Ysgol Maesydderwen

Welcome to the Year 9 Page!

During the Spring Term, our Year 9 learners will be making important choices about their future - this is called their 14 - 19 Learning Pathway. A range of traditional and vocational pathways are available in school and in partnership with other institutions such as Coleg Powys, Brecon.
Whichever pathway is chosen, we want to ensure our learners have the support and advice they need to make robust choices.

Year 9 Options - Timeline for 2012

Dates	Activity
9th January onwards	Subject teachers to share information about KS4 subject options and course information during normal lesson time.
16th January	Morning Assembly. Further information on subjects not taught in KS3 to be shared e.g. Travel & Tourism, Business and Child Development.
16th - 27th January	Pupils will start to access Careers Wales Online to complete a 'Free Choice' survey. This will help us to compose the option blocks - this is NOT the final choice. Your child will have a username and password to log in at home - the deadline for completion is 25th January.
10th February	Year 9 full reports will be issued. Use these to help inform the option choices.
23rd February	Year 9 Parents Evening - full details will follow in a letter home. You will have a chance to speak to subject teachers and careers advisers to help inform the options choices.
27th Feb - 9th March	Options reviews with all Year 9 pupils. Each pupil will speak with senior staff about their options.
9th March	Deadline for the return of the paper copies of the options forms. These will also be filled in on Careers Wales Online by your child.

In addition to the above activities, there will be additional assemblies and tutorial periods to give further information to all Year 9 learners. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Mr R. Lashley (Deputy Headteacher) or Mr J. Lewis (Head of Key Stage 3) at the school.

Please click on the logo to go the website. It contains a great deal of information for learners and parents.

October 2011: Politics played an important role at Ysgol Maesydderwen recently, where pupils received a visit from Brecon and Radnorshire Assembly Member, Kirsty Williams.

As part of their PSE day, Year 9 pupils took part in a National Assembly for Wales workshop, where they learned about devolution and tried their own hand at a political budgeting exercise. Ms Williams’ arrival meant that expert help was at hand, and in the final presentations it was evident that pupils had taken her words on board.

“It was great to meet Year 9 pupils at Ysgol Maesydderwen recently, and hear their varied opinions on topics that the Assembly is currently debating,” said Kirsty Williams. “The groups were both lively and well-informed, and the sessions threw up some fresh opinions that I will be taking back to the Siambr. I hope that after the visit the National Assembly now seems more relevant and interesting for the pupils.”