We are delighted to welcome you to our Key Stage 4 Blog, where we'll be sharing all the exciting news and experiences from classes 7 to 10. This is the place to be to stay updated on what's happening in our school community and to get a glimpse into the wonderful projects and activities our students are involved in.
There's always something happening in Key Stage 4 that we want to celebrate and share with you. Our blog will be your go-to source for student achievements, teacher highlights, and everything in between.
Dive into our Key Stage 4 Blog to be inspired and informed about the fantastic things happening in our school.
We are very proud to share that one of our pupils, Dylan Strawbridge, has been selected to represent the county in running. He will soon be competing against other Welsh counties in the Welsh Championships! Well done Dylan - we're very proud of you.
In collaboration with Careers Wales and the DVLA, pupils had the opportunity to learn more about customer service skills and why these were important in the world of work in a Customer Services Workshop. It was a great session and we hope to run more like it in the future. Thanks to the pupils for being so active during the workshop, as well as our visitors who ran it so well.
As part of our Work Skills day, key stage 4 pupils had the opportunity to experience a mock interview with real life employers to help prepare them for the world of work and develop their social and communication skills. In collaboration with Careers Wales, Employees for a variety of employers, including the DVLA and Flying Start, came to 'interview' our pupils. Pupils were asked a series of questions about themselves and their aspirations for the future. The pupils exhibited excellent confidence and really impressed the interviewers with their communication and interpersonal skills. Well done KS4!
Pupils had the opportunity to take part in CPR training as part of our Work Skills Day. They learned about how to assess a casualty, how to perform CPR, where to find a defibrillator and how it is used. Pupils had a great time and got to practice their skills on training manikins. A massive thanks to Dan from the LC for supporting us with this.
KS4 attended Llynfi BMX racing club 1 day a week for a term. They learnt how to maintain bikes, such as fixing punctures.
Pupils also used wood and pallets to design their own track. After the track was designed, pupils were able to ride the track they had designed and race with friends.
KS4 also got to experience riding on a professional BMX racing track. During the 1st week of the course, pupils were timed on how fast they could get around the track and in the last week they were timed to see improvements. Throughout the term, a lot of pupils' confidence grew massively.
To see more photos, please visit our KS4 gallery.
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KS4 were fortunate enough to be able to travel to Catalonia in Spain, as part of a Taith funded exchange project. The aims of the trip were to share good teaching practice in terms of additional learning needs and teaching, as well as exposing our pupils to different cultures and ways of lives. During their trip, they attended a Spanish school and took part in lessons such as PE and gardening with the Spanish pupils. Years 10 and 11 also had leisure time exploring the local area - visiting a fish market, tasting different foods in different restaurants, chilling out and socialising around the pool.
To see more photos, please visit our KS4 gallery.
