Cowbridge Comprehensive School
Ysgol Gyfun Y Bont Faen
23/09/16
Parentmail Bulletin
Diary Dates
SEPTEMBER
23 – 25
Year 11 Battlefields Visit
26
European Day of Languages
Lost Property
There is already a staggering amount of lost property in the school. Items which are marked
with a name are returned to the students. Lost property without a label/name is placed in the
Lost Property. Once 4 weeks has elapsed, this is either given to charity or thrown away.
Please could you encourage your child to visit the lost property area in the Old Reception
Area, next week to collect any missing items. Many students left property in lockers over the
holiday despite being repeatedly asked to collect the property, to enable lockers to be
cleaned and reallocated. We have repeatedly asked students to collect this and we
urge parents to encourage children to collect lost items.
In order to improve communication between Parents and the school, Achievement
Assistants are in place to all year groups. The Achievement Assistants support Leaders of
Achievement and Heads of Department to ensure all pupils reach their full potential. The
Achievement Assistant is the first line of communication between parents and the school.
Achievement Assistants monitor attendance, pupil achievements etc. and will ensure parents are engaged and informed as soon as possible where there are concerns with any
aspect of students education and welfare.
Achievement Assistant Contact Details:
Year 7 – Mrs H Bedford – [email protected] – 01446 776705
Year 8 – Mrs D Hamilton – [email protected] – 01446 776711
Year 9 – Mr T D’Arcy – [email protected] – 01446 776712
Year 10 – Mrs L Mawhinney – [email protected] – 01446 776714
Achievement Manager Contact Details:
Year 11 – Mrs D White – [email protected] – 01446776717
Year 12 and 13 – Mrs J Howe – [email protected] – 01446 776718
[email protected]
Bus/ Transport to School
Please note that transport to school is provided and contracted by the Local Authority
Transport Department. Should you experience any problems with transport to School/buses
please note the below contacts. If the transport is via private hire, rather than the local
authority, you will need to contact the individual company directly.
1. Complaints about Conduct of Bus Drivers, dangerous driving etc.
If you have a concern, query or complaint about School buses, please contact the Local
Authority directly, as they are the Contracting Body and responsible for statutory transport to
Schools on: 01446 704772 or email: [email protected].
2.
Complaints about behaviour of pupils on school buses
If you have a concern or complaint about the behaviour of pupils on the School
buses, please contact the relevant Achievement Assistant for the Year Group:
Year 7
Mrs Bedford
01446 776705
Year 8
Mrs Hamilton
01446 776711
Year 9
Mr D’Arcy
01446 776712
Year 10
Mrs Mawhinney
01446 776714
Year 11
Mrs White
01446 776717
Year 12 & 13
Mrs Howe
01446 776718
Congratulations to Year 13 student Isabel Gamlin, who on the 18th of August raised an
amazing £1,050 towards the cost of her trip to the Goedgedacht Trust in South Africa in
2017.
As part of the trip, students are required to fundraise at least a £1000 towards the cost. In
order to raise this money, Isabel invited 30 guests to her parents home for a delicious two
course lunch. Isabel also baked cakes and made jams and chutneys that were sold on the
day. Isabel admitted, "the day was exhausting, hard work but enjoyable and very
rewarding!!".
Isabel and the school would like to thank everybody who supported her in making the day
PLEASE NOTE THERE HAS BEEN A ROOM CHANGE FOR THE
YEAR 7 FRIENDSHIP CLUB HELD ON TUESDAY LUNCHTIMES.
Network
Rail apprenticeships up for grabs as record investment in Britain’s
railway continues.
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-railapprenticeships-up-for-grabs-as-record-investment-in-britains-railwaycontinues
The Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship scheme is open to anyone who
is 18 by 1st October 2016. Further details on the scheme, including cases
studies of current and former apprentices talking about their own
experiences, can be found on our website:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/apprentices.