Key Stage 3 - Introduction

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Welcome. I’m Dr. Gerard Griffiths and as Head of Key Stage 3, I have an overview of Year 7, 8 and 9. I work closely with the Deputy Head of Key Stage, Jo Waite, the Transition Coordinator, Sian White and the Pastoral Support Tutor, Teresa Andrews.

Our role is to oversee the development of all students in the Key Stage, as they make the leap from Primary to Secondary education and then into Years 8 and 9, before graduating into Key Stage 4.

We focus on both their pastoral and academic development, acting as the link between the two distinct and yet inter related areas. Pastoral Mentoring and Academic Monitoring programmes are firmly in place to ensure that all students are able to access the curriculum and achieve their potential. We work in partnership with parents, to ensure that every child attends college regularly and makes progress in all subjects. We keep parents regularly informed of their child’s progress, with rigorous assessment and reporting procedures.

We have a firm belief in recognising achievement and celebrating success, a belief exemplified by an achievement Ceremony and a Rewards Day at the end of the summer term.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s education, please do not hesitate to contact me through this site, or by telephoning the college. I look forward to hearing from you.

Key Stage 3 - Latest Information

MOODLE

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TCC Student Magazine May 2010

Our newest edition of the Tonypandy Community College Student Magazine is now available by clicking here.

Many thanks to all our contributors. If you would like to get involved then please see either Mr B Williams or Mrs Divall.

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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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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Key Stage 3 Mentoring Day

On Thursday 4th February all Key Stage 3 (years 7-9) parents have been invited into the College to meet with their son/daughter’s Tutor and discuss their progress and targets for the future. Your son/daughter should attend you to these interviews in their uniform and play an active role in the discussion about their work and progress. For the rest of the day students in Key Stage 3 are not expected to be in school.

A copy of the generic letter sent to parents can be downloaded by clicking here

There is a normal College day for Key Stage 4 students.

Catch Up Sessions

Following the severe weather the College is running a number of catch up sessions for students so that they do not miss out on any important work.

For information on each session please click on the appropriate links below:

For Business Studies and ICT Click Here

For English Click Here

For Mathematics Click Here

For Science click here

For Welsh – Key Stage 4 will be given specific information that is personal to their needs by the Welsh department, which will include opportunities to undertake additional speaking and listening activities, past papers and other support materials.

INSET Cancelled

Due to the unforseen closure of the College, due to severe weather conditions, the INSET day scheduled for the 12th February 2010 is cancelled. Therefore, College will be open to students as usual and classes will run to allow additonal catch up time for lessons.

Pantomine Cancellation update

The College are working closely with the Local Authority to claim back all lost monies for the pantomines that were scheduled to run before Christmas. When we receive this money we will ensure it is returned to students. Thank you for your patience.
Mrs H. O’Sullivan