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Aberdare, Wales
Joined October 2013
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A huge well done and congratulations to Poppy Lee-Burrows, a year 7 learner from ACS! What an inspiration she is to everyone.
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A huge congratulations to all our year 13 students on your fantastic results. Your resilience throughout the last few years and your results are to be celebrated. The world is your oyster... strive, believe, achieve! #results2023 #ResultsDay #ALevelResultsDay2023
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Congratulations to all our year 11s today. It has been lovely welcoming you back to ACS this morning. You have done very well and got the results you deserve. We are all very proud. Well done #TEAMACS .
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School Closure 11/12/17 After inspection by our site manager this morning the Headteacher has taken the decision to close our school due to the inclement weather and health and safety concerns.
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School Closure Tuesday 12/12/17 Due to the current and forecasted weather conditions along with a thorough safety inspection of our site we will be closed tomorrow Tuesday 12/12/17
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We would like to thank Bryn Sion Church for their kindness and generosity in donating another 5 hampers to our learners and their siblings. Each hamper contained specifically bought items to match the ages/gender of the recipients. Our learners were absolutely thrilled. 🎁🎅🏻🎄
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Due to snow and ice on the school site, Aberdare Community School will be open to Years 11,12 and 13 only tomorrow. Pupils in these year groups should use the North entrance to the school tomorrow morning and remain inside the building throughout the day.
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A huge congratulations to Miss Leah Williams , Mr Stephen Alexander and Mr Nathan Keeble who today were officially recognised as 2021 Lockdown Heroes for Learner and Community Support. We are so proud of them and all our staff who just keep giving. @TeachingAwards @CSCJES
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@AberdareSchool
ACS
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Aberdare Community School today had an opportunity to remember Kaylan Hippsley and pay their respects. This was a deeply moving occasion and I would like to thank the whole school community for their participation.
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The school would like to thank the family of Sara Jones (Davies) for their generous donation in memory of her, some of which will be used to help support pupils access learning platforms in these unprecedented times. Diolch
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Lets show support for Mrs Morgans previous school and vote for @YGTredegarCS Best of luck! 🤞💪
@WelshSchoolsFA
Welsh Schools' F.A.
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WSFA Virtual Welsh Cup FINAL! Please follow, like, retweet and most importantly VOTE Will it be Tredegar or Pentrehafod, you decide. #cwpan #cup #Cymru #wales #StayHomeSaveLives Tredegar V Pentrehafod @YGTredegarCS @PEatTCS @YGT_Mr_Howells @Pentrehafod @PentrehafodPE
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We would like to congratulate Year 10 and Year 11 learners who received examination results today. Our learners have done fantastically well and we're really proud of their achievements. #ResultsDay22 #StriveBelieveAchieve #TeamACS
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Huge congratulations to all involved in tonight's outstanding performance of The Wizard of Oz. A standing ovation on opening night was well deserved. See you all again tomorrow night! 👠🧹 #thewizardofoz #followtheyellowbrickroad #Toto
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Pupils celebrating fortnightly 'hot chocolate Friday' with the Headteacher. Da iawn to all of them. Keep up the good work and the fantastic attitude to learning!
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A fantastic 100% of Year 13 students secured level 3 qualifications of which 33% of grades achieved were A*-A and 80% of grades achieved were A*-C. Nearly all students have been successful in securing their first-choice university place. This is a fantastic achievement!
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Thank you to the pupils and staff who attended the remembrance service yesterday morning in Aberdare. 'We will remember them.'
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2019 Advanced Level Results
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Here's just a few pictures of our last day at ACS for 2021 with everyone in the festive mood...Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! #ChristmasJumperDay2021 #Christmas2021 #TeamACS
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Possible School Closure 11/12/17 A decision on whether the school will be closed due to the inclement weather will be taken after a site inspection tomorrow morning. After consulting the Headteacher notice of closure will be posted to our school website and social media by 6:30am
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Celebrating our incredibly talented students and staff who put on an amazing production of FAME! #StriveBelieveAchieve
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Congratulations! Llongyfarchiadau! You are all stars! 🌟🌟🌟 #resultsday23 #Results2023
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Fantastic performance from our talented students this evening! Congratulations to our Head of Performing Arts, Miss Walker, on another amazing school production! Accompanied by a suberb Musical ensemble conducted by Mr Juliff! @ACSMusicDpt @ACS_PerformArts #BugsyMalone #Splurged
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School Closure Monday 5th March Due to damaged water pipes caused by the inclement weather I am sorry to report that there will be no running water in the school building tomorrow. Consequently, the school will have to remain closed tomorrow, Monday 5th March.
