Young Carers at JUMP JAM
Our Young Carers visited Jump Jam today and had a great time!
Thank you to BING and Jo from Bridgend Young Carers for organising the session.
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Year 8 Irish Dance Winner
CCYD Year 8 learner Cerys Kostic-Lewis recently attended a National Irish Dancing competition held in Swansea where she came away with four 1st place trophies, a 2nd place and a 3rd place.
Cerys has been line dancing for over 6 years, and dances twice a week. Well done Cerys!
Reminder: INSET DAYS
CCYD has Inset days Friday 1st and Monday 4th July.
Learners will return on Tuesday 5th July.
Young Carers Friendly Award
It was lovely to welcome Rhian Watts from the Bridgend Carers Centre in school today. Rhian presented us with the Young Carer Friendly Award because of the work we have been doing to support our Young Carers at CCYD. Aaron Cosker, Emily Stevens and Mrs Pope were delighted to receive the award.
Building Bridges
Building Bridges
Today our Tackle group was back in the classroom for some group work.
The pupils were split into three smaller teams and given a task to build a bridge from coffee stirrers, string and sellotape. The rules were resources were restricted in amounts and the bridge had to be a set size and bear weight.
The teams were slightly different in their mix up from the norm and meant that new working relationships had to be made quickly.
Interestingly each group had developed a different tactic, which developed into three different results, but all working in their own way. Proof that resilience wins out and that sometimes there is more than one right answer. Lots of creative ideas and work processes were on show, but the challenge was taken further in a outside activity, stretching co operation and communication skills as well as demanding some quick thinking!
The winners of this weeks activity were Callum Gregory, Daniel Clifton Bennett and Hakeem Mumine.
Well done all, one more session before half term and a well earned
break on the way.
Welcome to the team Daisy.
CCYD would like to introduce its newest member of the team “Daisy”. She is currently living her best life as the school’s wellbeing dog. A number of learners are developing a great bond with Daisy who plays a huge role in making everybody smile and having a positive impact with their wellbeing. One picture shows Daisy resting after a long day in “work”.
Ospreys Tackle Group Visit Pencoed College
The CCYD Tackle group were invited to Pencoed College to view the new STEAM facilities and find out about the courses available after GCSEs on the campus. We had a warm welcome at the academy facilities where our tour began. This is a flagship for Bridgend College, it presents 21st century teaching and learning, which offers Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. In a very comfortable and futuristic environment, with lots on offer.
We saw some courses on offer such as Electronics, Mechanics, Media, Carpentry, land based courses and sport. Also we could speak to a large range of staff from the various departments, who freely gave their time to advise on the courses and opportunities, we were the first school group to access the new facilities.
The pupils were keen to engage and benefited from the advice on offer from the very knowledgeable staff. The pupils agreed that it was hugely beneficial to be able to visit the premises in person and see what’s on offer first hand.
We would like to thank the Ospreys Employment Officers and Bridgend College for arranging the visit and giving their time to us in CCYD.
Cost Of Living Event
Cost of Living event being held on Tuesday May 17th 2022 at the Richard Price Centre, Llangeinor. The event is being attended by organisations including Citizens Advice Bridgend, Baobab-bach Community Food Pantries, Power Up, BCBC Local Community Coordinator, the Bridgend Repair Café, Valleys to Coast Money Matters team, the Childcare Offer team, the Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit and more.
The aim of the event is to help people look at ways it might be possible to reduce bills, find new ways to make savings and find out if they are entitled to any additional financial support.
We would like as many people to attend the event as possible as we believe it will be extremely useful. The event runs between 3pm and 6pm and parents are welcome to bring their children along. Some refreshments will be available.
British Physics Olympiad
William, Ethan and Evan opted to be part of the British Physics Olympiad.
This consisted of them attending online lessons and sitting a very challenging assessment, which was sent off and marked externally. The content of the paper was exceptionally difficult and it is a great achievement that Ethan and Evan were awarded a commendation and even more impressive that William achieved a bronze award. This competition is highly regarded by further education establishments and employers and certainly sets them up to progress in the field of Physics.
