Last week the Education and Skills Minister informed us of a new improvement programme called Pathways to Success, forty secondary schools will be part of a multi-million pound, improvement programme to increase performance in Welsh schools. Schools have been chosen using a range of performance data and information that highlights the challenges they face in...Read More

Twelve years after an Ebbw Vale side played at the Millenium Stadium the Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s Under 16’s took the famous field against the much favoured Whitchurch High School in the Welsh Schools Under 16s Cup Final. It was a great day for some of Wales’s most promising talents who had earned their final...Read More

Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s U16 rugby team are a week away from appearing at the Millennium Stadium in the final of the Welsh Schools Cup. In a thrilling semi-final Ebbw Fawr defeated St Cenydd by 22-9.  The team produced a remarkable team performance with every Ebbw Fawr player displaying outstanding commitment and courage against a...Read More

Fair trade week at EFLC began on the 31st March in both the primary and secondary phases with an assembly with Martha Musonza Holman, from Zimbabwe for students in KS3, KS4 and later in the day primary phase students to raise awareness of Fair Trade issues. Martha held a question and answer session at the...Read More

4 pupils qualified for the British Schools Trampolining  Finals at Gateshead on Saturday 22nd March 2014.  The girls were up against some stiff competition but nothing they could not handle.  Chloe Hayward did herself proud by coming 4th in the individual competition and the U15 team made it to the podium for a 3rd place...Read More

Invitations to parents of More Able & Talented students to attend an information evening on the 10 April have been sent out. During the evening there will be an address by the Director of Teaching and Learning who will also provide an overview of the provision we will be putting in place in addition to...Read More

Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s U-16 Rugby squad have progressed to the semi-finals of the Welsh Schools National U16 Cup competition following an outstanding performance defeating Gwendraeth School of Llanelli 7-3 in the quarter finals. Playing away in horrendous conditions the team produced a typical Ebbw Fawr performance in a tight encounter. The only try of...Read More

Over 30 members of staff of Ebbw Fawr Learning Community this week received an unexpected surprise when they received a “Thank You” card as part of the UK wide Teaching Award scheme. All the staff had been nominated in an internet poll by individual students and had no knowledge that they had been nominated. Ebbw...Read More