Yesterday, WJEC, Qualifications Wales and Welsh Government Education announced that the first teaching for our Made-for-Wales GCSE History has been changed from September 2025 to 2026: bit.ly/4hIHmYG

We are looking for a permanent Teacher of Biology to join Porthcawl Comp in September 2025. For more information please see the following link: eteach.com/job/biology-te…

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Today we have published the Chief Inspector’s Annual Report 2023-24, outlining a mixed picture for Wales’ education and training provision. Find out more: bit.ly/3EAEOO3 #EstynAnnualReport

PCS has arrived at the Senedd for the Mock Conference of the Parties (MOCK COP) on Education in Wales! Porthcawl Comp

A fabulous weekend in Oxford for our debate team at Finals Day 2025. The only Welsh comprehensive to make the final. A superb effort from our team! Thank you to PCS for supporting them to enter & experience a weekend amongst the World’s most elite sixth form debate teams.

🌟🧠Neurodiversity Celebration Week 🧠🌟 There are many strategies to support neurodiversity in the classroom. Have a look at the strategies below to support those with ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, DLD and Tourette's. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #Neurodiversityweek #NCW

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Llongyfarchiadau to this week’s Pupils of the Week! 🏆

“Effective teaching is about fostering an inclusive learning environment where every pupil has the opportunity to succeed.” Cat Wilkinson of Lancashire Research School explains how cognitive load theory can help to boost outcomes in maths. Read: ow.ly/KOIO50VmgB5

Up to £200 to help with school costs is available to all children looked after by the local authority. For more information, visit: gov.wales/get-help-schoo… #FeedTheirFuture

Here is my end of term letter: porthcawlschool.co.uk/wp-content/upl…. Thank you to everyone Porthcawl Comp for your support and contributions. 👍 It has been another successful term. It is an INSET day on 11.04.25. Have a good Easter 🐣

What a brilliant day organised by our 6th form debate team for our younger pupils! Very proud of them all! #passitforward

How disruptive is the use of mobile phones in schools? Find out schools such as Cardiff West Community High school tackled the issue in our recent thematic report: bit.ly/3ERvTZb

What a way to end the week…. watching a video of Harrison Burke, pupil of PCS for 5 years, delivering a speech as Head Boy of Llandovery College! An amazing honour. It made me very proud to hear him talking about his love of English! #proudteacher

Year 10 making the most of our beautiful P block to practice speeches for next week! Superb efforts from a superb year group, good luck for next week!

Our brilliant Year 12 Debate Club pupils are leading transition this year. We hope our Year 6 pupils from Nottage enjoyed their morning!

A busy week for debating with three days of transition debates and huge numbers in attendance for our KS3 debate club! What better than seeing our sixth formers showing our younger pupils how to use their voice!

An INCREDIBLE day with Year 8 as we listened to their presentations to discover who is the next ‘Media Mogul.’ Our Dragons loved their ideas! Well done to the winners! Superb creativity and confidence! 💪

↘️ 'Little progress' has been made in closing the university progression gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils, analysis from EPI shows schoolsweek.co.uk/little-progres…