CCYD Eco – Committee Encourage Others
A BIG thank you to the Eco Committee for their commitment and courage for delivering assemblies all week to each year group on recycling and litter. They work hard each day and show great passion for our school environment. Well done everyone involved and keep up the great work.
Ospreys Tackle Project
This week we had our Ospreys Tackle session and decided to enhance our skills on being creative!
A task was given to create a kicking tee made by the limited resources of cardboard string and sellotape. Pupils were split into teams, a design had be be planned and agreed before pupils could create a model.
Pupils worked on communication skills, teamwork, negotiation, problem solving and collaboration to create a model of a kicking tee, which was then used in the activity session, to test.
Pupils created roles within their own teams (four teams in total) of kicker, catcher and engineer, with aims of scoring points based on their success rates of placement over posts, receiving ball and whether the tee was holding up to its design also whether it was fit for purpose or not.
The winning team of Theo, Harvey and Sam or “Ferry RFC” gained the most points out of the 4 teams which showed their skill and accuracy to win the days’ challenge.
Well done all. This was a competitive session bringing out some strong design ideas and good co operation to make this a very enjoyable session. Also to mention thanks to Kyle from the Ospreys Employability Officers for coming to CCYD for the first time with Mel and providing such a challenging lesson plan.
Diolch yn fawr.
Bridgend community outreach centre
Hello, my name is Rebecca and I am writing to you today from Bridgend Community Outreach Centre. (CIC 11367568) I would like to make you aware of our services that may benefit some of your families. Along with several other projects, including our food security projects, where we offer £5 food bags for collection.
We are now running our connect project, this offers free support and help to families with children. We offer support and advice, Help families to look for playgroups or parent and child groups, support for single parents or families with children up to age 16, and help them access any services or benefits they are entitled to. The connect worker will build a relationship with the family and be there to support them, even if it’s just a chat with another adult. ( all support staff hold a safeguarding qualification and DBS checked)
We are also running our young mentors scheme, this involves a group of volunteers that are aged 18-25 who support teenage family members, their befriending and support can range from encouraging young people to make friends and join groups to encouragement to attend school. The young mentor project also provides confidence building and can be accessed from home or local cafes, schools or youth clubs ( all our young mentors have a child safeguarding qualification)
We run an adult training centre for over 16’s where we offer a variety of courses from food handling, customer service qualifications, drug and alcohol courses, parenting courses and many more, these courses are done on line at home with an interactive tutor or in the centre with our own teaching assistant.
If you may have any families that may benefit from these, or any other of our services please feel free to refer them or pass on our details for a self referral, I have attached a referral form.
Many thanks,
Rebecca, outreach manager @Bridgend community outreach centre 11367568
01656 451446
The Berwyn Centre
On Monday 14th March Head Girl Millie Howell and Ellie-Mae Davies attended the Berwyn Park and Minors memorial Opening Ceremony. The Berwyn Centre was opened in 1902 and demolished in 2013. Many ex-pupils will have visited the Berwyn Centre to watch and take part in school shows.
Attitude to Learning at CCYD
180 learners across year 7 to 13 scored the best Attitude to Learning (A2L) scores in data drop 3 (DD3) and celebrated in assembly with a lovely reward of an Easter Egg.
These learners achieved A2L scores of 2 across all subjects with one or more of these scores being a 1. These are the best of the best!
New CCYD Learner Wellbeing Outdoor Gym
CCYD is proud to present its new outdoor wellbeing gym. Whether during Health & Wellbeing lessons, PE lessons or break/lunch times our learners have the opportunity to burn excess energy and keep fit with a range of fun and engaging sports equipment. Pictured below is our Headteacher Tracey Wellington leading by example and our learners enjoying the new equipment.
Positive postcards / Wonderful learners!
Lots of positive postcards going home to our wonderful learners!
Year 13 learner Eeva Salo tells her story to @Seren_Network
Year 13 learner Eeva Salo has applied to attend a University in Finland and has been selected to tell her story to @Seren_Network. Keep an eye on the SEREN blog to read her story…https://serennetwork.
