Every minute matters

We are delighted to share that our Year 6 into 7 Open Evening will be held on Monday 28th September 2026. Due to the high numbers attending we will be running the evening as follows:

4pm: Opening Presentation 1 in the Michael Sheen Theatre, this will be followed by an informal tour, meeting our amazing staff and experiencing fun learning activities in all departments across school. Our fantastic pupil leaders will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you may have.

5pm: Opening Presentation 2, same format as above.

There will be a welcome area on arrival with tea/coffee available plus an Ysgol Bae Baglan school prospectus and information sheet showcasing the evening activities. We really look forward to welcoming you and your child/children to their future secondary school. Please contact the school reception (01639 508540) if you have any queries prior to the evening.

Colorfoto will be visiting school on Monday 7th September 2026 for our Year 7&9 pupil school photographs. Your child will be coming home from school on Monday with information on how you can order their photo online with Colorfoto.

We are delighted to launch our Ysgol Bae Baglan Alumni Programme this week. The programme aims to create an ever closer link and feeling of belonging for our students leaving at the end of Year 11 as they move onto their next exciting chapter. Please see the letter attached for more details. Our Alumni Database has been sent to all of our departing Year 11 Class of 2026 students for completion via Satchel One. More details on how older past pupils can join our Alumni group will be shared over the coming days.

https://cdnfiles.j2bloggy.com/36504_b/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Alumni-Letter-Class-of-2026.pdf

It was a real pleasure for us to again host the Annual Neath Port Talbot Schools Service Children’s Summer Festival at Ysgol Bae Baglan today. Another marvellous event, thoroughly enjoyed by our own service children and those from schools across the region. The pupils participated in a range of fantastic activities, provided by Forces Fitness, Bushcraft, Bulldogs and a rugby activity provided by Apollo Teaching. We are extremely grateful to all our visitors, including the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan, The Mayor and Mayoress and Mrs Julie Stapleton, Service Children’s Lead for the Local Authority.

A wonderful day with excellent weather in a lovely setting. Special mention to our fabulous pupils for supporting the day, to Mrs Jayne Lewis and to our outstanding Service Children’s Champion, Mrs Abby Challenger. As a proud, truly inclusive school, our service children having a strong voice across our school community is extremely important to us. With military veterans on our staff, along with wives and partners of serving members of the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, we are ideally placed to provide relevant, meaningful support. We are also very proud of our close connections with the Local Veteran’s Group and of our status as a Gold Award School in partnership with Supporting Service Children in Education (Cymru). We eagerly anticipate continuing to work closely with all of our partner schools and organisations to ensure an ever stronger regional network for service children and their families.