Ysgol Bryn Alyn is a secondary school in the county borough of

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, Wales. Its

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includes its local primary schools within Gwersyllt and other nearby villages.

Curriculum

At Key Stage 3 (KS3), students at Ysgol Bryn Alyn are taught all the mandatory subjects required by the Welsh

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. At the end of Key Stage 2 pupils are given Teacher Assessment (TA) levels from 3 to 7 in their core and foundation subjects. A special presentation afternoon during the year celebrates the achievement of Year 9 pupils throughout KS3. At

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( GCSE level), students select two subjects to which they wish to study, alongside mandatory English, English Literature Mathematics, Double Science, Welsh Short Course and PE Full Course. Recently, college course opportunities at Coleg Cabria have been offered, however pupils wishing to opt for one of these lose an option subject. These are chosen in Year 9. Non-exam subjects are

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and

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. Students select up to two (plus two reserves) of the following WJEC GCSE subjects: *Art * Business Studies *

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* Design Technology *Drama *

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*Spamish * Media Studies *Music *

* RS Full Course * Welsh Full There are also other subjects which can be mixed with GCSE subjects, but a GCSE is not obtained at the end of these courses: *Working with the community

Structure of the school day and pupil management

The school day in its current form was launched in June 2019. It consists of five 60-minute lessons, and then the final lesson ends at the day at 3.00pm plus a 20 minute form time which starts at 08:40am and is used for Assembelies and Revision sessions Many extra-curricular clubs are held in the school, including Music and Library activities, even with after school clubs like Film Club,

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and Football.

Facilities

The school has many facilities, including five ICT suites, a full (off-site)

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, a MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area), a

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, a Science Block and a

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with a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books.

Refurbishment and front block demolition

In 2018 construction of a new Humanities block and improved facilities was completed, Including a Food Technology classroom and a Design Technology classroom.

Achievements

Awards given to the school include • Best Canteen in Wales 2011

References

Gwersyllt

External links

Official school website] *http://www.ysgolbrynalyn.co.uk/ Current school website
Contact details and vacancies
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