Year 8 Loveday wins Oxplore
CCYD learner Loveday Lock in year 8 entered an essay writing competition organised by The University of Oxford named “OXPLORE” and won her category!!!
This is a huge achievement based on the vast amount of competition from across Wales, Cornwall and the South East of England. We are so proud of Loveday and her achievement and attach her winning entry below.
English and Science sessions!
Well done to the year 10 and 11 learners that stayed for after school English and Science sessions!
Ospreys Tackle Group visit Swansea.com
As part of the educational unit and ongoing scheme of work linking with outside businesses, CCYD pupils were able to visit Swansea.com today. We were met by Mel, Joe and Tilley, the Ospreys Employability Officers who introduced us to the tour of the vast and prestigious building, each room being explained in its function with the jobs roles behind the running of it.
This included everything from reception to the media room where pupils took place in a mock TV interview. Also physio room and player’s changing rooms, trying on previous designs of jerseys discussing the technology/ history behind them. Lastly, going pitch-side and learning about the ground’s staff and how the pitch surface is prepared for each game of rugby and football.
Afterwards we were invited to one of the visitor boxes to complete a well-being task and discuss the information we had gained during the tour.
There was a lively conversation about the information we had gathered and a competition on the work produced. Two of the pupil groups won tickets to the next Ospreys v Zebre rugby game in March.
In all, a very interesting and productive day, a fitting way to end the half term of work.
A huge thank you to the pupils and staff involved who allow us to continue to run the program and make progress on each session.
Choose Your Future 2022
Choose your Future 2022 – All Wales digital event. Join us online as we team up with employers and industry experts from across Wales to showcase careers and jobs from a variety of priority sectors.
https://careerswales.gov.wales/events/choose-your-future-2022
Joseph to earn his first Welsh Cap
Joseph Jennings has played basketball for several years and been successful is his campaign to play for Wales.
This season started back in September and after lots of rigorous trials, intense training sessions and mentoring, Joseph has been selected in the final squad to represent Wales in two tours this year. The first, is to play Basketball against Scotland’s National Team in May, then ROI and NI in the summer. Both tours will earn Joseph, and his team mates their official Welsh Cap – this is a huge achievement and will give them the recognition they deserve.
We would like to congratulate Joseph and his team mates and wish them the best of luck in the upcoming tours.
After school for extra Welsh revision!
Well done to the year 11 learners that stayed after school tonight for extra Welsh revision!
Wear RED For Wales
Wear a RED TOP (normal bottoms) on Friday 4th February to raise money for charity.
Optional donation on the main entrance doors.
CCYD visit Ospreys NEW Stadium
After the last actual visit for CCYD to the home of the Ospreys in 2019, we were fortunate enough to be able to be invited to the stadium, now renamed Swansea.com, to watch the Ospreys v Edinburgh rugby match on Saturday 29th January.
We were welcomed by a fully costumed bagpiper and live band inside. The game itself was brisk and the lead changed hands several times. The Ospreys were the more resilient side and won the day, but with a very fine margin.
We are very grateful to the Ospreys Employability Officers for supporting CCYD and the invite to attend. It was a good experience to be at a live game after such a long time enjoyed by all. The pupils who attended were impeccably behaved, a credit to themselves and CCYD.
It seemed like a confidence is building amongst being able to have outdoor visits again as well as a rugby team building in their development.
Well done all and Dioch to all making this trip possible.
CCYD’s EESW 2021 team win Gold Crest Awards
Headteacher Mrs Wellington presents CCYD’s EESW 2021 team with a certificate for their project, a gold crest award and their award for the best use of engineering and technology, awarded from IET and their prize money.
The team was commended by The Engineering Scheme for their excellent teamwork, report, project outcome and design work. The team fulfilled a brief set by Sony to design and develop a contactless workplace tracking system using industry 4.0.
