Parents - Introduction
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Inspection
We have recently undergone a very successful Inspection and a copy of the Report can be downloaded by visiting the estyn website or by clicking here.
If you would like to look at our Inspection Action Plan, specifically written for Parents and Carers of our students, then please click here.
If you would like support or advice on helping your son/daughter with their College education then you can use our Parents as Learners site. This site, run by alite, offers practical guidance and can also help parents and carers access education.
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MOODLE
To visit our MOODLE page please click here
Yr11 Record of Achievement Assembly
Congratulations to all students who took part in the Yr 11 Record of Achievement ceremony on Friday 14th May 2010. A packed hall of parents, guardians, family and friends saw the students awarded with their Compact Certificate and Progress Files.
Mention must be made of the following subject awards winners:- Maths- Chelsea Price & Joshua Price, English- Joshua Embling & Hayley Pattimore, Science- Lauren English & Mayar Donaghy, Geography – Jordan Francis, History – Lloyd Owen, RE – Nicola Davies, Welsh - Alicia Williams, French - Jade Colcomb, Music- Josh Embling, Drama (GCSE) Paige Martin & Jessica Palmer, Drama (BTEC)Sarah Bayliss, ICT- Jodie Chapman (prize collected by Jodie’s family) & Melissa Stephenson, Girls PE – Jodie Selby , Boys PE - Huw Lloyd & Jordan Erricker, DT – Joshua Lewis, Engineering – Jordan Francis, Health & Social- Justine Dorney, Catering – Jessica Jones , Art (GCSE)Kyle Povey, Art (BTEC) Leah Hughes.
Headteacher Award went to Joshua Lewis
Congratulations to all students in the year group we wish them all the very best & good luck in the forthcoming examinations.
e3+ Summer Timetable
For a copy of the new Summer 2010 Timetable please click here
KS2 Assessment Website
Tonypandy Cluster is very proud to launch its new KS2 Assessment website. This project is the result of a lot of hard work by all the Primary Schools in the Tonypandy Cluster and Tonypandy Community College. Working together, staff have agreed a benchmark for assessment levels across the core subjects, including Welsh, and standardised the assessment process across the cluster. This means that standards for all students will be improved; learning and teaching has been developed through the sharing of good practice; and the Tonypandy Cluster is now stronger than ever with partnership and collaborative working. The Headteachers of the Tonypandy Cluster would like to thank all their staff for their hard work and resilience in bringing this project to fruition.
Our secure website can be accessed by logging onto Tonypandy Cluster
Learning Wall
We are really interested in what you have to say about improving learning within Tonypandy Community College. Visit our Learning wall by clicking here and leave your post it on how you learn best; what learning strategies you have tried which work well; or what you have found fun and useful in the classroom. We want everyone to comment from students; parents; and teachers.
Update on Front of College
The work to the front of the College is developing really well, with all the rubble removed from the site and the turf now being laid – which was not an easy job with all the wet weather! The benches have now arrived and the new outside classroom and outdoor gym have been ordered.
Year 9 Option Interviews
This week we have out Year 9 Option/Choices interviews scheduled. This is a very busy week for us all but has proved to be valued by parents, students and staff.
If you have difficulty making an appointment, please contact the College and we will make every effort to reschedule it.
We look forward to meeting parents and students.
H. O’Sullivan
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Llangrannog
On the 20th April, Year 10 students attended a 2 day residential course at the Urdd Centre, Llangrannog, along with 10 members of staff. The purpose of the trip was to improve upon Welsh studied at Key Stage 3 as part of their Short Course Welsh provision. The trip was a success with students participating in activities such as Trampolines, Skiing, Rope Course, Team building, Tobogganing and Go-Karts. Students also attended revision sessions in Maths and Science during their stay.
The college was praised by Llangrannog staff for the excellent behaviour and politeness of students at all times. Although a fire alarm was set off accidently at 2am, which did not impress Mr Cruikshank who is obviously very fond of his sleep!
A big Thank You to all staff involved in the trip and well done to Year 10 students!
Students from Years 7,8 and 9 have also attended the Urdd centre at Llangrannog on weekend residential stays to take part in activities and improve their Welsh.
KS3 Mentoring Day
A big ‘thank you’ to all the parents who attended the recent KS 3 Mentoring Day. The day was an innovative move away from the traditional Parents’ Evening, and was designed to allow your child’s Tutor to be at the heart of their learning. The average attendance across the Key Stage was 76%, a figure significantly higher than previous Parents’ Evenings.
The feedback from parents, students and staff was overwhelmingly positive.
Parents were particularly impressed by the welcome from the staff, the quality of the discussion and the quality of the data presented to the parents. Pleasingly, 97% of parents and students felt that they had enough information and support to make progress.
88% of students enjoyed the discussion. The reasons cited for their enjoyment were related to the fact that it was good to see their Tutor in such a light and that the conversation was more productive (and relaxed) compared to the traditional Parents’ Evening. Furthermore, 89% of students felt that they had a better understanding of how to improve their learning.
All of the staff involved felt they had improved their knowledge of the students,
and that the experience had increased their effectiveness as a learning coach.
We have taken on board the constructive comments from parents and students and will endeavour to ensure that next year’s event is even more successful.
Those students who were not seen on the day will be seen by their Tutor, or a member of the KS3 Pastoral Team between now and Easter.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the day itself, please do not hesitate to contact me through the web site, or by phoning me at the college. I look forward to hearing from you.
Geoff Dixon
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