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Mr Hatch
Ysgol Dinas Brân
Welcome to our highly successful bilingual School. At Ysgol Dinas Brân we aim to ensure that all our children succeed in a happy, caring and secure environment.
We are extremely proud of our school which achieves high standards through high expectations, excellent teaching and great support for the children. In our Estyn report we were described as having a “very high level of care and support for pupils”.
In recent years, our exam results have ranked us amongst the highest achieving schools across Wales. We are constantly striving to further improve to ensure that all our students are leaving Ysgol Dinas Brân with the qualifications and skills to ensure success in their future pathways.
We are a popular bilingual school with approximately 1050 students including a thriving sixth form of 180 students. Our A -Level results are excellent and consistently place us amongst the top A-Level providers, with all students gaining their places at University or higher apprenticeships.
Why choose our sixth form?
- A variety of courses taught by dedicated and highly experienced teachers.
- Excellent facilities - well equipped social centre and Learning Zone.
- Vast number of opportunities for students to get involved in team activities, including Sixth Form Ambassadors, Charity Group, Young Enterprise and Peer Mentoring to name a few.
- Supportive pastoral care, careful monitoring of progress and effective mentoring - help and advice is always available.
- Strong links with universities and local businesses.
- Career advice and help to arrange volunteering placements.
- Greater independence, responsibility, and the opportunity to influence decisions that affect you.
- Social events organised by sixth form students.
- Beautiful surroundings and the flexibility to visit Llangollen town during the day.
Siân Williams - Year 13 student
Damon Richards-Gwilliam - Year 12 students
Resources
- Every subject area and department has an abundance of equipment and resources to help you.
- Access to on-site fitness suite and a new 4G Astroturf at certain times.
- Newly refurbished Sixth Form common room with Table-tennis and Pool table, plus a kitchen area for you to access refreshments throughout the day.
- A dedicated area for Sixth Form students in the Learning Zone to study throughout the day; a bright and tranquil environment for you to work in.
State of the art Learning Zone
Sixth Form common room
Access to a fitness suite
“Sixth Form at Ysgol Dinas Brân is a great place to be. You meet a lot of new people and interact with teachers on a more personal level.”
“Ysgol Dinas Brân’s Sixth Form has some of the best facilities, the social centre is a great place to relax and make new friends.”
Subject Information
Please follow the links below to find further information on the subjects we offer in our Sixth Form. Please remember this is a proposed offer, and Option Blocks will be especially tailored and finalised following a survey of Year 11 students. You are encouraged to choose three A-levels and Skills Challenge Certificate. A fourth A-level subject in place of Skills Challenge Certificate should be discussed with staff.
Sixth Form tutorials
Please follow the links below to help prepare yourself for making informed choices about A-level study, and which subject to choose. These tutorials will guide you in exploring and considering future career pathways, but don't forget to choose what you enjoy!
Please seek the support of your teachers and members of your family as you work through these independently.