Author: Kate Williams

Pathway Education Centre Newsletter
Canolfan Addysg Llwybr
April/Ebrill 2025

Contact us: 01686 617190
Email: pru-north@powys.gov.uk

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE/NEGES Y PENNAETH

It’s been another busy half term for staff and pupils. We have been working hard with our year 11 learners, preparing them for their upcoming exams with lots of revision, completion of assessments and coursework. Alongside Careers Wales, we continue to provide practical support to these students to aid their transition from school into further education or employment during the upcoming months.
Highlights from this half term include our mountain biking trips, English oracy assessments, a whole school pool tournament and the upcoming trip to Black Hawk laser tag which will reward good attendance and effort.
As always, thank you for your continued support and please do not hesitate to contact Pathways should you have any queries.

CURRICULUM/CWRICWLWM
Personal and social education / Addysg bersonol a chymdeithasol

Pupil wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at Pathway. Our learners have been participating in weekly mindfulness sessions, and many are engaging well and feeling the benefits of learning to focus on the present moment, slowing down thought processing, and reducing levels of stress. Now that Spring is here, we look forward to introducing some outdoor mindfulness activities.

CURRICULUM/ CWRICWLWM
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Outdoor Education/ Addysg awyr Agored

Mountain biking is becoming a popular sport with our learners, who all appreciate the opportunity to experience offsite adventures. Last week they were given a choice of venues to visit and explore, improving their confidence, skills and fitness.
Our first group enjoyed a scenic, twelve mile road based route around beautiful Lake Vrynwy, whilst group two opted for the thrill of conquering the challenging mountain bike trails of Nant-Y-Arian in the Cambrian mountains.

STEM DAY/DIWRNOD STEM

We regularly hold STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) days, which are delivered by local company Techwuman, and supported by our own staff. Our pupils look forward to engaging in the variety of practical learning activities on offer, which all combine plenty of fun, creativity and discussion with science based learning.

SAFEGUARDING/DIOGELU

The Powys Child Exploitation team visited earlier this week to deliver an information session based on “Healthy Relationships”.
We were proud of the sensible attitudes and behaviour displayed by our learners whilst engaging in a potentially sensitive topic, and hope that it has encouraged them to reflect on the factors that contribute to ensuring their relationships are healthy ones.
The team led a discussion which included: different types of relationships including romantic ones, factors which make a relationship healthy or unhealthy, keeping yourself safe online and issues regarding consent.

CAREERS/ GYRFAOEDD

We’d like to say a huge thank you to Richard Morgan at Nidec Control Techniques Limited for taking the time to show one of our year 11 learners, accompanied by Mrs Purdy around the factory site.
The tour, following the journey of a printed circuit board (PCB) along the production line, certainly sparked the interest of our student who hopes to pursue a career in electrical engineering.
Diolch yn fawr, Nidec.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND REMINDERS/
DIGWYDDIADAU SYDD I DDOD
Our reward trip this term will be to Black Hawk laser tag on Friday 11th April 2025. Pupils who have achieved the required attendance and behaviour points will be invited to participate.
Spring term ends on Friday 11th April. We hope you all enjoy the Easter break. Pupils will return to school for the Summer term on Monday 28th April.
GCSE exams for year 11 learners will begin on Thursday 8th May, and continue until Weds 11th June. Each learner has been given their own individual exam timetable to take home, to ensure that they are organised and prepared.

It has been a very positive half term back after Christmas and great to work with learners in my new role as acting headteacher. During this time at Pathways we have had visits from our School Beat Officer, Careers Wales and Techwuman Ltd who recently ran a STEM workshop (which celebrates and promotes the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Furthermore, learners have had opportunities to engage in activities such as trampolining and biking which has been very popular!