Team: Dafydd Roberts, Hollie Keeping, Kieran Pritchard, Samuel Gould
They designed the hardware and software for a smart watch that can be used on the factory floor. Mrs Deeming and Miss Pritchard were proud to support such a wonderful team.
Year 11 Numeracy Results
A lovely morning at CCYD today as Year 11 collected their Numeracy GCSE results. We are so proud of them. Doing exams after so much disruption was not easy. But they had brilliant results!
Wear Red For WALES
www.velindrefundraising.com
Velindre’s annual WEAR RED campaign is BACK in time for the Six Nations return in February and we want YOU to join us. #WearRed2022.
Supporting Velindre Cancer Centre has never been easier! Simply Wear Red and donate £1 to Velindre on Friday 4th February to show your support for Wales’ Premier Rugby Teams and Wales’ Premier Cancer Centre.
This ALL INCLUSIVE event is open to everyone! Join in as an individual, family, school, business or community group by simply signing up today.
Every penny raised from our Wear Red Campaign is invested back into Velindre Cancer Centre to fund a range of services, roles and resources that has a significant impact on the experience and treatment journey of our patients and their families.
How to get involved:
Click the link below and complete the short online form to register yourself, your business, your school or organisation for the event. Once this is done, you can relax knowing that you are on your way to making a difference. Velindre Cancer Charity will be in touch in January with your fundraising pack and will provide all the information you need in preparation for collecting and paying in your funds on 4th February.
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/WearRed2022
LFDs are available for parents/carers
All learners will return to school on Thursday 6th January.
LFDs are available for parents/carers to collect from school reception between 9am and 3pm on Wednesday 5th January.
Urgent Letter From BCBC
Urgent letter from BCBC Director of Education regarding school return in January.
Young Carers Christmas Coffee Morning
Our young carers met today for our annual Christmas coffee morning. Musical chairs and cakes! Thank you to BING for the gifts.
Christmas holiday free school meal payment vouchers
Christmas holiday free school meal payment vouchers
The local authority is currently issuing vouchers for pupils eligible for free school meals (eFSM) to the value of £39 for the Christmas break. Please be aware that it might take several days for all vouchers to be issued to parents/carers. Please only contact the local authority if you have not received your voucher by Friday 17 December. Communication received before this date will not be responded to.
As vouchers are issued in batches, you may not receive all your vouchers together. If you are expecting more than one voucher (one per child), you may receive some vouchers by text and some by email depending on the contact details that have been provided by your child’s school.
Please check your SPAM folder before you attempt to contact the local authority.
You will receive the voucher either by text message to your mobile from ‘Cash Out’ or by email from no-reply@paypointsvp.com
3 Options for the new local footpath/cycle path/bridge.
BCBC would like you to watch the video explanation regarding the 3 options for the new local footpath/cycle path/bridge.
VIDEO
Please could you then complete the survey:
CCYD’s Virtual Christmas Concert
We are delighted to announce that CCYD’s Virtual Christmas Concert will be going live on YouTube at 6pm tonight: https://youtu.be/
We hope you enjoy watching our wonderful learners perform as much as we enjoyed recording them. Merry Christmas!
Advance notice of upcoming dates:
Wednesday 15th December is Christmas jumper day. Thursday 16th December is the last day for learners. INSET day Friday 17th. Thank you.
Year 10 Pupils Make Debuts
Congratulations to Year 10 pupils Gethin Manning and Hakeem Mumine who both made their Bridgend Schools U15’s debuts. Both boys played extremely well against a physical Swansea side and both can be very proud of their efforts.
Tom completes 5 x Ultra Marathons
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say huge thank you to everyone that contributed to my 250km (5x50km) challenge. We set off early on Saturday morning with 15 individuals taking part, but only 9 of us completed all 5 ultra marathons. I finished my 5th and final event early hours Sunday morning, with a total time of 21 hours and 42 minutes – I was chuffed to bits!
More importantly, my team has raised over £9000 for the Movember charity fund; the most of any team event in the UK this year.
Many Thanks
Tom Seldon.
