We offer a high quality education to pupils aged between 11 and 16. Like all good schools we aim to provide the very best for our pupils. Consequently, they are encouraged to develop lively, enquiring and independent minds as members of a community, which values each and every individual. We are proud that the school is known as a caring and supportive environment, which caters for all pupils, irrespective of their background, ability or culture. A great deal is expected of our pupils in terms of work, behaviour and dress. It is our belief that pupils respond best to clear guidelines and enjoy the challenges of meeting understood and agreed targets. At Brynmawr Foundation School we achieve consistently high academic standards and results. We believe strongly in the importance of high standards of behaviour, so as to ensure all pupils are educated in a secure and supportive environment. We are fortunate to have highly qualified and committed staff throughout all areas of our school. We strive to ensure equal opportunities for all, and have a strong wellbeing support programme. There are extensive extra-curricular activities for pupils to develop their talents and skills. We have excellent traditions in art, music and sport, and hold hugely successful drama productions. Our aim is to foster a strong ethos of celebrating achievement and success.

Learning & Teaching Successful and effective Learning and Teaching is the cornerstone of pupil progress at Brynmawr Foundation School. On-going formative and summative assessment and target setting combined with wide ranging learning and teaching strategies inform staff, pupils and parents of progress made and improvements required to further succeed in all subject areas. Challenge and impact are key foci for all members of staff. All staff integrate Assessment for Learning tools and strategies, many of which are common across all subject areas. Fast track electronic analysis of CATs prior to joining Year 7, highlight pupils’ individual learning styles so that teaching strategies and tasks can meet personalised needs and ensure pupil progress through to Year 11 and GCSEs. Within the effective and successful Faculty structure, all Schemes of Work are mapped to focus on clear learning objectives and Assessment for Learning – this ensures that all pupils are fully involved in the learning processes and have complete knowledge of their targets, and how to achieve and exceed those targets. Learning and Teaching are both rigorously monitored throughout all Key Stages and subject areas, and examples of excellent practice are shared so that pupils see, recognise and apply usable and transferable learning skills. By identifying and modelling the most effective strategies, pupils and parents are assured that consistency and parity exist, and that learning and teaching is in safe hands, making sure that all pupils apply themselves fully, aspire to success and achieve. Raising standards for Learning and Teaching at Brynmawr Foundation School is an on-going evolutionary programme. Its development is based on whole school lesson observations and feedback, together with faculty specific and pupil specific reviews. Over the past academic year, within the Core subjects of English, Maths and Science, pupils have been taught in gender specific groups in Year 9, 10 and 11 with course content being tailored to meet of the needs of this type of grouping. The success of this has been evidenced in early entry in GCSE Maths and English with outstanding results. All Faculties have Development Plans that reflect the whole School Improvement Plan and focus on different learning and teaching styles, in-class assessment and feedback and supports staff and pupils at all times to ensure further achievement and long term success. The school has a common Lesson Plan which also focuses on the behaviours for and of learning. All classrooms have recently installed state of the art Touch Screen displays, which provide the opportunity for students to engage directly during lessons and allows ‘hands-on’ manipulation of content, encouraging students to work collaboratively with their teacher and peers.

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