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Ysgol Penmaes Classes

CLASSES AT YSGOL PENMAES

The school has 11 classes. Most pupils are grouped by age and there are 4 classes specialising in pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Classes are in numerical order starting with the Nursery and Class 1.

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT	AGE RANGE
NURSERY	NURSERY, YEAR 1
CLASS 1	YEAR 1, YEAR 2
CLASS A1	KEY STAGE 1 - ASD
CLASS 2	YEAR 3, YEAR 4, YEAR, 5, YEAR 6
CLASS A2	KEY STAGE 2 - ASD
CLASS 3	YEAR 4, YEAR 5, YEAR 6, YEAR 7

SENIOR DEPARTMENT

SENIOR DEPARTMENT	AGE RANGE
CLASS A3	KEY STAGE 3 - ASD
CLASS 4	YEAR 8, YEAR 9
CLASS A4	KEY STAGE 4 - ASD
CLASS 5	YEAR 9, YEAR 10, YEAR, 11,
SIXTH FORM	YEAR 12, YEAR 13

All classes have 1 full-time teacher and at least 2 full-time teaching assistant. Early Years and Primary classes may have about eight pupils, Senior classes are usually larger with about ten pupils each. Where the additional physical or behavioural needs of individual children demand extra support there will be more than one learning support assistant in the class.

There are specific staff to support integration into mainstream schools and their support classes.