Bishop Vaughan Catholic School is a Voluntary Aided school for 11 to 18 year olds in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia and the City and County of Swansea.
Join us tonight at 5pm for the start of our reading of 'The Hobbit' via Microsoft Teams. We have a very special surprise celebrity narrator for Chapter 1! Students will be added to the Team throughout the day and we hope as many of you as possible will join us this evening!
A work in progress view from 9am today of a small fraction of the hundreds of food parcels put together by our remarkable catering staff in preparation for delivery and collection today!
@SwanseaCouncil
We are so proud to let you know that Justine in Year 8 will be on
@thevoicekidsuk
this Saturday, 25th July at 7.25pm! Tune in to see such an incredible talent perform for the judges!
#TheVoiceKidsUK
#itv
#itvhub
Amazing news! Huge congratulations to Sam McCarthy and Ashwin Sibi - Sam has been accepted to read Theology at Regent's Park College, Oxford and Ashwin has been accepted to read Law at New College, Oxford. Well done to you both; we are all so proud of you.
What a morning! Congratulations to our Y12 and Y13 students for receiving the highest EVER sixth form results at Bishop Vaughan! Read all about it on our website:
Justine was presented with a Certificate of Commendation at the Philippines Embassy last week for her contribution to the positive image of the Filipino-British community in the UK. Well done, Justine. Another incredible achievement!
#thevoicekidsuk
Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo presents The Voice Kids UK Grand Winner Justine Afable a Certificate of Commendation.
We're still on a high from her amazing win in The Voice Kids UK 🤩🤩🤩
Justine, you make us all beam with pride!
#FilipinoPride
What a beautiful evening last night at the Cathedral. Thank you to all from
@StJosephsCPS
,
@StilltydsrcSA1
and
@stdavidscps
for joining us and filling the Cathedral with your voices! Thanks also to the staff of
@SwanseaMusic1
for your support. Nadolig Llawen, pawb!
Congratulations to Megan in Year 11 who has been selected for the U17
@celtic_dragons
netball squad! This is an incredible achievement and is testament to Megan's hard work and determination. We are all so proud of you, Megan!
#godgiventalents
Congratulations to our amazing Year 11 and Sixth Form pupils on the results received this week! We’re tremendously proud of you and of all that you’ve achieved in the toughest of circumstances. We wish each and every one of you every success and happiness in your next steps!
A proud moment when three of our pupils have been selected for the Under 15's Swansea Schools' FA team! Good luck for the away game later today!
@SwanseaSFA
We are so proud of our pupils who had the honour of representing Wales as part of the Under 16s squad in the UEFA Development Tournament held in Finland! Well done!
The Bishop Vaughan community is very saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We pray for the repose of her soul. We pray too for her family, that they may be comforted in their time of loss.
Join us tonight at 5pm for the start of our reading of 'The Hobbit' via Microsoft Teams. We have a very special surprise celebrity narrator for Chapter 1! Students will be added to the Team throughout the day and we hope as many of you as possible will join us this evening!
Since March, our pupils have been lucky enough to have regular visits to
@swanseastones
to meet authors, talk about books and even buy a few for themselves. On Thursday, the shop will be coming to us as part of our Literature Festival! 1/
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#SIAB2021
Derby - Welsh Schools U17 Team & Management Team. 🏴
26 months after the last SIAB T&F International in Swansea, it’s fantastic to see this fixture back in the calendar in 2021!
Pob lwc a mwynhewch y profiad! Good luck and enjoy the experience! 🏃🏻♂️
Thank you to
@mawwfiresyt
for delivering an incredible Phoenix Project course to a small group of our students. Staff and students really enjoyed the week.
@mawwfire
There will be many more images to come, but here's a small representation of some of the remarkable elements on display as part of our school's Festival of Peace launched earlier today! (1/3)
Due to the weather forecast, the school will be closing today at 12.30pm. Buses will be collecting pupils at this time. Lunch will be served from 11.15am to 12.00pm.
What a wonderful opening day with our pupils at the Bishop Vaughan Festival of Peace! We are so proud of each and every one of our pupils who have contributed!
