Latest information and news!

• First Aid Success with Ark Rail

  Mon 03 Mar 2025

  Today, 4 pupils passed their First Aid at work course with our alternative provision partner Ark Rail. 
  Great news and well done to Noah, Frazer, Logan and Tarian! You did so well and are now equipped for any emergency situation!

   

  

• Welcome back to the second half of the spring term!

  Mon 03 Mar 2025

  Welcome back to everyone today!

   

  It’s a busy time of year and we’ve got off to a great start. It was a pleasure to welcome Father Richard from St Fagan’s Church to deliver a special St David’s Day message in assembly today. Do the small things well is good advice and during Lent we are going to fill our Ty Gwyn ladder with kind acts for the next 40 days and nights.

  We will have Pancake Day first of course! 
  We look forward to celebrating World Book Day on Thursday and anyone is welcome to be a literary character - I can’t wait to see the three staff as the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from the second book in the well loved CS Lewis series!

  We are also focussed on attendance and ask you to remember to ring in if there is an absence, we will always support where we can but will also take enforcement action in the form of penalty notices if required. It’s coming around to holiday season quickly and I respectfully remind everyone that term time holidays disrupt progress and learning. 
  There is an INSET day on Monday 10th March. 
  Thank you and don’t hesitate to ring should there be any concerns.

  Victoria Cox-Wall

   

   

  

• Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

  Mon 27 Jan 2025

  Ty Gwyn held a very solemn and heartfelt assembly to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with our visitor Martin Silezin. 
  He told the story of a friend and how his family were abducted to a concentration camp to threaten him into joining the German Army. 
  There was a sad outcome to the story and Mr Silezin made the point that whilst it may seem some time ago and those involved may be elderly and frail now, remember their strength, their courage and integrity. Well done to everyone who was respectful and polite, thank you Mr Silezin. 
   

  

• Y11 Parent and Carer Evening 4th February

  Fri 24 Jan 2025

  All Y11 parents and carers are invited to attend Ty Gwyn from 3.15pm onwards on 4th February. A letter has been sent with details and we ask you make an appointment please.

  There will be the opportunity to meet with subject teachers and discuss the autumn term report, the upcoming exam series and how to prepare your child effectively. We will also have some free books and resources to help!

  We look forward to seeing you soon! 

• Great news re our pupils’ exam success!

  Mon 20 Jan 2025

  Ty Gwyn is proud to share news re the positive exam results achieved by our Year 11 pupils in the summer of 2024.

  The comparative exam data from learners in PRUs across Wales is published every January.
  As you would expect in a specialist provision, we have a wide range of children and young people joining us at different stages of their education, some facing real challenges in their lives. 
  Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our amazing staff and the support of our families, the cohort achieved more than double the Welsh national average for learners attending a PRU in their exam points (called the capped 9 score) and well above the Welsh national average in literacy, numeracy and science points. This means all our learners were able to move to their post 16 choices with  great pride and all their potential! 
   

  Well done to everyone! 

• Christmas Wishes to all!

  Thu 19 Dec 2024

  All the staff at Ty Gwyn wish all our pupils and families a very Happy Christmas.

  We have worked hard this term and had some fun as well, lots of challenges and lots of progress.

  Christmas is also a time to think of others and many staff and friends of Ty Gwyn in the community have donated presents and treats to ensure every child had a gift bag to take home. Any finance left will be added to the school account for the benefit of the pupils next year.

  We have also linked with the local Trussell Trust branch to support our families at this time and donated hampers and other items ourselves.

  The ancient African word “ubuntu” means humanity to

  others, the true spirit of Christmas and our final

  thought of the year.

  See you all 6th January 2025! 

   

   

• Christmas Fayre 🎄

  Tue 17 Dec 2024

  A huge thank you!

  Thankyou to everyone who joined us for our postponed Christmas Fayre today, perhaps it was meant to be as we had even more guests than we could have hoped!

  
  It was lovely to see everyone and when we have “repaid” the cost of materials, there will be over £200 raised for our school account where all funds are devoted to enriching the school experience of our pupils. 
  Head over to the gallery section to see some pics!

   

  Merry Christmas everyone!

  Nadolig Llawen pawb!

  

• Battery Recycling Challenge

  Sat 07 Dec 2024

  Ty Gwyn is taking part in the battery recycling challenge with Bryn Pica Waste and Recycling facility.

  Its the time of year when you get the decorations out, change the batteries, get batteries for the toys and gifts too, so send them in (in a secure bag) and we'll take them off your hands!

   

  Lets see how many bins we can fill #reducereuserecycle

  

• Stars in our Schools!

  Wed 04 Dec 2024

  This week is a time to celebrate the Stars in our Schools, the teaching assistants! These are the biggest part of our school and essential to the smooth running of the school and much needed support for our vulnerable learners. 

  Thanks to the local branch of UNISON for the goodie bags.

  We also had a lovely celebration for our temporary teaching assistant Demi who won "TA of the Month" from her employment agency Vision for Education. Well done and congratulations, enjoy the hamper!

  

• Ty Gwyn Christmas Fayre 🎄

  Sat 30 Nov 2024

  All are welcome to our Christmas Fayre! 
   

  12th December 2024

   

  1pm onwards, hope to see you there!