Islwyn High School

Very good education nice teachers could be more seats in the canteen.

personally, in general i don’t think islwyn is that bad. Although i do have some issues like; most of the toilets locks are broke so you cannot lock the toilet and sometimes the teachers walk into the main part of the toilet because there is no actual door to get into the toilet , only doors on the cubicles so everyone can see you washing your hands etc ,, You can’t go to the toilet between lessons bevsuse there are teachers standing in front of the toilets telling you to go to lesson ; your not allowed to go to the toilet 15 minutes once the lesson starts , or 15 minutes before the lesson ended , giving you only (30 ) minutes every hour lesson. You’re only given (20 ) minutes to eat break and (35) minutes to eat lunch . The cafeteria is too small to hold all the pupils therefore the pupils need to all line up , and by the time the last people get in there’s barley anything left . Some staff are quite rude or not helpful . Some staff don’t know how to teach properley but most are fine . You need to wear uncomfortable blazers otherwise you get sanctioned , even though. nobody in school likes them and they are quite frankly a waste of money , in the middle of a national crisis . Some pupils go unfed throughout the day because they cannot afford school meals . and the school meals don’t cover the costs to eat at all the provided times (breakfast club, break , lunch ) The school does not allow pupils to express them selfs. There is a problem with bullying and it’s not taken very seriously . It’s not a very nice school environment and there should be more places to go when your angry,sad,etc . There’s not enough space in the school in general and there’s sometimes not enogh classroom space for other needs . The library is split in to half or 3 sections only 1 to actually use the library and resd , there was computers in the library but now there’s not. (although the pupils have been given chromebooks) they are expected to charge every night and if you don’t you get sanctioned, pupils are supposed to bring full equipment to school every day and if you don’t you get sanctioned , the teachers have to note on an online system (classcharts that you go to the toilet , wtf , why?? i think there is definitely some invasion of privacy sometimes , and sometimes the teachers tell you that your not allowed to go to the toilet at the moment , despite only being allowed (30 ) minutes to use the toilet , Theres a couple more issues but in general the school is just average and over -rated it needs a lot of improvement and pupil suggestions should be taken more seriously

i'm not going to complain much because it's better than most schools in the area. some of the teachers can p!ss off but some are really nice (LP, RL, RW etc). ngl, i do want to kms everytime i walk through that gate especially with the new deputy but it wasn't my choice to let her in. thank god i'm leaving soon because it's getting tiring dealing with some of the twatty kids however, a lot of the kids are decent and mind their own business. overall, not bad, but it still could be better.

Yk what, I actually don't think the school is that bad now. I can't speak for any of the experiences of anyone else that has reviewed here, and most of what they've said is true. But, I have loads of teachers that I trust and can open up too, and the students aren't that bad. It might just be because I'm in the top set, but I feel like most of the teachers support me and my classmates and want the best for us. There are a few teachers that I honestly wish were not there, like my physics teacher, because he doesn't teach us properly and we all are doing, quite frankly, sh*t in his class. But again, that might just be the cards I was dealt.

islwyn high can honestly go eat ass, the teachers got me thinking si why do good girl like bad guys, ive had this question for a real long time and they cant seem to answer. (but on a serious note, the school is useless honestly i hope the mine below it collapses dragging the school down with it along with the teachers, the teachers bully me more than the students, just because i have a peircing doesnt make me an emo, they are emophobic not letting is have dyes hair or even ear peircings??!?!?

Terrible school. There are a few individual teachers who seem to care, but the majority are useless and disorganised
Huge problem with bullying- especially for pupils who are openly gay/trans etc. Most staff don’t do anything, some even joined in with the bullying.

the appearance of the school inside and out is nothing out of the ordinary. as a year 11 pupil of this school i can tell you that it is a prison. during this corona virus, not a single pupil or teacher wear a mask or protection visor and actually quite a few teachers have asked me to take off my mask during lessons. The school doesn’t take into consideration that many pupils have to deal with mental health in shame and hiding and if they feel comfortable enough to talk about their mental health they get spat on ( not physically). the school does not allow anything that isn’t considered normal, like dyed hair, piercing etc. The lids that act up in class, instead of being removed or spoke to they get encourage, the school says that dyed hair will stop certain individuals from laughing yet they allow the loud kids to be louder especially during GCSE. this school is like a prison, you can never leave, only when everyone else does, if your food well then you would have to starve. islwyn high can eat my arse.