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PHS Summer Enrichment – The Guardian press article

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It’s lunchtime at a high school in Denbighshire, north Wales, and the aroma of cooked chicken fills the canteen as a dinner lady in a pinstriped apron puts food on to plates. The line of children who are waiting to be served a chicken burger, beans and chips builds around the hall.

The children are here for a free school meal but those queueing won’t be going to lessons afterwards because they are being fed during the summer holidays as part of a scheme that has been boosted by £500,000 from the Welsh government .

The investment comes after a report by MPs this year said up to 3 million children across the UK risk going hungry in the holidays. This summer a record number of food banks across Britain have called for donations due to growing demand during the school holidays. And the problem of holiday hunger came into sharp relief in Wales when a food bank in Swansea ran out of stock.

In Prestatyn high school, student liaison officer James Williams says:

Parents say that having lunch is a huge help for them. Without this some children won’t get meals with the same consistency they do during term time. This is one way for us to guarantee a young person gets two meals a day.

The school’s programme includes meals, visiting speakers and sports activities. Once a week family members join the children for lunch. It has cost around £14,000 to run the scheme during the holidays with, on average, 65 primary-aged children each day in the hall. The Welsh government has given £4,250.

The school ran a pilot last year that helped 25 children, and it hoped to expand the scheme this summer by drafting in different staff and sourcing money from its free school meal budget. I don’t think we could have done it to the capacity we have without the Welsh government funding,

says Williams.

Angela Evans and her son Mathew, 11, enjoyed the lunch club and activities at Prestatyn as she says it helped him make new friends ahead of secondary school.

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The Guardian – Wales takes bite out of children’s holiday hunger

School meal – 20p price increase

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From 1st September 2017, Denbighshire County Council’s School Meals Service will reluctantly be increasing the cost of school meals by 20p. This will mean secondary school meals will rise to £2.25 per day and there will be minimal price rises on some individual menu items. The equivalent cost of free school meals will also rise accordingly.

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GCSE RESULTS 2017

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Prestatyn High bucks the trend of falling GCSE results in Wales including a 19% increase in A*-C grades in English Language.

Prestatyn High has achieved excellent results this year at GCSE. This has been achieved at a time when all exams and courses are significantly more difficult and challenging.
Across Wales, many schools have seen their percentage of pupils achieving a C grade at GCSE in English, Maths and 3 other subjects drop significantly, some schools falling by over 20%.

Prestayn High has minimised the impact of the new qualifications and achieved excellent results including an unprecedented 19% increase in the number of pupils achieving C or above in English language GCSE!

There have also been many outstanding individual performances this year with many more pupils achieving A and A* grades.

New Headteacher Neil Foley said “These results are fantastic for our pupils who can now go on and study their chosen A-Levels. They are even more astonishing when you look at the national data and realise how much more difficult it was this year to achieve well in many subjects. This is the culmination of 12 months hard work, grit and determination and I would also like to thank all of the parents for their support and the staff for their tireless energy”.

Enrolment for the Prestatyn High 6th Form is at 1.30pm on Monday 4th September.

A-level results 2017

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Best A-level results ever as standards rise at Prestatyn High School. Students are celebrating following the publication of the 2017 A-level results.

Higher aspirations and standards are already having an impact on results. The A-level results for the class of 2017 have seen an 11% increase in the highest grades at A-level and BTEC. The number of students achieving A*-C has seen a 16% increase across most subjects.

Glen Vernon, Head of Prestatyn High Sixth Form said,

“These significant increases are unprecedented. All the students and staff have worked extremely hard this year and I am delighted to see them rewarded”.

The vast majority of PHS students have achieved their potential and can now continue on to their University of choice this reflects real dedication, commitment and the support their teachers, families and friends.

Mr Foley, Headteacher was absolutely delighted with the improved results and said

“After pushing and demanding the highest standards from the students all year we are amazed with what our students have achieved. They are a credit to the school, their families but most of all to themselves. They have done the hard work and now can go on and achieve their dreams. Well done to all staff and students”.

Anyone interested in enrolling in the Prestatyn High School Sixth Form is invited to attend the school at 1.30pm on Monday 4th September.

Our top performers were – Holly Miller A*AA, Rohan Williams A*AA, Robin Back AAA, Mollie Jones D*D*D*D*, Mollie Herd D*D*D* and a Distinction, Olivia Ward AAB, Amelia Scott AAB, Sam Douglas AAB, Kieyara Tabingo D*AB, Daniel Furneaux AAB, Lucy Horsfield D*AB, Lewis Dawson ABB, Adam Forman ABB, Zarnaz Hadi ABB, Caitlin Rowlands ABB, James Salsbury ABB, Adam Wynne ABB.