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Flint High School

Five female students at the Flintshire high school have trained to become football influencers as part of a programme created by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) that aims to have 25,000 women and girls involved in football by 2024.

The Be Football school's programme is in its third year of delivery supporting the FAW to achieve this goal, and Flint High School students, Nevaeh Byles, Ava Morris, Year 7, Lexie Butcher, Gabi Charlton, Year 8, and Darcey Ellis, Year 9, took part in one of the programme's influencer training days held at Colliers Park, Wrexham.

The five Flint High influencers at the Be Football training day.

As well as encouraging women and girls into the sport, the Be Football campaign is aimed at addressing gender imbalances, encouraging students to understand opportunities around football, not just playing, supporting PE staff, and developing students' leadership and confidence skills.

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During the training day, the girls completed skills development workshops and marketing seminars and also delivered coaching sessions, with an opportunity to present their ideas to nine other schools from across North Wales.

Flint High School has been working with Bethan Woolley, a FAW participation officer, for the past year since signing up for the Be Football programme. To date, the school has been provided with more than £400 worth of resources/training and equipment to support the implementation of the programme.

Two of the school’s football influencers, Ava Morris and Nevaeh Byles, in their Flint High School PE kits.

Ashleigh Davies, head of girls PE and assistant learning manager, is keen to create as many opportunities as possible for girls to participate in the programme and benefit from the wider skills that sport can nurture. She said: "The FAW have found that only 33 per cent of girls understand that valuable life skills can be learnt through PE.

"Our five influencers are now on a mission to raise this number, as well as supporting the FAW in achieving their mission of 25,000 women/girls being involved in football by 2024.

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"The girls have some great ideas, one of which is a staff football training session. They meet every Friday during first break to develop football provision for girls within Flint High, and are hoping to host a staff training session after school to continue to enhance their leadership skills, confidence and coaching abilities.

"The girls are fantastic role models and are incredibly enthusiastic and excited about their roles as influencers within school. They are taking their responsibilities very seriously and are fully committed to encouraging and supporting our female students to explore all the amazing chances that football and PE can offer. We are all excited to see the results."

Ysgol Penygelli, Wrexham

Crazy hair day at Ysgol Penygelli in aid of Wrexham Maelor Children's Ward.

The School Council arranged a Crazy Hair Day event to raise money for the Wrexham Maelor Children's Ward to buy toys and activities for youngsters who have to stay in hospital.

All children brought in a donation and prizes were awarded to the craziest hair in each class, with Tesco donating the prizes. The day was a lot of fun and very successful, raising £237.

Crazy hair day at Ysgol Penygelli in aid of Wrexham Maelor Children's Ward.

Argoed High School, Mynydd Isa

Young students at the Flintshire high school learned about a host of scientific theories during a hands on session designed to spark their interest in the subject.

Each Year 7 form group at Argoed High School had an opportunity to participate in a 55-minute workshop that focused on the subject of forces. The workshops were delivered by David Crewe and Emyr Williams, both science communicators from Xplore! Science Discovery Centre, Wrexham.

Phoebe prepares to sit on a chair of nails.

The lively session brought the subject of forces to life through a series of volunteer-led experiments, investigating a range of topics including Newton's laws, gravity, friction, and pressure.

A hair-raising demonstration of a Van de Graaff generator proved popular, showing students how charged hair strands repel each other, resulting in the hair standing straight up on end.

David and Emyr both commented on how engaged the students were, with good interactions throughout the sessions.

Lillie Halliday and Isabelle Bowden pull 'interweaved' books apart to show how surface area increases friction

Student Summer said: "The crushing can experiment to demonstrate the effects of pressure in water was fun because it made everyone jump," and Phoebe added: "I really enjoyed the workshop, but I was quite nervous when it came to sitting on a chair of nails! It was interesting to see how increasing surface area decreases pressure."

Annabel Eccles demonstrates the relationship between volume and pressure.

Gemma Perrin, curriculum leader of science, said: "Our students really enjoyed the session on Forces delivered by Xplore Science Discovery Centre. Sessions like this really allow students to think about scientific concepts in fun and exciting ways."

Ysgol Ty Ffynnon, Shotton

Urdd Eisteddfod Year 6 dancers from Ysgol Ty Ffynnon.

The school is celebrating for achieving second place throughout Wales in the Urdd Eisteddfod Year 6 and under hip-hop/street/disco dancing competition held in Llandovery last week.

It is the first time the school has reached the final in the Urdd National Eisteddfod and the first time some of the children have competed. It was also the first time for their parents to attend.

Hana Jones, their dance teacher, worked very hard with the children in order for them to reach such a high standard. The school community shared in saying well done and thanking all involved.

Urdd Eisteddfod Year 6 dancers from Ysgol Ty Ffynnon.