News
Athletics Report – June 2017
Brecon high school athletes made the long trip north for the NASUWT athletics meet on Tuesday and gave a good account of themselves with a show of infectious enthusiasm, talent and true grit. In the [...]
Parentpay System – May 2017
As you will be aware, Powys County Council implemented the “Parent Pay” system last December to enable parents to pay electronically for their child’s food purchases in school. For the majority this has proved to [...]
National Reading & Numeracy Tests – Years 7 to 9
national-tests-information-for-parents-2017 If your child is in Years 7 - 9 then they will be sitting tests between Wednesday 3rd May and Friday 5th May. Please click the above link to get more information about these tests. [...]
Queen’s Baton Relay
Commonwealth Games - Queen’s Baton Relay Welsh Route announced!! The council is welcoming the Queen’s Baton Relay to Powys this September during its 388-day journey through the Commonwealth. The Powys route is part of the [...]
Nathan Preece becomes Wales Under 14 Karate Champion
Nathan Preece, a member of Year 9 at Brecon High School won a gold medal at the Welsh National Karate championships, which took place at Sophia Gardens over the weekend of 8-9 April. Nathan has [...]
Powys Cross Country Championships – March 2017
Congratulations to our Cross country runners!
Cabinet decision regarding the future of the Welsh Medium Stream at Brecon High School
I do not think that words can describe the sense of dejection within the school this morning, following the decision taken by the County Council cabinet on the 15th March. We will continue to seek [...]
Gymnastics March 2017
Congratulations to Glesni Powell, Ryan Williams and Dylan Rees on their selection to compete in Cardiff for the Powys Gymnastics Team last Thursday (Thursday 9/3/17) the first Brecon High Schools pupils ever to be selected! [...]
Eisteddfod 2017
We had the pleasure of holding our school Eisteddfod [...]
Parent Questionnaire (Attendance)
We would really appreciate it you could please download and complete the below Questionnaire on Attendance. Your feedback will help us learn what we are doing well as a School and what we need to [...]
Paul’s Pledge visits Sixth Form
On Monday 27th February, The Sixth Form met Paul Pugh, who is running a campaign known as Paul's Pledge. Paul was the victim of an unprovoked attack in 2007 that left him with life changing [...]
Welsh Medium consultation – announcement by Councillor Arwel Jones
Many parents may be aware of the article which has appeared in the Brecon and Radnor newspaper in the last 24 hours, which has quoted Councillor Arwel Jones in respect of the proposal following the [...]
Para Olympic Gold medalist Rob Davies visits Brecon High School
The school was very pleased to welcome Para Olympic Gold medalist Rob Davies on Wednesday 15th February. Firstly Rob spoke to all of our Key Stage 4 and 5 pupils during assembly, providing an inspiring [...]
There’s been a ‘Yarn Storm’ at BHS
Pupils and staff arrived at school this week to discover that overnight the school had been 'Yarn stormed'. To celebrate Valentines Day, a local group of 'Yarn Stormers' (their identity is a closely guarded secret!) [...]
World Book Day 2017
World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as [...]
Selection for Wales Karate Senior national training squad
Congratulations to Bryn Nichol, a Year 8 pupil, who has been selected to train with the Wales national Karate training squad. This achievement has been made a year early and is a reflection of Bryn's [...]
Parentpay Update – February 2017
Powys County Council have informed us that as from MONDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2017 there will be NO credit given to pupils Parentpay accounts. This means that food can only be purchased from the canteen if there are [...]
Welsh Schools Tumble and Vault finalists from Brecon High School
Congratulations to Glesni Powell, Ryan Williams and Dylan Rees for qualifying to compete at the Welsh Schools Tumble and Vault Finals, which take place in Cardiff on the 9th March. This is a fantastic achievement [...]
Congratulations to all Brecon High School pupils involved with the Westenders Pantomine
I am sure many parents will be aware of the excellent Westenders production of Peter Pan, which has recently finished. We would like to congratulate all of the our pupils who were involved with the [...]
GCSEPod is here!
At the whole school assembly on Friday 27th January the school officially launched GCSEPod to the pupils. This is an online based resource designed to support pupils both as part of their learning and as [...]
Cabinet Report Paper – 29-September-15
Change for Life Resources for Parents – September-15
Consultation Report re: WM proposals to cabinet – 29-September-15
Governing Body’s response to consultation – 04-December-15
Guidance to help with writing a response to consultation – May-16
National Eisteddfod 2015 Information Pack
PCC Letter to parents re: Secondary school reorganisation consultation – April-16
PCC Letter to stakeholders re: Extension to consultation – May-2016
PCC News Release – 14-March-16
PCC Secondary Schools Consultation Questionnaire – April-2016
PCC Survey Cashless System Payment Service Survey
Press Release From Local Authority re: Secondary School Consultation
Privacy Notice -Welsh/English 2016
School Modernisation – Final English
Secondary School Reorganisation Newsletter – July-2016
Volunteer Information Pack 2016
Appendix A Original Consultation Document
Appendix C Pupil Response Form
Appendix E Consultation Report – Sept-2015
Brecon and Gwernyfed Appendix 1 Final Business Case
Brecon and Gwernyfed Appendix 2 Draft Equality Impact Assessment
Brecon and Gwernyfed Appendix 3 Draft Community Impact Assessment