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Tag: Blackwood Comprehensive School

Caerphilly County Borough schools seek ex-pupils to mentor students

Tuesday, July 14, 2015Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Former pupils of Lewis Girls’ School in Ystrad Mynach and Blackwood Comprehensive School are being sought to inspire current pupils.

Blackwood Comprehensive pupils play stock market

Friday, June 12, 2015Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Year 10 pupils from Blackwood Comprehensive School have taken part in this year’s Stock Market and Investment Challenges for schools and colleges, recently held at the Cardiff School of Management.

Blackwood Comprehensive students win F1 competition

Thursday, April 9, 2015Thursday, April 9, 2015

A team of would-be race engineers from Blackwood Comprehensive School have been placed first in South Wales as part of the F1 in Schools programme.

Councillors approve Islwyn West school proposals

Thursday, February 20, 2014Thursday, February 20, 2014

Plans to build a new £18 million secondary school have moved a step closer.At a meeting on February 19, Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet agreed to publish a statutory notice detailing proposals…

Residents to have their say on proposals to replace Oakdale and Pontllanfraith schools

Friday, January 17, 2014

A public consultation is underway on plans by Caerphilly County Borough Council to replace Oakdale and Pontllanfraith comprehensive schools with a new building.The first phase of the council’s ‘Secondary Rationalisation Programme’ aims…

Oakdale and Pontllanfraith comprehensive schools set to close

Thursday, June 13, 2013Friday, January 17, 2014

Oakdale and Pontllanfraith comprehensive schools are set to close, Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced.

First round for Caerphilly County Borough pupils in Young Enterprise competition

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Budding young entrepreneurs from the Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport and Monmouthshire areas recently went head-to-head in the first stage of a national Young Enterprise competition.After 26 teams started their Young Enterprise…

Blackwood Comprehensive School launches intergenerational club

Friday, March 22, 2013

Blackwood Comprehensive School has launched its intergenerational club with the help of the Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council.Year 11 pupils and older members of the community came together recently for a…

Lewis School Pengam is ‘in SINC’ with the community

Tuesday, February 19, 2013Tuesday, February 19, 2013

A new project is being piloted at Lewis School Pengam this month, which will see pupils and people from the community joining together to try their hand at a number of activities.The…

Young Enterprise Awards success for Blackwood Comprehensive School

Wednesday, July 4, 2012Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A group of budding entrepreneurs from Blackwood Comprehensive School have been named Wales’ “best company” at the Young Enterprise Wales Awards 2012.Nucleus, a team of Year 10 students, took the top award…

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