Latest News

Latest information and news!

• Well done to our Dallaglio Rugby Works Champion Ryan

  Tue 29 Jun 2021

  Today we celebrated some great news! Our Y11 learner Ryan has won the Champion’s award at the annual Dallaglio Rugby Works Foundation celebration and awards ceremony. 
  Ryan is a talented sports person, an excellent golfer, representing his age group for Wales and securing a scholarship for next year to the prestigious Hartpury College. 
  Ryan has also achieved a Sports Leaders qualification with the DRW mentors, a level 2 merit in WJEC Sports and Coaching and 9 other GCSE and equivalent qualifications. This includes Hospitality and Catering (level 2 merit) so we know he can look after himself when away at college with more than beans on toast!

  Well done Ryan, Ty Gwyn is proud of you and your achievements. We wish you well! 
   

   

  

• TES Awards Finalists 2021

  Fri 25 Jun 2021

  So, we are disappointed we didn’t win this prestigious National award, but very pleased to have been nominated as finalists in this category, particularly in our circumstances of a sustained improvement journey. 
  The mental health and well-being of all our learners is everyone’s business and it’s always our priority. We are so impressed to see the wider work by schools all over the UK in this category and we congratulate the winners Chortlon High School on their work, well deserved and well done. 

  

• Clean Air Day 2021

  Thu 17 Jun 2021 Mrs Cox-Wall

  Today is Clean Air Day 2021

  Today we have joined lots of other schools and organisations across RCT in activities for Clean Air Day! We have surveyed the trees in Aberdare Park and observed the lack of moss and lichen on the road side of the trunks and asked the children to suggest why that would be?

  They also reflected on the quality of air in this area and the ways in which they could improve air quality by walking more and using less aerosol spray. 

   

  See the RCT website for more information:

  https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Newsroom/PressReleases/2021/June/RCTCouncilisdoingitsbittotackleairpollutiononCleanAirDay.aspx

   

  ►UNCRC Article 24 the right to a clean environment

  

• Miles for Malawi Challenge!

  Tue 08 Jun 2021

  Ty Gwyn learners have organised a summer term challenge "Miles to Malawi" where we will be walking the distance from Aberdare to Malawi (around 6, 675 miles) over the next half term.

  We will also research Malawi and how the rights of the children and young people are implemented there.

  The money raised will go to New Horizons Mental Health. If you would like to donate or walk, please get in touch or use the link below:

  
  https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/65ppCAPl3UNxvBOsGRjhB