Latest information and news!

• Half term sport activities ⚽️

  Sat 03 Feb 2024

  Please see below for the following exciting opportunity.

  Sport brings many benefits to young people:

  • physical fitness
  • mental wellbeing
  • friendships
  • positive engagement
  • cooperation skills
  • managing winning and loosing
  • team work skills 

   

  Hopefully some better weather coming also helps with outdoor activities! 

   
  insportseries.co.uk 

  

• Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 🕯️

  Fri 26 Jan 2024

  We marked this important day with a special assembly. Our previous Chair of the Management Committee, Martyn Silezin returned to school to tell us more about his family’s story. 
  Pupils were extremely respectful and listened to how he had found out that his Father had come to Wales and had a card but not the the accompanying medal from being in a military band in a camp. 
  The story ended with Mr Silezin reminding us after the darkest days comes the light, his Father always believed this.

  To all those victims of genocide and holocaust 🕯️ 
  #HMD2024 #Bethelight

   

  For more information see: www.hmd.org.uk

  

• RCT Multiply initiative free workshops for parents and carers @ Cambrian Village Trust

  Thu 25 Jan 2024

  RCT MULTIPLY AND CAMBRIAN VILLAGE TRUST HAVE TEAMED UP FOR FEBRUARY HALF TERM IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL NEST BOX WEEK TO PROVIDE free bird box making workshops for families!

   

  Venue - Cambrian Village Trust, Clydach Vale, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX

  
  Please note you must be a parent/carer to attend and there is a maximum ratio of 1 adult 1 child (suitable for all ages of children). the session is also aimed at parents with little or no qualifications
  in Maths/numeracy (below GCSE Grade C). When booking your slot, priority will be given to those meeting this criteria.
  To book one of the sessions please contact Lyndsey Williams 07384 910461 or email lyndsey.r.williams@rctcbc.gov.uk

   

  Free hot meal included!

   

  Dates:

   

  Tuesday 13th February 10am to 12noon OR 1pm to 3pm

   

  Thursday 15th February 10am to 12 noon OR 1pm to 3pm

  
   

   

• Extended consultation on home to school transport

  Sat 20 Jan 2024

  We have previously sent a text link to this very important consultation, if you haven’t responded as yet, please read the information below and follow the link to share your views. Many thanks.

   

  As you are aware the Council agreed to carry out a consultation to review its current Home to School Transport provision for children and young people in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The proposal sets out a new Home to School Transport Policy, which maintains certain discretionary transport provision and provide mainstream English, Welsh and Faith primary school, secondary school and college transport in line with relevant statutory distance criteria. Any new policy would be implemented from the start of the 2025/2026 academic year.

   

   

   

  The consultation originally ran from 27^thNovember 2023 until 5pm 8^thJanuary 2024.

   

   

  The Council recognises the significance of the proposal for pupils who use and will use home to school transport now or in the future, and the extended consultation provides a further opportunity for those potentially impacted to take part in the consultation. The Council has therefore taken the decision to extend the consultation for a further three week period running from Thursday 18^thJanuary 2024 until 5pm Thursday 8^thFebruary 2024.

   

   

  The details of the proposal and the opportunity to respond to the consultation can be found at: Consultation on the Council's Home to School Transport Policy | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (rctcbc.gov.uk)

  
  There is no need for anyone who has previously taken part in this consultation to submit a further response unless they wish to do so.

   

   

  Kind Regards

   

  Stephen Williams

  Director for Highways, Streetcare and Transportation Services

• Self-care at Christmas

  Fri 22 Dec 2023

  Self care at Christmas

   

  from the Wellbeing Team at Ty Gwyn

   

  Christmas can affect our mental health in lots of different ways. It’s a time of year that often puts extra pressure on us and expectations are very high. 
   

  Christmas could affect you if you:

   

  • find it stressful
  • are missing loved ones
  • feeling pressure to be perfect 
  • feeling overlooked
  • have difficult memories

   

  Please see attached the leaflet for further information and tips for self-care. Our links page in the parent tab also has helpful information too and we each pupil has brought a leaflet home. 
   

  Take care! 

  

• Christmas Celebrations 2023 at Ty Gwyn

  Wed 22 Nov 2023

  Everyone is cordially invited to our Christmas Fete on 7th December, 10.30am in the School Hall!

   

  Christmas Dinner is in school on 13th December and we will combine this with Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day and donations for this of £1 are invited. 

   

  There will be an end of term reward trip, this will be by invitation as not every pupil will be able to access this based on pupils showing engagement, safe and respectful behaviour this term. We will contact parents and carers individually re this.

   

  Thankyou all, hope to see you on 7th!

  

• 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!