Young Carers at CCYD
Some of our Young Carers met today to discuss the designs of the new Bridgend Young Carers ID card. They also shared their ideas for how the new card will work and benefit all Young Carers.
Year 9 Options
Year 9 learners will be selecting their options for the 1st time over the next fortnight (follow up Feb). They will be having information talks all week in Tutor time and all of the information needed is also on their Year Google classroom and on our website in year 9 options https://ccyd.co.uk/
Mandatory Face Masks
Face Coverings in Schools
Acting upon advice from PHW we have been advised that all face coverings should be maintained in secondary schools. This is because the rate of infections in the 10-19 year old band remain high. PHW will review this again in December.
For this reason please remind your son/daughter to bring a mask every day. This along with good hand hygiene helps to control the spread of the virus.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs T Wellington
Tom Seldon – Learning Support Officer
On November 27th, Tom Seldon (Learning Support Officer) will be embarking on five Ultra-Marathon’s back to back for Movember!
- First a 31 mile (50km) run: from Mumbles to Bridgend,
- Then onto the machines, a 31 mile (50km) Row,
- A 31 mile (50km) Ski Erg,
- A 31 mile (50km) Bike Erg,
- Then finally a 31 mile (50km) Assault Bike.
We anticipate the challenge to run over 24 hours being a 250km event.
All donations to charity via link below: https://uk.movember.com/team/2379066
Remembrance Day – Eeva Salo
Congratulations to year 13 CCYD learner Eeva Salo for playing her trumpet on Remembrance Day with a beautiful rendition of The Last Post and Reveille. As always we are super proud how you represent yourself, the school and the wider community.
Professional Teaching Awards Cymru
About the awards
The Professional Teaching Awards Cymru honours the achievements of teachers up and down the country.
Award winners will be announced at a ceremony in May 2022.
Free School Meal Vouchers from half term will expire on the 21st November
Free School Meal Vouchers from half term will expire on the 21st November. If you did not receive your voucher please email FSMCOVID19@bridgend.gov.uk
https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/news/parents-and-carers-reminded-to-redeem-food-payment-vouchers/
https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/grants-for-pupils/
Evyn Swims 22 miles (English Channel) for charity
CCYD Learner Evyn Williams swam 22 miles (english channel) to raise money for diabetes uk. He raised £100 in total. His challenge was set over 12weeks but he had to have 2 weeks off due to covid.
Both the family and the school community are so proud of him for showing the determination and resilience to carry out this challenge. His parents said “We are super grateful for all the hard work and commitment that staff at CCYD do at the school, you are shaping the children every day to help make them who they are”.
Well Done Evyn, completing such challenges in life especially at such a young age makes you realise that anything is possible and will surely inspire all those around you.
Poppy Appeal At CCYD
We have had some lovely Poppy merchandise been brought into school to sell to raise money for the Royal British Legion.
Prices are:
Zip pull – 50p
Reflector – 50p
Silicon Wristband – £1
Snap Band – £1.50
We have some in reception if you would like to purchase any
CCYD contributes to local FoodBank
A huge thank you to all the learners, parents and carers for your support during these difficult times. We have collected over 600 food items for this years annual harvest. All donations will be delivered to Bridgend Food Bank to support those in our local community and will be very much appreciated in the months leading up to Christmas. Thank you so much for your support to all those involved.
Pre-order Catering at CCYD
We have now introduced a Pre-order system at CCYD for food to help speed up the process and reduce waiting times, forms are now available in the main atrium and need to be handed and paid for at break-time.
Pre Orders will then be available at a separate counter for a quick pick up at lunchtime
Tackle Project At CCYD
Ospreys Tackle restarted today for year 11. Pupils were keen to start and reviewed the work they had completed prior to the summer holidays.
Pupils were able to pick up where they left off and continued to build on the skills they have honed such as team work, communication and confidence to produce a presentation on a premiership rugby team. This was extended into an hour long second session creating a physical game, with a team of their own choosing with their own rules.
Three groups were created and each game was explained to all pupils in turn, with rules, which were also refereed by themselves. They included basketball, frisbee tennis and touch rugby. Feedback followed after each game and each was judged on its merits with advice for improvements.
