Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 26th October 2024
Our choir and our Sixth Form pupils were thrilled, in the first week of this month, to have the opportunity to participate in a Full...
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HEADTEACHER'S BLOG
Sep 27
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 28th September 2024
The pupils have certainly made an excellent start to the academic year! Prior to them beginning the term on Wednesday 4th, staff had two...
Aug 30
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 31st August 2024
Well, it may have been the summer break, but life here at Bishop Vaughan has been nonetheless very busy! Staff have been preparing for...
Jul 19
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 20th July 2024
As we wrap up another fantastic and highly successful school year, it is rewarding to reflect on the incredible experiences and the many...
Jun 28
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 29th June 2024
Despite the fact that we are now nearing the end of term, the past month has shown no signs of ‘winding down’ and – as always – it is a...
May 24
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 25th May 2024
The past month has been one characterised by a sense of renewal, as we entered the early summer, and of purpose. For our Catholic school...
Apr 26
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 27th April 2024
Following two years of highly successful Festivals of Literature in the final week of the summer term, and our three years of Festivals...
Mar 22
Headteacher's Blog Post - Friday 22nd March 2024
Spring is certainly truly upon us here at Bishop Vaughan, with the daffodils blooming around the school grounds, the Rosary Garden...
Feb 29
Headteacher's Blog Post - Thursday 29th February 2024
This term, the school has had the simply excellent news that the proposal for a brand-new school building has been approved by the Local...
Jan 27
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 27th January 2024
As our parent and carer community are aware, one of the cornerstones of our educational philosophy at Bishop Vaughan is the integration...
Dec 20, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Wednesday 20th December 2023
The highlights of this month have included the beautiful and moving Advent assemblies, which opened with candlelight to bring a beautiful...
Nov 30, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Thursday 30th November 2023
The past month has been a most enjoyable one for our pupils. Some of our Sixth Formers have had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to...
Oct 27, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 28th October 2023
As mentioned in the last blog entry, the start of the term was certainly a whirlwind of activity, and there was far too much to contain...
Sep 29, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 30th September 2023
The start of the academic year has been, as is customary, a true whirlwind of activity! From welcoming our new Year 7 pupils, to our...
Jul 21, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 22nd July 2023
As we start the summer break, first and foremost, huge congratulations to all pupils on all that they have achieved in the past academic...
Jun 29, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Friday 30th June 2023
This last week has been one in which there has been much to celebrate! Firstly, the end of the summer examination period last Friday has...
May 26, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 27th May 2023
With our ‘exam year’ pupils now well advanced through the summer exams series, we are very proud of the way in which they have approached...
Apr 28, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 29th April 2023
Our pupils have enjoyed some very special experiences this month, with events at school that have broadened cultural horizons, that have...
Mar 30, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Friday 31st March 2023
The Spring term has drawn to a close today, after a most special week in which we have held our Lenten assemblies, our Spring Concert and...
Feb 25, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 25th February 2023
With Lent having begun on Wednesday, we wish each person in our school community a blessed Lenten season. While many pupils in the school...
Jan 28, 2023
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 28th January 2023
As ever, it was a pleasure to welcome back all those in our school community following the Christmas break, and once more it has been an...
Dec 22, 2022
Headteacher's Blog Post - Thursday 22nd December 2022
As the month draws to a close, and with it the Christmas term, it is fair to say that these last few weeks of the term have been a...
Nov 26, 2022
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 26th November 2022
Last month’s blog post described a number of the extra-curricular activities that our pupils are currently enjoying, such as music,...
Oct 28, 2022
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 29th October 2022
The first week of this month was one in which countless of our former pupils set off for universities the length and breadth of the UK!...
Sep 29, 2022
Headteacher's Blog Post - Friday 30th September 2022
What a great start our pupils have made to the academic year! We have been delighted to welcome back all of our pupils and to welcome in...
Feb 29, 2020
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 29th February 2020
This month, we were truly delighted to welcome the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, and our Assembly Member, Mike Hedges, to...
Jan 25, 2020
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 25th January 2020
As we begin 2020, I wish all of those within and associated with our school community a very happy New Year! Our pupils have certainly...
Dec 21, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 21st December 2019
We were delighted to welcome pupils, their families and their friends to the Christmas Fayre on Tuesday 10th December which had such a...
Nov 30, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 30th November 2019
Pupils were pleased to see, on their return to school following the half term break, that the new temporary building had indeed been...
Oct 26, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 26th October 2019
Well, it’s been another exceptionally busy month, and there has certainly been a real sense of endeavouring to triumph over adversity –...
Sep 28, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 28th September 2019
There was a vibrant and busy start to the new term with the now well-established Induction Days! These centred on our shared ethos and...
Jul 20, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 20th July 2019
As the term – and indeed the school year – draws to a close, we have all been reflecting upon the year as a whole as well as upon the...
Jun 29, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 29th June 2019
In this busy exam season, my post condenses the many activities of the past month into one post, rather than the usual two! The main...
May 25, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 25th May 2019
Observant readers will note that this post is a week later than usual! We were keen, however, to include details of the first...
May 4, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 4th May 2019
For Catholics, the month of May is devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Throughout the Catholic church, there are special devotions and...
Apr 19, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 20th April 2019
We were delighted to welcome the vast majority of Year 11 parents to the Revision Readiness Session held on 11th April. The feedback from...
Apr 6, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 6th April 2019
We were extremely grateful to receive a visit from representatives of the Cariad charity yesterday. This charity focuses its work on...
Mar 23, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 23rd March 2019
As we continue into the season of Lent, many of our pupils have given up various things or fasted to some degree as part of their...
Mar 9, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 9th March 2019
This week, we observed Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. Father John Browne, our School Chaplain, led our Service of...
Feb 23, 2019
Headteacher's Blog Post - Saturday 23rd February 2019
With this first half of the Spring term already over, we are certainly looking forward to the arrival of Spring itself, and to the warmer...
Feb 9, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 9th February 2019
All across the school were delighted when the school categories were announced by Welsh Government at the end of January. Following the...
Jan 26, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 26th January 2019
We are always grateful to the clergy that come each week, on Wednesdays, to celebrate Mass at lunchtime in the school Chapel. Last week’s...
Jan 12, 2019
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 12th January 2019
As ever, the start to the term has been tremendously busy! Our first week back in school has seen some of our Year 10 pupils sitting...
Dec 29, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 29th December 2018
We hope that all pupils and their families have had a peaceful, joyful and blessed Christmas! Hopefully, the holiday is proving restful...
Dec 15, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 15th December 2018
As we end the Autumn term, there are so many special moments that we can, in the spirit of the Examen as mentioned in the last blog post,...
Dec 1, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 1st December 2018
What a privilege it was to watch the pupils performing in the Autumn Concert last week! It was a truly diverse and varied concert, as Mr....
Nov 17, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 17th November 2018
As mentioned in the last blog post, our work on the Catholic pupil profile has now started in earnest. This focuses on characteristics,...
Nov 3, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 3rd November 2018
Of the very many questions that we can ask of ourselves within society, perhaps the most important is how well we are providing for and...
Oct 20, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 20th October 2018
It was a pleasure to welcome the families of the new Year 7 pupils to a pastoral meeting this week. This opportunity to meet key staff,...
Oct 6, 2018
Headteacher’s Blog Post – Saturday 6th October 2018
As we enter the month of the Holy Rosary, it is a particular joy to see the new Rosary Garden taking shape. Bulbs in the colours of the...
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