Awdur: Max On the 30th of Ionawr we had a taster of what A levels are going to look like in Six Forms. Schools from Newport, including Caerleon High School, St Joseph High School and Newport High School came to join in this great opportunity here at Bassaleg High School.  At the start of the day we had a talk with 4 pobl enwog who use Welsh in their day to day jobs and all the opportunities it creates for them. We had a chat with Nick Yeo who has his own Welsh Podcast. Iolo C

By Sophia and Evie   On the evenings of Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd January 2026, Bassaleg’s Drama department put on two amazing productions of John Buchan’s play 39 Steps .    Set in 1914, our pupils took on principle and ensemble roles to perform two shows to never forget. From the spy connections in Scotland's underground to framed murder, our pupils were brought together with a shared passion for drama and mystery! Our Drama department worked tirelessly from early la

By Sophia   On Wednesday 19th November, me and two other Year 12s were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the sites of both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Krakow, Poland. I am sure many of you reading are aware of what Auschwitz is – perhaps the most notorious death camp established by the Nazis during WW2 of all. The site of the loss of approximately 1 million Jews. The site of the loss of so many vibrant, deserving lives.   We were chosen at random to