Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Phased Rollout of Universal Primary Free School Meals

  Wed 26 Apr 2023 O.Wrangham

  Phased Rollout of Universal Primary Free School Meals

   

  In September 2022, the rollout of Universal Primary Free School Meals (UPFSM) across Wales began, starting with learners in Reception.  The policy is part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru, which will see free school meals extended to all primary school learners over the next two years.

   

  Following the successful roll-out of UPFSM to Reception, Year 1 and eligible Nursery age pupils in Rhondda Cynon Taf the next phase is to commence from 1st April 2023, where the offer will be extended to include all Year 2 pupils and eligible Nursery pupils.

   

  Eligible Nursery pupils are those who attend local authority* Nursery provision on a full-time basis (morning and afternoon sessions) in accordance with the Councils admissions policy: -

   

  • All pupils aged 4 years, between 1^st September 2022 and 31^st December 2022, will be eligible for a free school meal from January 2023.

   

  • All pupils aged 4 years, between 1^st January 2023 and 31^st March 2023, will be eligible for a free school meal from April 2023.

   

  • All pupils aged 4 years, between 1^st April 2023 and 31^st August 2023, will be eligible for a free school meal from September 2023.

   

  * To assist your understanding of our full-time Nursery admissions criteria, an excerpt from the Councils ‘Starting School’ booklet has been provided below; this sets out the admission arrangements for Nursery pupils.

  NOTE: Some schools do offer, and directly fund, a full-time Nursery place from their own school budget; in this case, pupils are not eligible to receive a UPFSM. 

   

  (Excerpt from ‘Starting School Booklet 2022-2023’) 2.1: Pre-Nursery / Nursery Education The Council continuously reviews and reserves the right to amend its admission procedures for non-statutory pre-nursery and nursery education.   2.1.1 Pre-Nursery Education Pre-Nursery Education is provided part time to children the term following their 3rd birthday. Parents will be able to apply online in September for a pre-nursery place to start in January (term after their child's third birthday) and can apply online in January for a pre-nursery place to start in April (term after their child's third birthday).   2.1.2 Nursery Education Nursery Education is provided part time from the September i.e. the start of the academic year in which the child turns 4. Full time places are provided the term after the child turns four.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Within Rhondda Cynon Taf, the Council will be rolling out the UPFSM offer as follows:-

  • from 5^th September 2022, all Reception aged pupils have been offered a UPFSM.
  • from January 2023, all Year 1 pupils have been offered a UPFSM.
  • from January 2023, Nursery pupils, who are eligible, have been offered a UPFSM.
  • from April 2023, the offer will be extended to Year 2 pupils.
  • from April 2023, the offer will be extended to include Nursery pupils, who are eligible.
  • from September 2023, the offer will be extended to Year 3 and 4 pupils.
  • from April 2024, the offer will be extended to Year 5 and 6 pupils.

  

• Breakfast club applications for September 2022

  Mon 18 Jul 2022 Janine Morgan

  Please see below information from RCT regarding breakfast club applications for September 2022.

   

  Primary Breakfast Club Registration

   

  We are pleased to confirm that there will be no restrictions on the number of breakfast club places offered for the academic year September 2022 to July 2023.

   

  Please use the link below to register your child/ren for the Primary Breakfast Club Service; the registration form will open on Monday 18^th July and remain open until Sunday 7^th August (this allows administrative processes to take place before the start of term).

   

  https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/breakfastclubform

   

• MESSAGE FROM RCT CATERING SERVICES - new menu

  Wed 08 Jun 2022

  Message from RCT CATERING SERVICES

   

  "Catering Services are excited to announce that we will be implementing

  a new lunch menu week commencing 13th June 22.

   

  Tailored Menus have already been organised for all pupils already in receipt of specialised diets.

  From 13^th June, the menu will also be available at https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/SchoolsandLearning/Schoolcatering/Schoolcatering.aspx

   

  In the current climate, short notice supply substitutions are unfortunately not uncommon, but as an Operational team we do everything possible to ensure any change has minimal impact on the overall Service and we will always endeavour to provide a comparative product."

   

• Help and support agencies available

  Tue 26 Jan 2021 K> Thomas
  

• Social Media

  Thu 02 May 2019 K. Thomas
  Please do not be offended if, in the next few days, staff have removed you from their personal Facebook friends list. This is due to the RCT requirement under the 'Use of Social Media Policy'. Parents and pupils are not permitted to be 'friends' unless there is a valid reason that has been disclosed. Thank you for your understanding.

• Website Launched

  Thu 01 Mar 2018

  Welcome to our brand new school website! We have created the website to keep parents up to date with school news and notices, and to showcase some of the great things our pupils are achieving. The website is extremely easy to edit by all staff at the school, so check back soon for new updates!

   

  Diolch yn fawr to our School Council who played an important role in the design of the website!