This led to some explosive and skilled ball handling by the pupils as well as much improved practical communication and teamwork skills.
We very much look forward the the next few weeks which will see this year 11 Ospreys group draw to a close, but this will mean a new Tackle group starting for year 10’s, so lots to continue to look forward to.
Numeracy Revision
Massive well done to the 40 Year 11 learners who stayed after school for Numeracy revision tonight!
See you all next Monday.
(Pictured below is one on the classes offering after school revision)
Joseph Jennings to represent Wales
Joseph Jennings has played competitive basketball for a number of years and as you can imagine, it plays a huge part in his life.
Over the summer, Joseph (#11) represented Wales in the Summer 3×3 competitions held across South Wales. The final weekend was on the Bank Holiday Sunday in Cardiff, where Joseph and three teammates won the final.
Joseph has also taken part in trials for the Basketball Wales U15 National Team. There were in excess of 34 boys across South and North Wales all fighting for one of the sixteen places available. We are delighted to announce that Joseph was successful in being awarded one of the places and will now continue to represent Wales in competitions across Ireland, Scotland and hopefully Gibraltar.
Well done Joseph, a fantastic achievement, everyone at CCYD is very proud of you.
Changes to contact tracing and self-isolation from this September
Please find below information regarding changes to contact tracing and self isolation from this September.
GCSE Success At CCYD
Congratulations to all our learners at CCYD on today’s GCSE results, you have endured a very difficult time and showed real resilience throughout.
Some of our exceptional scoring grades were achieved by the following learners:-
Seren Cook
Ethan Duke
Anwen Ellis
Kiera Hill
Ellie James
Sam Jones
Maddie Matthews
Isabel Phillips
Oliver Phillips
William Phillips
Megan Stone
Roxy Wong
A Level Success at CCYD
As a school we are pleased and very proud of the way our learners have adapted to the unprecedented times of the global pandemic and how they have continued to maintain focus on their A level studies. All learners have thoroughly deserved the grades they have achieved during this extremely tough time and we wish all learners leaving for pastures new at university and the world of work all the very best for the future.
CCYD’s top grades have been achieved by;
Siobhan Cundle A*, A*, A,A to study English and Classical Studies at the University of Bristol
Grace Lewis, A*, A,A,A. Secured a place to study Midwifery at USW
Caitlyn Ralph A*, A, A, A. Secured a place at the University of Birmingham to study Mathematics and Business management
Molly Turner A,A,A,A off to study Midwifery at the University of Manchester
Elizabeth Alm A*, A, A,B. No plans to go to university but to work in ‘Animation’.
Below are photos of Caitlyn Ralph (Left), Grace Lewis (Middle) and Elizabeth Alm (Right).
Kind regards
Sarah Humphreys.
Head of Sixth Form.
CCYD Learner raises £1000 for little boy with cancer
Six year old Izsac Chinn was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in March after a visit to the opticians. He underwent brain surgery to remove as much of the tumour as possible. Izsac has had 31 cycles of radiotherapy treatment and is due to start chemotherapy treatment next month.
CCYD learner Dafyd Roberts has sold hundreds of raffle tickets and organised a raffle with over 40 prizes up for grabs, all kindly donated by local businesses
We are so proud of Dafyd who has managed to raise £1000 ! For little Izsac Chinn and his family.
EESW STEM Success
Mrs Deeming and Miss Pritchard are delighted to announce that Hollie, Sam, Daf and Kieran won an award for their EESW STEM project today. They received the award for Best Application of Engineering and Technology which was sponsored by The Institute of Engineering.
We are especially proud of all their hard work during this difficult year!
Transition at CCYD – Primary Cluster Schools
Primary Cluster schools have been attending transition at CCYD over the last 10 days, where they have had the opportunity to access some of the curriculum, meet teachers and visit our outside space, all whilst keeping safe and keeping to covid regulations!
It has been a positive and thrilling experience for the learners who were able to take part in the thematic topic ‘lLuna Landings’.
