On Thursday 9th October 2014 our previous Year 11 students and their guests were invited to our Celebration of Achievement Awards Evening. As a school we were delighted with the success of this year group. 53% of students gained at least 5A* – C GCSEs including English and Maths and 72% of students gained at...Read More
As part of Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s commitment to strengthening community links, we will be launching a weekly drop-in session at the Learning Action Centre, James Street, Ebbw Vale, every Friday from November 7th between 1pm-3pm. This will give you, as parents/carers, an opportunity to meet with staff in a convenient location and at a...Read More
The Year 7 Football team progressed into the next round of the Welsh Cup with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Oakdale Comprehensive School. Leading 3-0 at half time thanks to goals from Eli King (2) and Nathaniel Williams and playing some fine attacking football, the boys then went 4-0 up soon after the break with...Read More
Ebbw Fawr Learning Community seeks to fill a vacancy on its Governing Body for the role of Community Governor. Ebbw Fawr educates students from the age of 3 to 16 and has a total of over 1500 on roll. The school budget is in the region of £6.5M and it employs over 170 staff operating...Read More
Ebbw Fawr Primary Phase went through to the finals of the Blaenau Gwent Annual Football Competition 2/10/14!!! After two wins out of four including a goal scored by Dylan Collins from the half way line we went through to the Quarter finals! We had some great saves by our goal Keeper Katie Young and great...Read More
Over 120 year 6 students and their parents attended a very busy Open Night at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s secondary phase this week. Following introductions from Mr Harkness and Mr Collins parents had the opportunity to visit over 50 classrooms and technical areas with a wide range of activities on offer such as; In Science...Read More
The Year 8 Football Squad progressed into the next round of the Welsh Cup on Thursday with a convincing 4-0 victory over Blackwood Comprehensive School. The boys dominated from the first whistle and produced an exceptional all round team display. The goals came from striker Callum Davies with a super hatrick and an incredible solo...Read More
In a highly entertaining Welsh Cup game epitomised by some real quality attacking football, Ebbw Fawr were able to secure a 5-4 victory in front of a large crowd on the 3G pitch against a highly rated Monmouth Comprehensive School. The goals for Ebbw Fawr came from Callum Joyce, Elai Roberts, Morgan Boulter and a...Read More
Reach Out & Touch Romania (Registered Charity 1054135) was started in 1991 following a trip by the charity’s founder, Gareth Jones, to Vârfurile, a village in north-west Romania. After seeing the poverty in the area, Gareth returned to Ebbw Vale in south Wales and set up the charity to plan a return visit. Two decades later,...Read More
Ebbw Fawr Learning Community’s examination results at GCSE level have been praised by its Director Graeme Harkness. Speaking to over 170 staff on the eve of students returning for the new academic year he congratulated them on the improvement in educational performance over the last two years. Mr Harkness said “The improvement in outcomes over...Read More
