Additional professional learning day (staff training day)

Dear Parents and Carers,

I do hope you are safe and well during these difficult times. We have had a very challenging year as a community, but hopefully there is now some light at the end of the tunnel. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of our community for the support they have given all local schools in facing these challenges head on. Working together for the benefit, safety and continued education of the young people of Prestatyn is our top priority.

Important information:

We have today received confirmation from Welsh Government that all schools across Wales are required to allocate an additional professional learning day (staff training day) during this academic year. This is to prepare and plan for the “New Curriculum for Wales” which will be rolled out over the next few years.

To minimise any inconvenience, the schools in the Learn Prestatyn partnership (the High school and all local primaries) have agreed the same date for this additional day on Tuesday 5th January. This means that both the Monday and Tuesday after the Christmas break are now training days.

As a reminder I have listed below all of the scheduled training day dates for this academic year (2020/21). All schools in the Learn Prestatyn cluster will be closed to pupils on these dates.

• Monday January 4th

• Tuesday January 5th (Additional date)

• Monday June 28th • Monday July 5th

• Monday 19th July

• Tuesday 20th July

With the last two training days falling on the final two days of the academic year, the last day of school for all pupils will be Friday 16th July.

Yours

Neil Foley - B.Sc. MA.
Pennaeth Headteacher