Learners worked collaboratively with the PE & Health & Wellbeing staff to work on their energy levels to get to the moon! They worked to solve problems and thought about the ways in which we should be working to look after our body and mind.
During their Literacy taster session Learners were encouraged to be creative in their writing, making use of their imaginations and creative vocabulary.
After a short tour of the outside areas year 6 were then all set for their numeracy lesson, focusing on helping Zid on his space travel through the galaxy, whilst working in teams to solve weight, time & distance problems.
For the last session of the day learners got creative with the D&T department. creating, building and adapting a flying craft. Pupils were encouraged to improve their flying craft with every flight, thinking about how they might increase its distance everytime – it seems yr 6 are very competitive! However the winner of the furthest flight path was Zachary King, from OVPS – Da Iawn Zac!
We hope that the learners had a fabulous experience, we know the staff did! We look forward to seeing you all in September.
CCYD now uses Sims Pay
At CCYD you are now able to pay for stationery items, replacement locker keys, art packs etc as well as adding money to your child’s dinner account via SIMS pay.
Please click the image below for more information and instructions.
Positive Covid-19 Case in Year 10
We have had a positive case in year 10 this morning therefore all of year 10 will isolate today whilst we carry out track and trace. Work will be set on the google classrooms and will be able to be completed on paper. We will update you later today. Thanks for your patience.
British Wakeboarding Champion at CCYD
Huge congratulations to Darcey-Jayne Williams of year 9 who became under-14 girls British wakeboarding champion last week at Windsor. Everyone is very proud of you and the fantastic achievement. Brilliant.
Tackle Project/Royal Navy at CCYD
We were fortunate enough to have a visit from the Royal Navy today in conjunction with the Ospreys Tackle Engagement Officer, Mel Sartain and WRU rugby hub Officer Chris Dicomidis. The session supported health and well-being as well as continuing to improve on communication skills and discussions on how to handle stress.
We took part in a number of exercises which helped discuss and demonstrate the best solution to the issues mentioned, which are common to school age pupils, as well as what may affect our family lives and extended support network.
The pupils were very mature in their approach and discussion was lively with very good solutions coming to the forefront of the session. All pupils were able to demonstrate they had listened and taken on board the issues discussed, another vital communication skill.
We thank all the staff able to take part today and look forward to further sessions with the Royal NavyOspreys Tackle whist continuing to improve our relationship with outside visiting staff. Pupils reported they have very much enjoyed today’s session.
CCYD ‘Best Practice’ Case Studies feature in Estyn thematic review
CCYD have two best practice cases mentioned in this edition of Estyn’s thematic review. Many thanks to Sarah Humphreys (Head Of 6th Form) for the work regarding Post 16 and also the Remote Teaching & Learning Group for the feedback and ideas that led to the Catch Up day during lockdown.
Information from SchoolBeat.cymru
In addition to delivering lessons, School Community Police Officers (SCPOs) are required to be fully involved with the day to day life of schools and are in a prime position to assist with problems that require police attention or advice.
At all times the Police will have children and young people’s interests at the forefront of their considerations and will work hand in hand with the school’s wishes and policies wherever possible.
Parents who are concerned about their child should contact their school in the first instance and if an incident needs to involve the Police the school will contact the SCPO who can then provide support, advice and arrange police attendance if necessary.
Please click on the leaflets below for more information
Tackle Army Visit At CCYD
Today we had a visit from the Army engagement service, based in Brecon, come to CCYD as part of their school program, in co operation with the Tackle program currently run in CCYD with co ordinating WRU rugby hub Officer Chris Dicomidis.
Tackle pupils were set 3 tasks today as part of a brain teaser/ physical activity to encourage team work and communication as part of their recent coverage of careers, options and life choices within Tackle, by Army Engagement officers visiting CCYD.
This lead to some very good teamwork, communication and sharing of ideas from the Tackle pupils in year 10 on a double practical session, not previously encountered.