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Many congratulations to all our year 13 learners on your outstanding achievements. We are very proud of you and wish you every success in the future! Llongyfarchiadau mawr i chi gyd! #StriveBelieveAchieve #Classof2021
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Despite the weather, many ACS learners paid their respects in this morning's Rememberance Service at the Cenotaph, Aberdare. #WeWillRememberThem
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And that's a wrap! What a day it has been celebrating with you. You may be moving on to university or employment but you will always be a part of the ACS Family. #StriveBelieveAchieve #TeamACS #Results2023 #resultsday23
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School Closure
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We are so proud of our pupils Grace and Caitlin who last night performed in our school hall as part of the RCT Music Service Senior Orchestra. What an amazing night showcasing such talented musicians which we have in our schools. Llongyfarchiadau, bawb! @RCTMusicService
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A massive congratulations to our 82 Year 11 Students who gained A*-C in their November GCSE Numeracy exam! #Proud #StriveBelieveAchieve
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Huge congratulations to our ACS and CVC musicians in their outstanding performances last night in the @RCTMusicService Summer Concert at St Elvans Church, Aberdare. It was a great night of wonderful musical talent! 🎶🎺🎷🎻🎼👏
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Information for Parents and Students
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It was lovely welcoming our learners back today. There really was a feeling of excitement and energy around our school. A special mention to our year 7 learners who demonstrated outstanding resilience and maturity - welcome to the ACS family! See you all tomorrow!
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Happy 100th Birthday @captaintommoore ! From all of us at the ACS Hub School #ThankYou @MountainAshCS @StJohnsAberdare @Rhydywaun
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Its been lovely to welcome back our students, we have had a fantastic start to the week. We look forward to seeing more of you soon! #TeamACS #StriveBelieveAchieve
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We are extremely proud to announce that, after totalling the generous donations made by our learners, we have raised £616.98 for Children in Need!
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Llongyfarchiadau to all involved in #thewizardofoz You are all stars! 🌟🌟🌟We are all so proud of you! #somewhereovertherainbow #followtheyellowbrickroad
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Congratulations to all learners who will be receiving their confirmed qualification grades today. This is a time to celebrate the resilience and determination shown by learners during unprecedented times. #StriveBelieveAchieve
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Another day of celebrating outstanding results at ACS. We are extremely proud of all our year 11 learners who are collecting their results today. They have worked so hard and deserve every single one of those grades. Llongyfarchiadau! #Classof2021 #StriveBelieveAchieve
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Thanks to all of your generous donations we are pleased to announce that the ACS Community Coat exchange is now open 😊
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It has been a privilege supporting these young adults over the past 7 years and getting to share their successes with their friends and families today! #Results2023 #resultsday23 #TeamACS
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Today wasn’t just about year 11, we also got the opportunity to celebrate with our year 10 learners! Many congratulations to all our year 10 learners who achieve great results today. We are proud of each and every one of your achievements. Llongyfarchiadau, blwyddyn 10!
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A fantastic night celebrating musical talent! Congratulations to all involved. For some it was their first ACS concert whilst for others it was their last! Emotions were certainly running high. We are so proud of each and every one of you! 🎶🎼🎸🎹🎻🎷🎺🥁🎤 @ACSMusicDpt
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So, for the first time ever ACS learners performed on the stage of the Eisteddfod yr Urdd! What an experience and memories to last a lifetime! Llongyfarchiadau mawr i bawb! Sir Gaerfyrddin 2023 here we come! #Urdd2022
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What a fantastic evening of entertainment from our Staff! Well done to all our amazing dancers and congratulations to our judges winners Mrs Hendy and Mr Williams! Special thank you to Mrs Watkins for organising our first #ACSDoesStrickly event!
