Art Trip to the Tate Modern

As part of the AS and A2 courses, Years 12 and 13 made a trip to the Tate Modern in London. There pupils had the opportunity to see many works by modern artists. Pupils were sent off into the galleries armed with sketchbooks and maps, the quest being to discover five works of inspiration and relevance to the development of their own project ideas.

Among pupils’ favourites was ‘ thirty pieces of silver’ Cornelia Parker but the highlight of the day was experiencing the interior of the giant ‘ black box’ created by the polish artist Marislow Backla. The day was greatly enjoyed by all.

11 of our current yr 12 and 13  are travelling to Honduras to take part in a 2 week Biological Research expedition. This is a new opportunity to sixth formers that we are aiming to offer on a 2 yearly cycle.

Whilst based in a mountain village community the group will be learn some basic jungle survival skills and how to carry out the various surveys.  They will then trek into one of the remoter camps where they will be living in hammocks and help with forest and habitat surveys.  The group will have the chance to join biodiversity teams working on dung beetles, butterflies, moths, jewel scarab beetles, amphibians, reptiles, birds, small mammals and bats. 

Open one of the attachments below to an edition of the Bishop of Llandaff school newsletter. 

Attachments:

Summer Newsletter	[PDF attached]	247 Kb
The Mitre Christmas 2008	[ ]	309 Kb
The Mitre Christmas 2009	[ ]	164 Kb
The Mitre Spring 2008	[ ]	133 Kb
The Mitre Spring 2009	[ ]	173 Kb
The Mitre Spring 2010	[ ]	371 Kb
The Mitre Summer 2008	[ ]	160 Kb

Welsh Schools Rugby Union National League Title in Division 2 East

This picture shows the School's Senior Rugby Team after collecting the Welsh Schools Rugby Union National League title in Division 2 East. After a very rewarding season, the boys not only remained undefeated in 12 Saturday morning league fixtures but also reached the final of the Welsh Schools Under 18 Plate knockout competition; where they put in a very brave performance despite losing to a talented Bryntirion side. After playing a total of 19 fixtures the team won a total of 17 games and lost only two all year. 

At the innaugral Rugby Dinner and Presentation Evening at the Phoenix Garden restaurant, some of the stand out players received even further recognition through the following Prizes. Adam Meades was also announced as the school's Rugby Captain for the 2009-10 season. 

• Clubman of the Year - James Leornard
• Most Improved Player - Steffan Price
• The Jonathon Davies Memorial Award for Captaincy - Alex Bilkey
• Players' Player of the Year - Paul Smith
• Player of the Year - Morgan Buckler 

Pupils from Bishop of Llandaff School, Steven Sparkes, James Perons and Simon Morris, recently took part in the National Youth Training Choir of Wales's annual residential course and concerts.

The choristers, aged 13-16, were coached by a team of professional singers and conducted by Ben Parry, Director of the Junior Department at the Royal Academy of Music.  They performed a mixed programme, including madrigals, anthems and popular reportoire such as The Circle of Life and Angels to large and appreciative audiences in Stackpole and Swansea.

For more information about the choir please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Revision Help

The following documents have been produced to assist pupils with preparing for exams: 

• Revision1 is a guide to help prepare pupils for exams. It includes information on how to manage and organise time, how and when to revise and also some revision methods. 

• Revision2 is a summary of the revision techniques which pupils have used to date. It is aimed at reminding pupils of the various revision methods available.

Attachments:

Revision1.pdf	[ ]	187 Kb
Revision2.pdf	[ ]	101 Kb

Qualification Certificates 

Did you used to attend Bishop of Llandaff High School?  Do you remember if you collected your Qualification Certificates when you left School many years ago?  The School have a number of Qualification certificates dating back over the last 40 years belonging to former pupils and we'd like to try and re-home them.  The earliest certificate we have on file is from 1968!

If you think that there may be certificates that belong to you, then please contact the School office on 02920 562485 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We just need your full name and address and we will check our archives and forward on any certificates to you.