Latest information and news!

• Into Film Festival 2023 🎥 🍿

  Thu 16 Nov 2023

  Ty Gwyn has Film Club weekly as part of our Enrichment Programme and many of our learners enjoy a range of fun, comical and adventure movies (age appropriate of course!).

  We also participated in this year’s Into Film Festival and enjoyed watching “The Rise of Gru” together in the cinema. KS3 and 4 did some great reviews, with a prize for the best one and we’ve sent them to Into Film hoping we win one of their prizes! 

  

• Anti-bullying week 2023

  Sun 12 Nov 2023

  Make a noise about bullying!

   

  The theme of anti-bullying week is "make a noise about bullying", what do we mean by that, what can we do?

  We will look at the difference between bullying and banter, what being a bystander means and the actions we can take in school and the community in our form time groups and assembly.

   

  Always remember YOU can:

   

  See something, say something!

  Say it’s not ok, say stop!

  Let a target know they aren’t alone. Ask if they’re ok, ask if they’d like your help with dealing with it, or simply say hi!

  Let an adult know what’s going on. Tell them what you’ve seen or heard. They’re here to help!

  

• Remembrance Day Assembly

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  Today we marked both Armistice Day and Remembrance Day in school and shared the beautiful poem “The Fallen” by Laurence Binyon. This was written during the First World War and we respectfully remembered the sacrifice of all those who fought for our freedoms. 
  The behaviour of all learners was exemplary and to be noted. 
  #lestweforget 

  

• Halloween Disco (within the school day) Ghostly and spooky donations welcome :)

  Sat 14 Oct 2023

   

   

   

   

  Be there or be scared!

  

• Macmillan Coffee Morning 2023 "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party"!

  Fri 22 Sep 2023

  Everyone is welcome!

   

  10.30am Friday 29th September

   

  Ty Gwyn School Hall

   

  All hats welcome, the more unusual the better!

   

  Raising money for this very important cause, 1 in 2 of us will get cancer, joining together to fight this disease means one day, we will beat it ⇒

   

  Thankyou to everyone who donated including our generous staff and those who called in - we raised £127! 
   

  (check the gallery page for pics)

  

• Roald Dahl Day 2023! A celebration of his life and loved works.

  Wed 13 Sep 2023

  Staff decided to surprise our pupils today by not being quite themselves…In celebration of the much loved works of Roald Dahl.

  The pupils loved guessing (some were quite tough Bruce Bogtrotter!) and finding out more about his life, times and the enduring popularity of the wonderful writings many of us grew up with.

  
  check out the gallery page  for more !

  

• Council statement on RAAC concrete investigations

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

  There has been significant media coverage in recent weeks in relation to the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in buildings.

  On September 4, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language issued a written statement on this matter.

  It can be confirmed that Rhondda Cynon Taf has no reported instances of RAAC in our schools. 

  Officers are now undertaking further studies, which are currently underway in-line with Welsh Government’s advice on this matter. 

  The Council will continue to work with Welsh Government to ensure due diligence is undertaken to keep our school buildings safe and well maintained.

  Wales has largely taken a different approach to England in relation school building maintenance and investment.  While school building programmes in England have been vastly scaled back, both the 21^st Century Schools Programme and the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme in Wales have resulted in significant capital funding for schools, with RCT Council benefiting from hundreds of millions of pounds of investment with new and improved school buildings.

  Based on previous surveys, school facilities in RCT largely fall in to three different categories which do not meet the criteria for buildings typically containing RAAC, namely:

  • Older Victorian-style school buildings;

  • CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme) style buildings which consist of light, prefabricated steel frames and wooden roofs;

  • New or refurbished modern 21^st Century School buildings

  The Council will continue to prioritise pupil and staff safety in undertaking further survey works urgently.

• Summer Fete success!

  Thu 13 Jul 2023

  Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to join us today for fun, games, hot dogs, strawberries and a visit from South Wales Fire Service!

  Almost all the items for sale were made or grown by the children and everyone “operated” a stall or game.

  We raised some money for the school fund also, which we can spend on enjoyable and enriching experiences next year - around £250! 🤩 

  The only thing that could have been better was the weather! See our picture gallery for more snaps!

• Ty Gwyn Summer Fete

  Mon 03 Jul 2023

  All are welcome to join us for our summer fete! Lets hope this lovely weather keeps up too!

  

• Estyn Thematic Review

  Fri 30 Jun 2023

  Estyn the education inspectorate in Wales, visited Ty Gwyn earlier this year to explore the delivery of the new curriculum, the qualifications we offer and how we ensure equity of opportunity for our learners, compared to those in a mainstream school.

  The detailed report refers to EOTAS and PRU provisions across Wales and the many positives for learners in these provisions.

  There are sections which refer specifically to Ty Gwyn Education Centre (which includes learners in our group and individual tuition provisions) which reflect positively on the work of our staff and the progress of our learners:

  Please follow the link to the full report:

  https://www.estyn.gov.wales/system/files/2023-06/Equity%20of%20curriculum%20experiences%20for%20pupils%20who%20are%20educated%20other%20than%20at%20school%20%28EOTAS%29_0.pdf