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School will be open as normal tomorrow Wednesday 13/12/17
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Lovely to see Year 12 & 13 return to ACS today. We are very proud of all your achievements.
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On the eve of Wales’ quarter final match in the Euros, it’s fitting that we celebrate former ACS learner, Taylor Jones, who has signed a professional football contract with Cardiff City FC. Taylor has also captained Wales U18 v England. Congratulations! #proud @CardiffCityFC
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Congratulations to the Year 11 learners awarded the most SEREN points during September. They enjoyed a hot chocolate with Mrs. Morgans today. Well done!
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Wellbeing Wednesday 3rd Feb
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Cast and Crew of our school production "Bugsy Malone" Fantastic job everyone!
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At times like these we learn the true meaning of community. Thank you so much to members of our community for the donations of laptops and contributions towards laptops. These will now be delivered to our learners to allow them access to online learning. Diolch. 🌈
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We would like to wish year 10, 11, 12 and 13 ACS learners all the very best in their exams over the coming weeks. Be great! #strivebelieveachieve
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Congratulations to ACS learners Belle Davies, Kate Jones-Darch and Lillie-May Lloyd on winning the gold medal at this weekend’s @BritGymnastics Aerobic Gymnastics British Championships in Telford, making them British Champions! 🏆⭐️🏅👏
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Congratulations to our very own Mr James Jones who has been chosen by Adobe to be part of the team of 10 teachers in the UK to offer Adobe Creative Educator Level 1! Llongyfarchiadau! @Adobe @Computing_ACS @ACS_TandL
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School Closure 01/02/19 Due to the current site and weather conditions we have taken the decision to remain closed today 01/02/19
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Congratulations to all learners who will be receiving their confirmed qualification grades today. This is a time to celebrate the resilience and determination shown by learners during unprecedented times. #StriveBelieveAchieve
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We raised £616.98 for Children in Need and £337.28 for Save the Children Fund during the Christmas Jumper Day so that makes a total of £954.26 raised during the Autumn Term for charity!
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2018 Advanced Level Results
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Our very own Bugsy Malone (Joel Awad Year 9) could not resist one last slurge attack on Headteacher Mr Powell! #Splurged Thank you to everyone who was able to attend this amazing performance. Looking forward to what Miss Walker has up her sleeve for next year! @ACS_PerformArts
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Pearson Outstanding Young Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Mr Keeble! #Proud #OutstandingTeacher
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
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Fantastic time at our recent KS4/5 celebration evening. Lovely to see all our talented students receiving awards for their progress and achievements over the last year. Thank you to all our parents for their support and to our guest speaker Mrs Alison Kibblewhite.
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Yet another example of our students standing shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world! All their hard work on  @DrFrostMaths  has helped our school make it into the top 3 of all schools worldwide. 👏
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A huge congratulations to Mr James Jones. Yet another example of the outstanding quality of teaching and learning our learners experience each and every day. Llongyfarchiadau @Computing_ACS @MrJJonesCS @ACS_TandL
@USW_SCL
USW Schools and Colleges Liaison
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The winner of the award for Inspirational Teacher or Adviser of the Year goes to…. James Jones Digital Competency Framework Co-ordinator at @AberdareSchool Congratulations! 🎆 #USWTAA
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It was a pleasure to re-open our doors for our KS5 Celebration Evening. Congratulations to everyone and thank you to our guest speaker Mr Jason Evans of @SWFireandRescue . We wish all our pupils, past and present, every success in the future. #Strive #Believe #Achieve
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We would like to say a MASSIVE congratulations to our new Senior Learner Leader Team! They have done superbly well to achieve these positions and embody the very best of #teamACS . Positions are as follows:
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@AberdareSchool
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We are very pleased to announce that today we have been successful in achieving the @CSCSiarterIaith Silver Award. This means that our efforts in promoting the Welsh language in school and in the community have received national recognition. Da iawn i bawb! @ComyGymraeg #balch
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Welcome home to the 107 learners and our staff from their trip to @DisneylandParis and #paris . Each and everyone of our learners were a credit to the school and thank you to our dedicated staff who, once again, give up their time for these memorable experiences for our learners.
