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Tag: Blackwood Comprehensive School

Headteacher’s tribute to ‘lovely, warm, and caring pupil’

Thursday, November 20, 2025Thursday, November 20, 2025

The headteacher at Blackwood Comprehensive School has paid tribute to former pupil Lainie Williams, who died last week aged just 17.

Daughter to run half marathon in memory of late mother

Tuesday, August 26, 2025Tuesday, August 26, 2025

A young woman who lost her mother to sepsis is taking on the Cardiff Half Marathon this autumn to raise money for charity.

Budding young entrepreneurs earn success at Wales-wide business competition

Monday, July 3, 2023Monday, July 3, 2023

Budding entrepreneurs from Blackwood Comprehensive School have earned success at a Wales-wide business skills competition.

“To make three national finals shows just how far we’ve come”

Friday, June 17, 2022Friday, June 17, 2022

Caerphilly and District Schools Girls football club have grown from strength to strength over the last seven years.

“Small number” of tuberculosis cases after school screenings

Thursday, February 10, 2022Thursday, February 10, 2022

A “small number” of tuberculosis cases have been reported after testing at Blackwood Comprehensive School.

Investigation after Tuberculosis case discovered at school

Thursday, January 20, 2022Monday, January 24, 2022

According to PHW, there is “nothing to suggest” the case was contracted at the school.

Tributes paid to “warm, caring and respected” teacher

Friday, August 14, 2020Friday, August 14, 2020

Mrs Morgan, who was subject leader for Design Technology, had taught at Blackwood Comprehensive for 23 years.

Back to school – what do parents think?

Friday, July 3, 2020Friday, July 3, 2020

Schools in Wales have opened their doors for the first time in three months.

Teachers and unions voice concerns over reopening of schools

Friday, June 12, 2020Friday, June 12, 2020

Schools in Wales are set to reopen on June 29 – three months after they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tributes paid to PE teacher who died after cancer battle

Friday, May 1, 2020Friday, May 1, 2020

Tributes have been paid to Neil Robinson, a former PE teacher at Blackwood Comprehensive.

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