Ysgol Brynhyfryd

Brynhyfryd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school for pupils between 11 and 18 years of age maintained by Denbighshire Education Authority. The School’s bilingual ethos reflects the community it serves.

At Brynhyfryd we aim to offer an education of the highest standard possible which tries to meet the needs of individual pupils within a supportive and happy bilingual environment. Every pupil will be encouraged to develop self respect and a positive, responsible attitude towards life in general. The School has a strong work ethic and aims to motivate all pupils to achieve their very best at all times.

Brynhyfryd is a successful school and the key to that success is the close partnership that exists between the School and its parents, a partnership that works for the benefit of each pupil.

The purpose of the Pupil Deprivation Grant is to improve the educational attainment of pupils from low income families and who are entitled to free school meals (eFSM). Schools are expected to maximise the use of this funding by introducing sustainable strategies which will quickly lead to improved outcomes for pupils entitled to free school meals.

Our students have the right to be educated in a safe environment where they are not subjected to any form of bullying. It is the School’s responsibility to ensure this happens. Our School’s core value is centred on respect and it will be clear and well communicated to everyone in our community. A range of preventative anti-bullying strategies will be put into place and an effective wholeschool approach developed so that incidents of bullying requiring a response will be minimised. If bullying does occur, our support and sanctions will be proportionate and promptly implemented.

Our aspiration and challenge is to create a bully-free school. Unfortunately, bullying exists in all organisations and in all walks of life. There is no quick-fix response to bullying and our work needs to be ongoing. It is essential to engage with parents (and the wider community) and encourage them in supporting the School’s antibullying work as bullying is not confined to school time and what goes on within its environment. As parents and carers are the main educators in the lives of children, 3 they are clearly instrumental in reducing bullying, for example, through being positive role models, discussing respect and equality issues and in explaining the inappropriate use of social media.