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Newsletter 21 - December 2018
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The Governing Body have recently approved proposals to undertake a review of the current school uniform. After a Student Council meeting it has been agreed to conduct an initial feedback survey comprising of questions from students, staff and parents.
Background
For some time, many concerns have been raised by a range of stakeholders regarding the current school uniform that has culminated in this decision to undertake a review.
The key issues raised in various conversations and forums are as follows:
General feedback from staff, governors, parents and students indicates a clear desire to retain the traditional blue colour scheme, however:
- The current uniform is not sufficiently aspirational or smart. Concerns have been raised on many occasions by parents and staff regarding the overall appearance of students, being particularly evident in school events and most notably during external events when students go out into the community. The contrast with other schools was particularly apparent.
- Feedback from some students indicates that the current uniform is often likened to that of a primary school and is perceived to be insufficiently mature or aspirational. Many students have suggested that a secondary uniform should represent a marked transition to adulthood and professional dress e.g. blazer, shirt and tie, rather than the current sweatshirt.
- The current uniform specification is open to interpretation. This makes it especially difficult for staff and parents to secure adherence to the policy which in turn compromises the school’s endeavours to secure their ‘readiness to learn’, promote a positive climate for learning and in turn raise standards. These issues take up valuable teaching and learning time and this can inhibit the progress of some students.
- The most significant issues surround inappropriate and increasingly sexualised dress amongst some students, which includes skirt length, trouser length, leggings and jeggings as well as the increasing incidence of embellishments such as gold zips etc.
- Whilst many of the concerns listed above have been raised, parents have also indicated that the affordability and durability of uniform remains a key consideration, especially for families with siblings attending Ysgol Clywedog.
Additional information
- There have been no requests from Parents or students to look at changing the PE kit this year.
- Specific arrangements will be explored for the current Year 10 students to mitigate any costs for just one year of wearing any new uniform.
Next Steps
On the basis of this initial discussions we have published an initial survey for students, parents, staff and governors. We hope to ascertain the initial views of all stakeholders in order that they are active participants in deciding if there is a need to change, and if so, in shaping the uniform of the future. The survey will be sent via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The link to the survey is also at the top of this page.
When we have this feedback we will put forward proposals for September 2019. We also recognise that the views of parents are critical, and to this end we will be holding parental events in the spring term.
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Wrexham Music Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation providing quality music tuition in the Wrexham area. The Co-operative is run by the teachers for the benefit of all students in Wrexham county and is managed by Heather Powell and an experienced administration team. They provide tuition on a wide range of instruments and voice, aiming to develop each pupil’s musical potential according to their individual needs and aspirations. We are offering a fresh approach to music provision throughout the county and are part of a growing group of music co-operatives in North Wales.
Lessons are now available at Ysgol Clywedog. Please see Mrs Snaith for more information.
Clywedog Music Lessons
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The year 6 children at Ysgol Penygelli thoroughly enjoyed the three session workshops that Ysgol Clywedog provided over the autumn term. All the activities were fun and engaging whilst also challenging. Students learnt about the world around us and the universe above. Throughout the sessions the students were enthralled, and the content covered enabled them to ask profound and intriguing questions. As part of the activity’s students were grouped, so the less able were supported and encouraged to take part. The activities were well thought out and followed a similar line to our new scheme of work. The virtual reality goggles were a huge success and really captured the interest of all the pupils involved; The children were talking about that this lesson the following week.
Everyone at Ysgol Penygelli are looking forward to other workshops in the near future and to enhance our relationship with Clywedog.
Written by Ysgol Penygelli
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Congratulations to Jess Crowe who has become a Sports Wales Gold Ambassador. Jess, a high performing young ambassador who had championed PE and School sport across Wrexham and nationally and has been a team leader of other Young Ambassadors, was awarded Gold Ambassador status at a ceremony in Cardiff.
Jess will now be involved with delivering the young ambassador outcomes across Wrexham, work with the LA Sport Development teams to organise events & promote PE and School Sport, organising and delivering young ambassador training for Silver and Bronze young ambassadors as well as representing Wrexham and Wales in a variety of Sport events.
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Congratulation to ex-head boy, Tomos Davies, who won a medal as part of the Manufacturing Team Challenge with JCB Transmissions. After sitting his GCSEs at Ysgol Clywedog, Tomos was successful in gaining an apprenticeship with JCB in September 2017.
WorldskillsUK LIVE is the biggest skills, apprenticeships and careers event in the country, where the students will showcase the ability and experience they’ve gained at the college and with leading organisations in myriad sectors, from Airbus, Raytheon Systems and JCB Transmissions to Magellan Aerospace and Thomas Cook.
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- Monday 3rd December - St Tudfil's Carol Service 6pm
- Thursday 6th December - Full Governors Meeting
- Tuesday 11th December - Year 10 Enterprise Day
- Wednesday 12th December - CITB Event
- Thursday 13th December - Year 7 Parents' Evening
- Friday 14th December - Erddig Rotary Concert 6pm
- Monday 17th December - Christmas Service 6pm
- Tuesday 18th December - Christmas Fayre
- Wednesday 19th December - Christmas Lunch
- Wednesday 19th December - Year 7 Pantomime
- Friday 21st December - Christmas Jumper Day
- Friday 21st December - Christmas Services
- Friday 21st December - Last day of term
- Monday 24th December - Monday 7th January - Christmas Break
- Tuesday 8th January - First Day of Spring term
- The School Calendar and term dates for 2018-2019 can be found here
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