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Macmillan Coffee Morning

Fri 27 Sep 2024

Thank you everyone who came!

We had a great afternoon and the Taylor Swift theme was a hit! We enjoyed cake,

cookies, tea and hot chocolate and raised over £50!

A great charity that that helps anyone touched by the cruelty of cancer 💚

Welcome to the new school year!

Fri 13 Sep 2024

Welcome back to school!

At the start of the new school year we have many previous pupils returning and are welcoming many new learners to Ty Gwyn! For some of these pupils it’s their first experience of secondary school and all the challenge and positives that brings.
It’s important to stress the need for regular attendance at school, your child should be at school unless unwell or there is a medical or dental appointment. Please ensure you ring school if your child is absent so it can be recorded, unexplained absence will be followed up by Ellie Weatherill our new Family Engagement Officer. We can support you in many different ways but this is a focus for us this year.
A polite reminder, term time holidays must be authorised to avoid a fine, please complete the holiday form on our attendance page. Thank you!

Further, while we don’t have a uniform, your child should wear appropriate shoes and clothing, for example no sliders or flip flops. Phones are not permitted in school, likewise vapes and chargers of any kind.
We will contact you regularly and where there are areas where we can work together to support your child we will ask you to be our partners in this and follow up with your child.
We will shortly be organising a parent/carer/guardian evening and will offer in person, phone or video appointments and look forward to meeting you then. We do have some new staff for you to be aware of:

Chris Mackie KS3 Teacher

Nathaniel Freeman English Teacher

Kelly Blenkinsopp-Clarke Therapeutic Practitioner

Christian Davies Temporary KS3 Teacher

Their photos will shortly be on our website staff page. Our next community event is the Macmillan Coffee Morning to which you are all invited: 27th September 1.30pm hope to see you there!

Victoria Cox-Wall Head of Ty Gwyn Education Centre

End of year goodbyes!

Sat 20 Jul 2024

The end of term means some sad goodbyes to the Ty Gwyn team:

Steph Stevens is leaving us to move to Australia with her family and will be teaching English there! We wish her luck and every success in her new life. She will be greatly missed by us all as a friend and colleague and by the pupils as their dedicated teacher.
Damien Murphy leaves us too, not going so far, to Nyth Y Deryn in Cardiff, to be closer to home. We wish him well and every success, we hope to meet up for some

matches and sharing of good practice. Best of luck, your knowledge and skills in outdoor leaning will be missed!

Richard Parks opens our brand new bike shed with thanks to Wooden Spoon the Rugby Charity!

Fri 12 Jul 2024

Such a great event for the children and young people of Ty Gwyn to welcome the well known adventurer Richard Parks to school today!

Last year, Wooden Spoon Charity funded a brand new wooden bike shed, six top of the range bikes and safety equipment and funding for cycling safety training. Mr Damien Murphy worked with the charity to achieve this great facility. As you may know, we don't have a field as such, but a very large yard area, perfect for cycling!

The pupils were presented with their cycling proficiency certificates by Richard who also cut the ribbon! Richard and the other visitors then toured the school and spoke to so many pupils we thought they were staying!

Thankyou to the Wooden Spoon Charity for their generosity towards Ty Gwyn.

Find out more about them here: https://woodenspoon.org.uk/about-us/

Find out more about Richard Parks here: https://www.richardparks.co.uk/

Its the Summer Fete and everyone is invited!

Sun 16 Jun 2024

11th July from 1pm

Lots of attractions and activities, hope to see you there!

The Big Lunch success!

Wed 12 Jun 2024

The Ty Gwyn Big Lunch!

Thanks to everyone who came to share with us today, so lovely to welcome some of our families and carers, some Y6s who might join us soon and some partners from the local authority. Great that you could join us to share some lovely sandwiches and cakes (yum!).

What is the big idea around the big lunch?!

The Big Lunch is the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours and communities, with millions of people coming together to share friendship, food and fun and celebrate community connections.

An idea from the Eden Project in 2009, made possible by The National Lottery, The Big Lunch makes a real difference to how we see and feel about our communities; it’s an opportunity to share cultures, experiences, stories, ideas and skills – helping people grow local connections and feel a greater sense of belonging to where they live, with a whopping one in five of the UK population taking part last year.

#strongertogether

Our new Cynefin collaborative mural is now on display!

Tue 11 Jun 2024

Now on display in Ty Gwyn reception area!

Last year we took part in a creative arts project with the Arts Council Wales. Each school was allocated a creative professional (William who is a musician) and several pupils worked together to create a brilliant music piece and this stunning expression of creativity in mosaic form.

The project was led by our Art teacher Jess Pennington, well done!

The National Eisteddfod is coming to RCT this summer!

Fri 24 May 2024

Welcome to the Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod

Come and see us in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 3-10 August 2024 for a taste of our language and culture at their best.

From music to literature and from a full programme of competitions to Wales' premier contemporary art gallery, there's something for everyone at the National Eisteddfod.

Ynysangharad Park in the centre of Pontypridd will provide a focus for most activities and pavilions, with the town also playing an important role during the week, creating an urban, alternative and exciting Eisteddfod, combining the local area with the festival itself.

For more information visit:

https://eisteddfod.wales/festival/2024/our-festival

Families may also be interested in applying for a free admission ticket and food voucher for the Rhondda Cynon Taf Eisteddfod. This followed the announcement by Welsh Government that additional funding of £350,000 would become available to support RCT families to attend the festival. We are really pleased to say that over 4,500 people have already applied for their ticket and food voucher and that some tickets and food vouchers are still available. If you are yet to apply, we would urge you to complete the simple online form below which confirms that you have:

• at least 1 child (aged 6-16) that attends a RCT County Borough Council School, Pupil Referral Unit, Education Other Than At School provision or is Electively Home Educated (EHE) – www.rctcbc.gov.uk/RCTEisteddfodFamilyTicket.

Should you have any questions or would like assistance completing the form, please email Eisteddfod2024@rctcbc.gov.uk.

Closing date to apply is Sunday 30th June 2024.