6th Form Open Evening

On behalf of the staff and governors of Pencoed Comprehensive School, we are delighted to invite you to our 6th Form Open Evening, from 4pm, on Thursday 20th October 2022. This is the first face to face 6th Form Open Evening we have had for three years, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our school community.

The evening will consist of an opportunity to meet the leadership team, and discover how we support all 6th form students to learn, grow, thrive and flourish in our school. Visits to subject areas will also take place, and you will be able to speak to staff and learners about their experiences as members of Pencoed Comprehensive School.

We are also delighted to announce that we have recently appointed a 6th form engagement officer, Mrs S Nawrocki who will be commencing her employment with us in November. Mrs Nawrocki will be based full time in the 6th form block and will be an excellent addition to the team.

Parents, carers and learners are to meet in Canteen 5 at 4pm, before visiting departments to find out about the A level courses and experiences they offer. Signage will be posted around the site to direct you to the appropriate locations, and members of our 6th Form will also be available to support.

You will alos receive an overvew of 6th Form transition events for the rest of theacademic year, which include subject ‘taster’ sessions, and meeting your Wellbeing Coaches and Progress and Wellbeing Leader.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you and responding to any queries or questions that you may have.

New School, New Curriculum: Transition Event

On behalf of the staff and governors of Pencoed Comprehensive School, we are delighted to invite you to our transition open evening on Thursday 29th September 2022. This is the first face to face open evening we have had for three years, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our school community.

The event will consist of an opportunity to meet the leadership team and discover how we support all learners to learn, grow, thrive and flourish in our school. Visits to Areas of Learning Experience will also take place and you will be able to speak to staff and learners about their experiences as a member of Pencoed Comprehensive School.

There will be two sessions running and please see the information below regarding timings.

Session one – Parents and carers to meet in Canteen 5 at 4pm before undertaking a tour of the school

Session two – Parents and carers to meet in Canteen 5 at 4.30pm before undertaking a tour of the school.

Signage will be posted to direct you to the appropriate locations and members of our Sixth Form will also be available to support.

On visiting the school, you will receive an overview of transition events for the year which include:

  • visits to the school in which learners engage with Areas of Learning to support their learning transition;
  • sports events;
  • a visit to our annual Esiteddfod – a highlight of the school calendar!
  • Pencoed Comprehensive School staff visiting cluster primaries;
  • Year 6 summer transition day, in which learners meet their Wellbeing Coaches;
  • Year 6 summer term parent’s meeting, followed by our inaugural summer social for leaners, parents and carers.

Alongside the transition events, you will also receive a half termly “Flourish” transition newsletter which will keep you updated of the fantastic experiences your children are undertaking in Pencoed, inform you of key events and give you further insight into our school community. A new addition to our transition plan is inviting parents and carers to visit during the school on key dates during the academic year. There will be five days with two sessions per date, but your place will need to be booked via a Google Form as numbers need to be limited to support the logistics of guiding visitors around the site. More information on this will be shared with you in due course.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you and responding to any queries or questions that you may have. In the meantime, please visit our school website for any further information you may have. You may also be interested in watching the following video which shows our learners telling you all about the new curriculum in Pencoed.