St James’ Church sparkled and sang with Christmas spirit as Ffynone’s family and friends were treated to a delightfully festive Christmas concert. The members of the choir and orchestra wowed the audience with their rendering of Christmas carols, interspersed by …
Shane, Ieuan and Oliver in Year 13 have been determined to raise awareness and funds for men’s mental health charity, ‘Movember.’ Using their own initiative, they created an informative assembly appropriate for their younger peers on this difficult topic. They …
Students from Years 9-11 competed in the ‘Top of the Bench’ competition at Swansea University. It was a nail-biting finish, would they clutch victory from the jaws of defeat and still get back in time for the musicians to play …
Assemblies in Ffynone are always informative, interesting and varied. This half-term the focus has been ‘How can we help?’ We’ve been concentrating on finding ways to support good causes that don’t always involve just giving donations. This feels particularly relevant …
Year 11 visited Dwr Cymru’s waste water treatment plant in Cilfynydd as part of their GCSE Chemistry studies. Pupils were given a fascinating tour of the site which involved observing the various stages involved in waste water treatment. Pupils …
We kicked off the rehearsal process for our spring production of ‘School of Rock’ with a two-night residential workshop at St Madoc Community Centre. After about a half an hour’s drive through a gorgeous and scenic countryside, pupils and staff …
The school’s new social enterprise business ‘Students & Co’ (Angelica Y7, Osian Y8 and Mia Y9) launched their first product in an assembly in late November. The trio have been meeting in TOC time throughout this term to turn their business …
Another superb Remembrance Concert curated by Music teacher Rachel Ramos and LAMDA teacher Eleanor McLeod. Classical marches sat alongside rock anthems and modern pieces all performed by our talented students and staff, including a lovely rendition of Won’t Stop Dreaming …
At the beginning of half-term, some FHS pupils participated in the ‘Trashion Show’ fashion event, hosted by the Greyhound Rescue Wales Charity at the Elysium Gallery. Pupils had been working on a project in their Art lessons with the aim …
Year 9 were given the opportunity to showcase their language and problem-solving skills when they entered the National Language Competition organised by GCHQ. The competition ran online for a week and pupils used their language lessons, as well as TOC …