PORTHCAWL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

WEEKLY STAFF BULLETIN – 21/08/2008

Please note that there is a Bulletin Box on top of the filing cabinet near

Mrs Smith’s desk.

• Deadline on Friday for Monday is 2.30pm.

Please ensure that all messages are read out – Thank you.

Key dates to half-term.
Week B
Wednesday 13th September  – Pastoral team meetings (not 12 and 13)

Week A
Monday 18th September - SMT and Heads of Faculty meeting 3.30pm in A-block library   
– 6th Form Forum Lesson 5
Wednesday 20th September – Department meetings
Thursday 21st September  – Year 12 and some Year 13 to University of Glamorgan Careers Convention
Friday 22nd September  - Year 7 photographs

Week B
Tuesday 26th September - European Languages Day – Year 12 language studies to conference
- Senior Pastoral meeting
- Meeting of Governing Body 4.30pm
Wednesday 27th September - Department meetings
Friday 29th September - Billy Arr and a group of musicians in Jubilee Theatre all day as part of the Elvis Festival

Sunday 1st October - Senior Choir singing in Pavilion as part of Elvis Festival

Week A
Monday 2nd October - Year 11 on Work Experience all week
Wednesday 4th October - Pastoral team meetings
Friday 6th October - INSET

Week B
Monday 9th October - 6th Form Forum Lesson 5
Tuesday 10th October - House Assemblies
Wednesday 11th October - Year 13 Parents’ evening
Friday 13th October - Year 8 Sex Education workshops

Week A
Tuesday 17th October - Training by Childline for 20 Year 12 students
- 12 Year 10 pupils with Youth Gateway all day
Wednesday 18th  October  - Departmental meetings
- ESIS adviser to MFL all day
Thursday 19th October - Army team building day all day for 27 pupils highlighted as “More able and talented”
- Youth Gateway interviews with 12 pupils from Tuesday
Friday 20th October   - Year 7 Study Skills Day

Week B
Tuesday 24th October  - Compact ceremony in the Pavilion for Year 12
Wednesday 25th October - Year 9 Geography trip (approx. 50 pupils) to Cardiff with LM
- Pastoral team meetings
Friday 27th October   - Non-uniform day in aid of the Joshua Foundation

Half-term

INSET
(2) Friday 6thOctober – Inspection training by KD and ESIS adviser Mike Tibbot
- Language across the curriculum – Literacy policy AT

(3) Friday 1st December  - Second whiteboard training for 12 staff
- Starters and plenaries – Learning Group
- Careers Wales

(4) Monday 8th January  - More able and talented – Learning Group
- Assessment for Learning – Learning Group

(5) Monday 16th April  - Transition

Thursday 10th May  - Twilight 1 – 3.30-6pm - National Grid for Learning

Monday June 4th  - Twilight 2 – 3.30-6pm - Inspection preparation

(6) Friday 22nd June  - Curriculum Tour
    - DDPs/PM

NB The two twilight sessions replace the INSET (7) on July 23rd. Therefore school will finish for pupils and staff on Friday July 20th.

 

Changes/additions to calendar
Tuesday 27th February  - Careers Convention for years 9,11 and 12

Friday 2 March  - Eisteddfod – not the 1st as in planners

Monday 7th May  - Bank Holiday

Friday 11th May  - Year 7 EBP project – all morning

Friday 29th June  - Sports Presentation Evening – moved from July 7th

The week 2nd – 6th July  - Year 12 Work Experience

Friday 6th July  - Sports Day – 9.45 start