Ysgol Rhiwabon ‘4 Star Award’
Ysgol Rhiwabon has been awarded The PTI Development Programme Subject Mark for outstanding teaching in
English, Maths, Science and History.
English, Maths, Science and History.
The PTI launched the Department Development Programme in 2007 to recognise and reward school departments that develop inspirational ideas and activities which enhance the teaching of Art, D&T, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages,
Music, PE and Science, regardless of their pupils’ backgrounds or abilities.
Music, PE and Science, regardless of their pupils’ backgrounds or abilities.
The four departments received the Mark in recognition of the department’s work inspired by membership of the Department Development Programme during 2025 /2026
Mr. Patrick Bingham, Headteacher said:
“We are delighted to have been awarded The PTI Mark for our English, Maths, Science and History department’s innovative work, and will be proud to carry the Mark on our stationery and website as evidence of our commitment to inspirational teaching.”
The PTI’s Department Development Programme is open to all state secondary schools in England and Wales. To become members, school departments must demonstrate their commitment to increasing teachers’ subject knowledge, and to furthering their students’ understanding
of and enthusiasm for the subject, regardless of their background or ability. To achieve The PTI Subject Mark, departments have to demonstrate that they have increased the challenge within their subject curriculum, developed their staff’s specialist subject
knowledge, developed subject-based links outside school and enthused their pupils through subject-based activities beyond the curriculum.
of and enthusiasm for the subject, regardless of their background or ability. To achieve The PTI Subject Mark, departments have to demonstrate that they have increased the challenge within their subject curriculum, developed their staff’s specialist subject
knowledge, developed subject-based links outside school and enthused their pupils through subject-based activities beyond the curriculum.
After three years of Department Development Programme membership, departments may choose to conduct a Department Development Project by devising an advanced multi-year programme in one of these areas.
Awards for each department are shown here –