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Well done, year 12, your resilience, perseverance and all your hard work is reflected in your fantastic results today. Llongyfarchiadau to each and every one of you. #StriveBelieveAchieve
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Information regarding the Impending School Closure We understand that the Educational Minister has made an announcement regarding school closures. We will provide further information when we have received official notification of the impending school closure.
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It was a pleasure welcoming learners in years 11, 12 and 13 back through our doors today. We are so proud of the excellent attendance and outstanding attitude to learning demonstrated. Da iawn, Bawb! #Attend #Engage #Achieve
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Congratulations to Year 7 and 8 girls who won their RCT Plate Final yesterday with a great score line that reflected their hard work and determination on the pitch. We are so proud! Llongyfarchiadau! ⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️🏆🙌
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It has been a great start to the week at ACS. We are so proud of how our learners have settled back in and have engaged in learning. Da iawn, bawb! #Attend #Engage #Achieve
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Congratulations to our learners who have been invited for breakfast with the Headteacher for demonstrating success in a sporting/musical/artistic area! Da iawn!
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them #LestWeForget #remembranceday
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The senior prefect team selling cakes, biscuits, and doughnuts in support of Macmillan Coffee Morning 2019, they raised £135 in total. Da Iawn! #StriveBelieveAchieve
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We wish our amazing Headteacher Mrs Davies the very best of luck for the future and hope she gets better very soon.
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Today we pay our respects to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19
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Pupils celebrating 'hot chocolate Friday' with the Headteacher. Da iawn to all of them. Keep up the good work and the fantastic attitude to learning!
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We are proud to announce that we are now a Stonewall School Champion School. We are committed to tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic language in our school. More to follow in the new year!
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Last night was a special night at YGACS, as we celebrated the talents and achievements of our older learners. Diolch to our guest speaker @Rhuanedd @BBCWales for her inspirational words to the next generation of outstanding talent the Cynon Valley has to offer.
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Well done to ACS and Pontypridd High School staff who have been busy producing PPE at ACS. #TeamRCT @aberdareschool @PontypriddHS
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It has been a fantastic two days at ACS. Hearing and seeing learners in our corridors and classrooms has been a treat. Year 7, it has been a privilege getting to know you over the past two days and we are so proud of the maturity and independence you have demonstrated.
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We are so proud of each and every one of you! The world is your oyster... #Results2023 #StriveBelieveAchieve #TeamACS
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at ACS after 3 long years we were back together for our Christmas Celebration. Llongyfarchiadau to everyone involved! #Christmas #strivebelieveachieve
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We are incredibly proud of Ethan Tough on being awarded the Headteacher's Strive Award and Harry Morgan who received the Sara Jones Memorial Award. Both will go on to achieve great things in the future! #TeamACS
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Another Thursday and another day of celebrating with our amazing learners, friends and families. Congratulations to the Class of 2023 on your fantastic results! #GCSEResults2023 👏👏👏
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Team ACS supporting @CR_UK whilst wearing and eating all things pink! #CancerResearch #CancerAwareness
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Senior Student Team 2019
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Congratulations to Dylan Edwards Year9 who recently won the Welsh novice boxing championships & is now a Welsh Champion in his weight class!
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School Open Tuesday 6th March
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Pupils celebrating fortnightly 'hot chocolate Friday' with the Senior Deputy Headteacher. Da iawn to all of them. Keep up the good work and the fantastic attitude to learning!
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Congratulations to Emily Parfit who has recently had her article, written as part of The Scholars Programme, published in The Brilliant Club's termly academic journal, The Scholar. This is a tremendous achievement, llongyfarchiadau! #strivebelieveachieve @BrilliantClub
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Congratulations to Olivia for gaining over 800 SEREN points this year and achieving the Gold award. Ardderchog! TeamACS!
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We are delighted with our students' A Level and BTEC results and would like to congratulate all students and staff for their resilience, determination, hard work and commitment during such a challenging time. Llongyfarchiadau, bawb! #StriveBelieveAchieve #ResultsDay22
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Year 6 Students join Mr Williams as he takes you on a Virtual tour of our school! We can't wait for you to join us! #TeamACS #StriveBelieveAchieve
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A fantastic first day of school for our students! Well done all! #StriveBelieveAchieve
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