#bishopvaughanfestivalofpeace
Congratulations to each and every one of our GCSE pupils! We've enjoyed a morning of laughter, smiles and even happy tears! Read all about it in our most recent blog post:
@SwanseaCouncil
@WalesOnline
Are you getting ready to cheer on Justine again this Saturday? Set a reminder now to tune in to ITV at 7.25pm to watch her take part in The Battles!
#TheVoiceKidsUK
#teampixie
#itv
#itvhub
Linking with the Swansea-wide response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, our pupils are asked to consider:
•donating small change throughout next week, 14th -18th March
•participating in our non-uniform day on Friday 18th March and making a £1 donation (1.)
Pupils and staff representing schools in Swansea have attended a ceremony recognising the work they do in creating a safe, inclusive and welcoming culture for all including asylum seekers and refugees.
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Year 7 - you have been exceptional today! You have followed the one way system, all of our safety measures and settled beautifully! Well done to you all!
Blessed to attend the Imposition of the Pallium today upon Archbishop Mark O’ Toole by the Apostolic Nuncio, the Pope’s representative, His Excellency Archbishop Buendia. So proud of our pupils and so lovely to see children from across the Diocese and Archdiocese.
Our beautiful teacher and friend Mrs Philippart. Our whole school community is devastated. We continue to send love and prayers to her family. Please see the family tribute below
Breaking News! Please see the linked statement from the Education Minister. We are awaiting information as to the next steps for amending the grades our Sixth Form pupils have already received. We will get this information to you as soon as we know more.
A level, AS, GCSE, Skills Challenge Certificate and Welsh Baccalaureate grades in Wales will now be awarded on the basis of Centre Assessment Grades.
Please read and share this full update:
Thank you to all who came to our Open Evening last night. Our staff and pupils shared with you what a special place Bishop Vaughan is to learn and work. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Please be in touch if you have any queries regarding the application process.
Thank you to everyone involved in the production of our fabulous concert and thank YOU for watching live with us! You can watch it again on our YouTube channel and any donations, no matter how small, will be gratefully received:
And we are done. 6 shows in 3 days 🤩 I have the pleasure of working with the most talented pupils and staff. The pupils have been outstanding and I am very proud of them. The hard work they and Mr Eynon-Davies put in really paid off.
#proud
#Godgiventalents
@Bishop_Vaughan
Many congratulations to our KS3 boys who won today's regional basketball tournament and have qualified for the Nationals in Aberystwyth. Da iawn, pawb!
Thank you to the parents who attended our Parent Information Meeting; this week's topic was "Understanding and Supporting Worries". Thank you also to Jez, our
@SBSchoolinreach
co-ordinator.
#camhs
#mentalhealth
#support
A fundraising page has been set up to sponsor the Bishop Vaughan staff completing the Fit February Step Challenge, with all proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation, in memory of Mitchell Powell.
We will be holding a non-uniform day on Thursday 16th February in aid of the Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal. All affordable donations will be hugely appreciated. Collections will take place during the morning tutor session. Please help us support those who need our urgent help.
Amazing efforts from our pupils plus a huge thank you to Mrs Davies and Mrs Shankland for your time, patience and green fingers! 👑💐🌼🌺
@HRP_palaces
#SuperBloom
Our SuperBloom is in place! A crown shaped wildflower bed, lavender jewels and dianthus ‘70’ to mark the Queen’s jubilee. Our pupils have been amazing today, so so proud of them
@HRP_palaces
@Bishop_Vaughan
Result is in for
@Bishop_Vaughan
’s Megan G. Meg was placed 4th in the 80m hurdles and managed to get a personal best time. Massive achievement Meg 👏🏻. Hope you are as proud of yourself as we are of you.
We are proud once again to be categorised as a Green A school for the second year in succession. This is a reflection of all of the continued efforts of our school community.
Many congratulations to our former Head Boy, James McCarthy who has qualified as a barrister at Gray's Inn - we are incredibly proud and wish you luck as you go forward in your career!
During the last week, dozens of our former pupils have taken up places in universities throughout the UK! We wish each of them every happiness and success in their next steps! With their permission, we congratulate a number of these personally over the next few tweets...
Huge thanks to Ben Taylor for visiting the school today to discuss his journalistic career & his current role as Deputy Editor of
@thesundaytimes
. Ben also answered questions on a range of topics, from getting into journalism to the impact of lockdown on political reporting. 1/2