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

We're proud to announce that two of our talented teams have successfully advanced to the final of the National ACE Cyber Security Competition. The competition is organised by Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security across the UK, along with Cyber First and the National Cyber Security Centre to promote Cyber careers and identify tech talent. A number of teams took part from Bassaleg School, with many achieving high marks, but two teams made it to the final. One team i