Pupils were particularly keen to engage and re established their enthusiasm with the practical activities required for the planned events. Team work blossomed over the 2 hour session with all pupils building confidence and knowledge along the way as their curiosity taking over.
A very different session for learners but more “the norm” (pre Covid) which pupils and staff were all pleased and relieved to see. This was challenging enough to make pupils ask questions of themselves such as to their future hopes an aspirations, moving forward in a relaxed but encouraging atmosphere.
We hope to have our “visitors” back to follow up on today’s session at some point in the near future and build on the contacts made today.
Many thanks to Mel from the Ospreys employability program for organising the visit and the Army Engagement officers who were an absolute breath of fresh air to the pupils. They carried a very important message of resilience, determination and flexibility, whilst keeping an open mind for the pupils future choices.
This was an important reminder of what’s on offer moving forward with a realistic view of potential on a future life in the forces.
CCYD thank everyone for their co- operation on this event.
Thank you,
Judith Davies
Qualifications Wales – Information For Learners
Learner Guide to 2021 Qualifications Here is a guide to 2021 qualifications – all you need to know, to tell you more about the arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level and vocational qualifications this year.
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Tackle Project At CCYD
Tackle kicked off again this week with Melissa Sartain our Ospreys Employability Officer who was back to CCYD to deliver a two lesson session (our first double session this academic year) in conjunction with Chris Dicomidis CCYD WRU Hub Officer.
It was great to see the pupils put their hard preparation work into practice. The topic of the classroom session was based on “careers” with the pupils giving great thought and informed contributions on preposed future options. This will be supported soon by a visit from the Army Careers Advisor, which we are very fortunate to have.
This was followed by a fun session of activities, emphasising team work as well as enhancing physical skills.
It was a very promising restart with the maturity of a pupils showing in their engagement, with lots of positive contributions coming through. Thank you to the staff and pupils who made this happen this week.
Thank you,
Judith Davies
UCAS presentation for parents of Year 12
Please click on the presentation below to view the PDF document.
Headteacher Mrs Wellington congratulates 2020’s EESW team on their engineering accomplishments.
A team of five year 12 learners from CCYD have all received Gold Crest awards for their innovative engineering design project, working to a brief provided by local company Zimmer Biomet. The team entered the scheme, led by EESW STEM Cymru, and were able to successfully use their skills to deliver a working 3D printed prototype, engineering report and presentation on their product. They developed a tool to insert an Avantage Acetabular Cup which forms part of a total hip replacement.
‘CCYD graduates at The Brilliant Club Programme’
‘CCYD graduates at The Brilliant Club Programme’
A huge well done to some of Year 12&13 who volunteered to take part in a scholarship programme run by The Brilliant Club. The learners were mentored by a Phd student and they all engaged in virtual sessions at university level over lockdown and on our return to school. They have completed assessments and lectures on top of their school commitments.
Once again, I am very honoured to be involved with such amazing individuals.
Sarah Humphreys. Head of Sixth Form.
Year 12 Learners Eeva & Millie’s hard work pays off
At CCYD we take pride in all learners’ achievements and we are especially pleased to announce that Millie Howell and Eeva Salo (both in Year 12) have been working hard behind the scenes in acquiring extra curricular support in anticipation for their UCAS applications in the next academic year. Millie has recently been awarded a place on the Cardiff University Medicine Summer School and Eeva has a place on the UNIQ21 Programme at Oxford University along with a place on the Sutton Trust Summer School Imperial London College.
All the achievements here are testament to these young ladies hard work and growing aspirations and we wish them all the best on this exciting journey.
Sarah Humphreys. Head of Sixth Form.
Letter from Mr Lindsay Iorwerth Harvey
Please find below a letter from Mr Lindsay Iorwerth Harvey – Corporate Director – Education and Family Support Bridgend County Borough Council regarding some information being distributed outside schools, and across social media, relating to relationships and sexuality education within the school curriculum.
Returning Borrowed Laptops
Please can learners in years 7, 8, 9 and 10 return any borrowed laptops to school after the Easter break. Thank you very much.
